Staff Nurse - Ward | Mersey and West Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse to join our Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) in ward 5C – Whiston Hospital.

Ward 5C is a 32‑bed ward located on the 5th floor on the main Whiston Hospital site.

One half of the ward, 16 beds, is called the Hyper‑acute Stroke Unit (HASU); this is where patients are cared for in the first 72 hours following a stroke. The other half of the ward, the remaining 16 beds, is called the HASU Step Down.

• 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.

• To be responsible for planning and organising a defined caseload of patients on a continuing basis.
• To 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 as needed within scope of practice.
• To maintain safe custody of drugs, ensuring that checking, witnessing and administration procedures are compatible with statutory and trust requirements.
• In the absence of Sister/Charge Nurse effectively respond to complaints/concerns and respond as required.
• To ensure clinical incident/near misses are managed and reported and escalated in a timely manner.
• To be part of the multidisciplinary team decision making, acting when required as the patients advocate in order to support the patients pathway.
• Work within the organisational policy, standard operating procedures and guidelines.
• To undertake risk assessments and implement risk reducing measures. To report and escalation to the Line Manager any deficiencies in the arrangements for minimizing risk.
• Ensure that, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.

• To actively participate in the effective and efficient use of the ward/departmental resources and equipment, including stock management and care and maintenance of equipment.
• Handles patient’s valuables, ensuring safe storage and transportation.
• Sign off agency timesheets in order to verify and record the hours worked.
• Liaise with the Roster Coordinator to ensure your personal roster is balanced within the roster period.
• To order and receipt goods in accordance with the Trust’s financial framework.

• To deputise in the absence of the Sister/Charge Nurse.
• To manage own time and that of others, through delegations to ensure high quality service delivery.
• To act as assessor/supervisor for junior staff and students.
• To participate in the setting of yearly personal and professional objectives for self.
• Support the department’s appraisal process for junior staff, by providing feedback.
• To be flexible in the delivery of safe staffing across the Trust and participate in redeployment requirements within scope of practice.

• To contribute to the collection of data for research and audit purposes.
• To identify audit topics relevant to the ward/department.
• To critically evaluate research before applying to clinic practice in order to enhance patient care.

• To identify areas for self‑development, areas of interest and training requirements within individual personal performance planning and development review.
• To maintain a professional portfolio and reflective diary for developmental purposes and revalidation.
• Support the rest of the team by recognising own and promoting self‑help and wellbeing.
• Develop a culture of learning and innovation, developing high quality learning environments.
• Adopt a reflective approach to own practice with a view to continually improve.

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.

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