Staff Nurse - Hospital at Home

NHS; Wirral; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Staff Nurse to join their Children and Neonatal Hospital at Home Team. Located in Wirral, this position offers a 12-month fixed term contract. Candidates should have strong communication and organizational skills, with experience in acute pediatric care preferred. You will be working in a supportive team to improve the services for young patients. A DBS check and joining the update service are mandatory requirements for the role.

Qualifications

• Awareness of evidence-based practice is essential.
• Good communication skills required, both written and verbal.
• Experience in maintaining accurate records is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the ongoing development of children's services.
• Deliver qualitative and safe patient care to children.
• Support and advise the team effectively.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Teaching experience

Education

Relevant Degree or willingness to register for degree

Evidence of Professional Development

Job description

Overview

Staff Nurse - Hospital at Home, Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This is a 12 month fixed term contract in the Children and Neonatal Hospital at Home Team. The service operates a shift system over 7 days. Closing date: 02 October 2025.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual who possesses the skills and enthusiasm to contribute to the ongoing development of this service. A qualitative and safe experience is at the heart of this service. If you have the experience and desire to improve services for our children and young people then this will be the challenge for you. This position will offer the successful candidate an ability to build upon existing skills and knowledge, whilst working within a friendly developing team with a vision for constantly changing and improving children\'s services within a dynamic DGH.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula with access to coastline and countryside. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising the Wirral\'s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, serving a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Staff Nurse position available with WUTH.

If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 months.

As this vacancy is within the division of Womens and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £16 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• Awareness of evidence based practice
• Good organisational/time management skills
• Ability to deal with an acute workload
• Good communication skills written and verbal
• Ability to recognise the importance of team work
• Competent in organising/prioritising own workload and that of others
• Ability to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels
• Ability to problem solve
• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communicator (verbal and written), able to deal with conflict, able to support and advise the team
• Teaching Experience: Student nurse assessor/supervisor, evidence of ability to act as a preceptor/mentor to new staff, evidence of involvement in producing teaching strategies/packages
• Managerial/Clinical Skills: Evidence of an initiative which has changed or enhanced clinical practice, competent in organizing own workload and that of others
• Good problem solving abilities
• Good time management

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• Evidence of Professional Development
• Act as a practice supervisor
• Willing to undertake Practice Assessor Training
• Relevant Degree or willing to register to work towards degree
• Relevant or willingness to undertake relevant module/course
• Suitable for newly qualified or experienced staff nurse
• Experience of maintaining accurate records
• Relevant clinical knowledge and experience
• NHS Experience
• Acute Paediatric Post Registration Experience
• Awareness of Health Policies and the changing NHS environment

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated
• Self-Confident
• Ability to be sensitive and empathic
• Recognises own development needs and able to set personal objectives
• Has identified methods of dealing effectively under pressure
• Embrace the Core Values: Communicate formally on first contact, Ensure all communications are open, honest and accurate, Value people\'s time and protect it as much as possible, Make an environment friendly and safe for all, Listen to what people say and take appropriate action
• Supporting safe patient care
• Good patient experience and communication
• Maintain own competence
• Act as a positive role model
• Ability to deal with conflict

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.

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata