Staff Nurse - Ward 5C

An exciting opportunity has become available to join Ward 5C as a Staff Nurse. The post-holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, and the development of programmes of care and/or the implementation and evaluation of programmes. The post-holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and may require to demonstrate procedures and supervise; qualified and/or unqualified staff. Main duties of the job The main duties of the role are as follows:

• Assess, plan develop and implement programmes of care to patients, providing advice in a variety of settings.
• Carry out nursing procedures in line with current NMC standards of proficiency.
• Ensure the health, wellbeing and independence of patients and service users across healthcare settings, maintaining associated records, ensuring all patients receive safe and effective care at all times.
• Supervision of junior staff and all leavers.
• Understand and demonstrate the Trust values at all times., Please find attached Job Description and Person Specification for main responsibilities.
Communications and relationship skills1. Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentiallyinformation relating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients).2. Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and reassurance.3. Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as andwhen required.4. Ability to effectively communicate whilst providing training to students.5. Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team. Job description

Communications and relationship skills1. Provides and receives complex information, communicating sensitively and confidentiallyinformation relating to patients/clients (for example, care plan discussions with patients).2. Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and reassurance.3. Ability to recognise barriers to communication, and ability to modify communication style as andwhen required.4. Ability to effectively communicate whilst providing training to students.5. Demonstrate effective communications skills with the wider MDT team.,
• 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development, Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
• Experience of working in a clinical environment
• Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• An understanding of national, regional and local NHS issues
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills Essential
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
• Effectively prioritises and co-ordinates own workload
• Ability to de-escalate complex situations
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
• Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record, Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment
• Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and administration
• Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
• Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care
• Ability to communicate distressing information
• Ability to communicate in a challenging environment
• Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department
  
  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.