Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Job Title: Staff Nurse - Ward 1A Respiratory
Location: Prescot
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 409-7957068
Date posted: 06 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change, Band 5
Job locations: Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Prescot, L35 5DR

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

Recent trust development has resulted in a 38 bedded general medical ward to ensure we continue to achieve positive and effective patient experiences.

The role will involve shift rotation and a team approach to working effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.

If you are the individual for this role and are also flexible, supportive and ready for an exciting new experience please apply.

It is expected that the successful candidate will have experience in an acute medical area but this is not necessary

An Enhanced DBS Certificate with both the Children's and Adults' Barred Lists is required.

Main duties of the job

• 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 learners
• Understand and demonstrate the Trust values at all times.

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.

Qualifications
Essential

• 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• 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

Other
Essential

• 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

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).

Employer details
Employer name: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Prescot, L35 5DR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/