Staff Nurse - Burns Unit (Ward 4D) | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Posting date:	12 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	12 July 2025
Location:	Prescot, L35 5DR
Company:	St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7237780/409-7237780

Summary

An exiting opportunity has arisen on the Burns Centre at Whiston Hospital. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals, with a passion for excellence within the delivery of patient care. Professional development is supported within a friendly, dynamic team structure.

Mersey Regional Burn Centre provides care to patients who have sustained burns. The unit has a large catchment area which includes as far away as North Wales and the Isle of Man. It serves a population of 4 million people.

The Centre comprises of 12 beds which are:-

4 high dependency cubicles

4 single cubicles

4 bedded area

If you are the individual for this role and are also flexible, supportive and ready for an exciting new experience then please apply. There will be opportunity to rotate within our Mersey Regional Plastics Unit.

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
• To develop the skills to care for acutely unwell patients.
• Liaise with senior Medical/Medical staff to provide a high quality service to patients and their families.
• Offer advice / support to staff as required.
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to maximise best use of resources.
• Demonstrate commitment to the principles of Improving Working Lives.
• Promote a safe working environment in accordance with Risk Management principles.

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 Centrelocatedin 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


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

Advertising date: 12th June 2025

Closing date: 20th June 2025

Shortlisting date: 23rd June 2025

Proposed Interview date: TBC

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


This advert closes on Friday 20 Jun 2025

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