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An NHS Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse for a fixed term role focusing on Fertility and Assisted Conception at their Wigan site. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality patient care under the supervision of senior staff, promoting a safe environment and adhering to Trust policies. This full-time position offers a salary between £29,970 and £36,483 annually, and presents opportunities for professional development in a supportive team setting.
This post is only open to internal applicants.
Main area Fertility / Assisted Conception Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Long term sickness cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job ref 302-25-7206769S
Site Wrightington Town Wigan Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/06/2025 08:00
Under the supervision of the Unit Manager you will be responsible for the provision, organisation and direction of nursing care of the patients in your care. You will need to communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and high quality care is provided to all patients.
NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager’s agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis as It has been established to provide cover for an absent employee and will end in 6 months or when the substantive postholder returns. Whilst this post is advertised on an acting / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.
Accountable for nursing practice and takes every opportunity to sustain and improve your knowledge and professional competence.
Participates in the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care relevant to patients within sphere of responsibility and under supervision.
To be sensitive to the needs of patients in relation to courtesy, privacy and dignity.
To be familiar and adhere to Trust and Divisional objectives, policies, guidelines and current legislation.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Accountable for nursing practice and takes every opportunity to sustain and improve your knowledge and professional competence.
Participates in the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care relevant to patients within sphere of responsibility and under supervision.
To be sensitive to the needs of patients in relation to courtesy, privacy and dignity.
To be familiar and adhere to Trust and Divisional objectives, policies, guidelines and current legislation
In conjunction with senior nursing staff and specialist nurses participate in the setting/monitoring and evaluation of standards of care to patients.
To communicate effectively with all members of multi-disciplinary team regarding patient care.
To assist with the investigation and timely resolution of complaints and PALS enquiries.
Our Trust prefers candidates to submit applications online. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01942 244000 if you have difficulty applying online.
The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.
We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.
Guidance on Completing Your Application
Applications are scored against the person specification, therefore we recommend that you use the supporting information section of your application form to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role, providing illustrative examples where possible.
On-Call
Please note that some roles may require you to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
WWL has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. and will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester Local Authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to our service-related benefits.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.