Staff Nurse - Emergency Paediatric Department

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a highly enthusiastic Registered Nurse for the Pediatric Emergency Department. This fixed-term 9-month position involves working 34.5 hours per week. Candidates should possess clinical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure to provide the highest quality care. Join us in an extended and redeveloped department to support children's healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement care programs for patients.
• Carry out nursing procedures in line with NMC standards.
• Supervise junior staff and ensure safe patient care.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join the Paediatric Emergency Department.

This post is a Fixed Term 9 Month position, working 34.5 hours per week. We are just moving into an extended and redeveloped department which will ensure that the children are treated in the best environment possible.

If you are an efficient worker with clinical knowledge, excellent communication skills and able to work under pressure whilst remaining focused on safe good quality care, seeking a new personal challenge we look forward to your application.

Responsibilities

• 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 the Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 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 supports rehabilitation for patients needing acute hospital beds, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
• Specialist Regional Services – Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital for more than 4 million people across 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

Clinical Skills & Professional Development

• Communications and relationship skills – Provides and receives complex information, communicates sensitively and confidentially with patients and care plan discussions. Communicates in a compassionate and empathetic manner, using persuasion and reassurance. Recognises barriers to communication and can modify communication style as required. Communicates effectively while providing training to students. Demonstrates effective communication with the wider MDT team.
• Clinical Skills – Responsible for planning and organising a defined caseload of patients on a continuing basis. Assess, plan, implement/deliver and evaluate patient care for a defined caseload and recognise signs of deterioration/change and respond according to protocol. Maintain appropriate levels of training for clinical skills within scope of practice. Maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administration procedures are compliant with statutory and trust requirements. Respond to complaints/concerns in the absence of senior staff and escalate as required. Ensure clinical incidents/near misses are managed and reported in a timely manner. Be part of the multidisciplinary team decision making, acting as the patient advocate when required. Work within organisational policies, SOPs and guidelines. Undertake risk assessments and implement risk-reducing measures. Report and escalate to the Line Manager any deficiencies in risk minimisation arrangements. Ensure privacy, dignity and safety of individuals at all times.
• Use of Resources – Actively participate in the effective and efficient use of ward/departmental resources and equipment, including stock management and care and maintenance of equipment. Handle patient valuables, ensuring safe storage and transportation. Sign off agency timesheets to verify hours worked. Liaise with the Roster Coordinator to balance your roster within the roster period. Order and receipt of goods in line with the Trust’s financial framework.
• Team Development – Deputise in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse. Manage own time and that of others through delegation to ensure high quality service delivery. Act as assessor/supervisor for junior staff and students. Participate in setting yearly personal and professional objectives. Support the department’s appraisal process for junior staff by providing feedback. Be flexible in safe staffing delivery across the Trust and participate in redeployment within scope of practice.
• Research and Audit – Contribute to data collection for research and audit purposes. Identify audit topics relevant to the ward/department. Critically evaluate research before applying to clinical practice to enhance patient care.
• Personal Development – Identify areas for self-development and training requirements within personal performance planning and development review. Maintain a professional portfolio and reflective diary for development and revalidation. Support the team by promoting self-help and wellbeing. Develop a culture of learning and innovation and high quality learning environments. Adopt a reflective approach to practice for continual improvement.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025