Staff Nurse - Ward 10B (Ftc)

Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse for Ward 10b on a 37.5 hour, fixed-term contract (maternity cover until October 2027). The role involves delivering patient-centred nursing care on a busy surgical ward with a dedicated assessment unit.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic nursing team, with opportunities for training and development and a commitment to Five Star Patient Care.

Qualifications

• 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma) is required.
• Current NMC Registration is mandatory.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) is expected.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the delivery of a patient-centred, clinically effective and dynamic service from admission to discharge.
• Delivering evidence-based nursing care to general surgical, urology and colorectal patients.
• Access to training and development programmes to support career progression.

Skills

1st Level Registered Nurse

Current NMC Registration

Evidence of continuing professional de

Job description

Job summary

Staff Nurse - Ward 10b

37.5 Hours

Maternity Cover Until October 2027

We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious, passionate and motivated individuals to join our dynamic nursing team.

Ward 10B is a busy surgical ward with a dedicated surgical assessment unit.

Main duties of the job

Assisting in the delivery of a patient-centred, clinically effective and dynamic service from admission to discharge, you should be caring, compassionate, forward thinking, well organised and have a positive attitude towards flexibility and change.

You will be delivering evidence based nursing care to a variety of general surgical, urology and colorectal patients in an exciting, challenging but supportive environment.

In return we can offer you access to training and development programmes which support your career progression.

So why not join our team and really make a difference.

About us

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 is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, 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: 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

Details

Date posted: 26 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 409-8358191

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 26th October 2026

Closing date: 8th November 2026

Shortlisting date: 12th November 2026

Proposed Interview date: 19th November 2026

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

Knowledge

• 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

• 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

• 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.
• Potential blood or body fluids exposure

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.

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: Southport DGH, Town Lane Kew, Southport, PR8 6PN, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager Karen West

[e-mail]

01704704502

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