Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Staff Nurse - Neonatal

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Job summary

We are looking to appoint the following Band 5 nurses to join our friendly neonatal nursing team:

Registered Nurses (child or adult) or Registered Midwives who hold a qualification in speciality (neonatal intensive care course 405 or equivalent)
Registered Nurses or Midwives with post registration experience working within an acute neonatal setting who are keen to develop and complete the Neonatal Induction Programme and Qualification in Speciality

The Neonatal Unit has 15 cots, of which two are high dependency and short term ventilation (up to 48 hours) is provided. There are approximately 350 admissions to the unit annually of sick and/or premature new born infants.

An Enhanced DBS Certificate, with the checking of the Children's Barred Lists is required for this position.

Main duties of the job

Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentially information relating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients).
Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and Reassurance.
Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as and when required.
Ability to effectively communicate whilst providing training to students.Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team.Maintain appropriate levels of training for clinical skills as needed within scope of practice.
To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administration procedures are compatible with statutory and trust requirements.
In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively respond to complaints/concerns and escalate as required.
To ensure clinical incident/near misses are managed and reported and escalated in a timely manner.
To be part of the multidisciplinary team decision making, acting when required as the patients advocate in order to support the patient's pathway.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

409-7451273

Job locations

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentially information relating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients).

Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and Reassurance.

Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as and when required.

Ability to effectively communicate whilst providing training to students.

Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team.

Maintain appropriate levels of training for clinical skills as needed within scope of practice.

To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administration procedures are compatible with statutory and trust requirements.

In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively respond to complaints/concerns and escalate as required.

To ensure clinical incident/near misses are managed and reported and escalated in a timely manner.

To be part of the multidisciplinary team decision making, acting when required as the patients advocate in order to support the patients pathway.

Work within the organisational policy, standard operating procedures and guidelines.

To undertake risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures. To report and escalate to the Line Manager any deficiencies in the arrangements for minimizing risk.

Ensure that privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.

To actively participate in the effective and efficient use of the ward/departmental resources and equipment, including stock management and care and maintenance of equipment.

Handles patients valuables, ensuring safe storage and transportation.Sign off agency timesheets in order to verify and record the hours worked.

Liaise with the Roster Coordinator to ensure your personal roster is balanced within the roster period.

Advertising date: 10th September 2025

Closing date: 17th September 2025

Shortlisting date: 18th September 2025

Interview date: w/c 29th September 2025