Job summary
Part Time 30 hours per week
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, with a passion for excellence within the delivery of patient care, to join our Team of Nursing and Medical Staff on the Mersey Regional Plastic Surgery Ward at Whiston Hospital. Professional development is supported within a friendly, dynamic team structure.
Outreach service within Plastic surgery, to allow patients to return home much sooner with the support of the Nurse Specialist. This will be for a specific group of patients who have undergone Dissection and other conditions. This post holder will also support the management of complex dressings in the catchment area and provide education and training to District Nurses.
We provide an excellent service for patients requiring surgery for example breast reconstruction, skin cancer, hand and lower limb trauma. The post holder is designated to assist in the delivery of care alongside other clinical colleagues and safely discharge and support patients at home who have undergone dissection. The post holder will be required to provide advice and support and work closely with skin CNS and members of the MDT.
Please note the job description for this post is subject to change as per AfC review.
Main duties of the job
- Maintaining a service that patients want
- Continuous review of the service
- Working alongside ward staff to ensure seamless care is maintained.
- Supporting patients in the home environment, via telephone
- Home visits
- Managing own case load.
- Working closely with Consultants.
- Decision making
- On call system.
- Problem solving.
- Safe discharges.
- Liaising with other members of the MDT
- Work closely with Skin CNSs
- Service Development
- Care planning
- Referral to outside specialities.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 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. 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 21st October 2025
Closing date: 28th October 2025
Shortlisting date: 30th October 2025
Proposed Interview date: 13th November 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 21st October 2025
Closing date: 28th October 2025
Shortlisting date: 30th October 2025
Proposed Interview date: 13th November 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of effective organisational skills
- Evidence of the ability to motivate team performance to achieve objectives
- Professional role model
- Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
- Team player and ability to work on own initiative
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Evidence of commitment to service improvement
- Excellent time management
- Evidence of leadership qualities
- Excellent communications skills with patients and relatives, Medical staff, Nursing staff, Nursing and Operational Management, Operational Services
- IT competency
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial years acute nursing experience
- Substantial years post registration with plastics experience
- Experience and evidence of quality improvement in patient care
Desirable
- Facilitated staff professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level Registered Nurse
- Nursing Diploma or equivalent experience
- Recognised teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of post registration study/development
Desirable
- Recognised leadership qualification/training
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of effective organisational skills
- Evidence of the ability to motivate team performance to achieve objectives
- Professional role model
- Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
- Team player and ability to work on own initiative
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Evidence of commitment to service improvement
- Excellent time management
- Evidence of leadership qualities
- Excellent communications skills with patients and relatives, Medical staff, Nursing staff, Nursing and Operational Management, Operational Services
- IT competency
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial years acute nursing experience
- Substantial years post registration with plastics experience
- Experience and evidence of quality improvement in patient care
Desirable
- Facilitated staff professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level Registered Nurse
- Nursing Diploma or equivalent experience
- Recognised teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of post registration study/development
Desirable
- Recognised leadership qualification/training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
