Staff Nurse - Burns Unit

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

About
Serving a population of over 618,000, with a workforce of around 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the UK's largest Trusts.
The Trust provides a wide range of healthcare services at 5 hospitals and 16 community sites.
As a Trust, our vision is to provide 5 Star Patient Care. We strongly believe that the care that is consistently high quality, compassionate, and provides the best possible experience for our patients and their families.

Our Values
Following extensive engagement with staff across the Trust, our Trust values were developed and embedded into the organisation. They are the essence of what Team MWL stands for:

• KIND
• OPEN
• INCLUSIVE

Key details
Location
Site: Whiston Hospital
Address: Warrington Road
Town: Prescot
Postcode: L35 5DR
Major / Minor Region: Merseyside

Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Part time

Salary
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 5)

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

The Centre comprises of 12 beds which are:

• 4 high dependency cubicles
• 4 single cubicles
• 4 bedded area

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
Key Duties

• To develop the skills to care for acutely unwell patients.
• Liaise with senior 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.
• Promote a safe working environment in accordance with Risk Management principles.

Closing Date - 7th March 2025
Interview Date - TBC

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

Flexible Working
We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL.

Working for Team MWL
Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), and access to a range of NHS discounts.

Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• RGN Level 1, with current NMC Registration
• Burns qualification, or willingness to undertake

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of on-going professional development with a relevant diploma
• Teaching and assessing qualification/training, or equivalent
• Willingness to study to degree level

Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria

• Knowledge of clinical skills required to undertake the role
• Knowledge of current professional & clinical issues
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults procedures
• Awareness, understanding and application of research and development current evidence based practices
• Awareness of how audit may influence quality of patient care

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of, and participation in audit
• Previous NHS experience
• Significant post registration experience within an acute hospital setting

Skills
Essential criteria

• Evidence of quality improvement in patient care
• Excellent written communication skills & effective record management
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to set and establish priorities
• Ability to negotiate and demonstrate a sound problem solving approach to work issues

Other
Essential criteria

• Flexible and adaptable approach
• Demonstrate commitment to the clinical governance agenda
• Motivated individual, commitment to personal & professional development