Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Sister/Charge Nurse - PSDU

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Mersey Regional Plastic Surgery Team as a Sister/Charge Nurse in the Plastic Surgery Day Case unit at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals with a base location at Southport Hospital.

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, with a passion for excellence within the delivery of patient care. Professional development is supported within a friendly, dynamic team structure.

The Plastic Day Surgery Unit at Southport Hospital is a relatively new development and is part of the Mersey Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery Directorate based at Whiston Hospital and consists of a minor ops theatre and a pre and post op area with 4 reclining chairs.

The unit provides an excellent service for patients undergoing surgery to remove cancerous or benign lesions under local anaesthetic as a day case procedure.

If you are the individual for this role and are flexible, supportive, can demonstrate leadership skills and you are ready for an exciting new experience then please apply.

The hours of work will be 37.5 per week, Monday to Thursday, work pattern will be agreed with the successful post holder on appointment.

An Enhanced DBS Certificate with the checking of both the Children's and Adults' Barred Lists is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is designated to take charge and lead a team of nursing staff at band 5 level and below and set and maintain delivery of quality care. The band 6 is expected to maintain the care standards and to foster close working relationships within the multidisciplinary team.

The post holder is responsible for the day-to-day management of the day case area, dressing clinic, assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within the Plastic Surgery Day Case Unit based at Southport Hospital.

The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and may be required to demonstrate procedures and supervise both registered and non-registered staff.

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate skills in communication, coordination of care and an ability to work flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team.

Providing an excellent patient experience is critical for all our patients and you will play a key role in ensuring that experience is optimised through accessible and effective communication with compassion and empathy. Self-motivation is essential along with passion, drive, adaptability, and resilience to copewith periods of change within the Hospital Trust and wider NHS.

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.

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.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Date posted

27 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-7574669

Job locations

Southport Hospital

Town Lane

Southport

PR8 6PN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 26th November 2025

Closing date: 7th December 2025

Shortlisting date: 9th December 2025

Proposed Interview date: 16th December 2025 (TBC)

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: 26th November 2025

Closing date: 7th December 2025

Shortlisting date: 9th December 2025

Proposed Interview date: 16th December 2025 (TBC)

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Diploma / degree level or equivalent experience
Current NMC Registration
Evidence of continuous professional development
Leadership training or qualification (minimum Level 3 ILM or equivalent) or working towards

Knowledge

Essential

Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
Experience of leading a team in a clinical environment
Research awareness and commitment to evidence-based practice
Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
Understanding key features of Clinical governance
Knowledge of audit & audit procedures

Skills

Essential

Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided by ward
Excellent communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills - prioritise and coordinate own workload
Able to act as a leader, effectively managing staff in the department
Ability to act as a change agent.
Ability to co-ordinate & liaise with MDT members
Computer literacy eg experience of electronic patient record

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Diploma / degree level or equivalent experience
Current NMC Registration
Evidence of continuous professional development
Leadership training or qualification (minimum Level 3 ILM or equivalent) or working towards

Knowledge

Essential

Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
Experience of leading a team in a clinical environment
Research awareness and commitment to evidence-based practice
Experience of clinical risk assessment & management of identified risk
Understanding key features of Clinical governance
Knowledge of audit & audit procedures

Skills

Essential

Up to date clinical skills in order to ensure quality of services being provided by ward
Excellent communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills - prioritise and coordinate own workload
Able to act as a leader, effectively managing staff in the department
Ability to act as a change agent.
Ability to co-ordinate & liaise with MDT members
Computer literacy eg experience of electronic patient record

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Southport Hospital

Town Lane

Southport

PR8 6PN

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Southport Hospital

Town Lane

Southport

PR8 6PN

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)