Staff Nurse - Ward 2D

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites newly qualified nurses to gain experience in acute respiratory nursing. The ward cares for patients with thoracic conditions, including COPD and TB, with strong consultant and allied health support.

You will rotate days and nights and participate in a comprehensive preceptorship and induction program. The Respiratory Directorate offers a supportive environment with multidisciplinary collaboration, discharge planning support, and

Qualifications

• Newly qualified nurse seeking respiratory care experience.
• Willing to rotate between day and night shifts.
• Interest in respiratory care and multidisciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Care for acutely unwell respiratory patients on the ward.
• Collaborate with therapy team and ward pharmacist to support patient care.
• Participate in discharge planning and transition of care.
• Engage in preceptorship activities and Trust Induction during onboarding.

Skills

Respiratory nursing

Preceptorship

Discharge planning

Team collaboration

Job description

If you join our team, you will have the opportunity to gain experience in acute respiratory nursing. We provide a holistic car to the very acutely unwell and those with chronic respiratory illnesses who require frequent treatment. The wards treat a wide range of thoracic conditions. We care for patients with a variety of conditions, including lung cancer, asthma, COPD, TB, type 1 and type 2 respiratory failure, pleural effusions, pneumothorax, Tracheostomies and PE'S. The ward team has excellent support from the Consultant Respiratory physicians. We have strong relationships with our allied health professionals to provide excellent, safe care. Respiratory has a close working relationship with the Respiratory Nurse Specialists and palliative specialist nurses, to deliver high quality patient care. You will work closely with the therapy team and have fantastic input from the wards pharmacist who will help you gain knowledge in the field of pharmaceuticals. The wards also have a ward-based discharge coordinators, they support with all aspects of the discharge process and provide support for ward staff to ensure effective discharge planning is achieved., As a newly qualified Nurse, we can offer you; Preceptorship- New starters attend a Trust Induction, where they learn about the Trust, start developing their mandatory skills and begin to understand what will be expected of them in their new role. Staff will then progress onto Preceptorship, an excellent programme designed to facilitate efficient development of competence, confidence and expertise. Support will be given at a clinical level by a preceptor, and from a wider organizational structure including the preceptorship lead, clinical skills team, clinical practice development nurse and learning and development. The Respiratory Directorate is an excellent environment for experienced nurses also. They may not have previous experience within respiratory, but they would be able to bring other knowledge and skills from other specialties. As described above, the same opportunities are available to experienced nurses. Nurses who may have previous experience within respiratory would have the opportunity to consolidate their knowledge and skills. They would be able to gain experience and develop within certain aspects of respiratory care that may not have been available to them in their previous role. This includes caring for patients in our high dependent units, where our patients may require non-invasive ventilation therapy. You will be expected to rotate to both days and nights and be flexible in your approach to caring for a group of patients.

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. 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.