Job summary

An opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse Role has become available to cover Maternity Leave on a Fixed Term Contract for 12 months . The Band 5 Staff nurse role will be an opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic nurse who will responsibility for the direct healthcare management of patients with a range of gynaecological and surgical conditions, the ward also specialises in providing care for women experiencing pregnancy related disorders up to 18 weeks gestation. The staff nurse will be responsible for leading the team, supporting student nurses and advocating for patients and their carers. The role will be a rotational position on the Ward and into Gynae outpatients.

Main duties of the job

The Staff Nurse will be responsible for evaluating, delivering a range of care needs to patients and monitoring effectiveness. Supporting patients pre and post surgery, pre and post interventional radiology procedures. Providing and managing the care of patients and their partners experiencing a range of pregnancy loss and pregnancy complications such as fetal abnormality syndromes, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarium. They will have responsibility to liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary while advocating for the patient to ensure safe care. It is expected that the nurse will support training needs for themselves, colleagues and students including supporting the preceptorship process. The nurse will also be responsible for managing the patients who are accepted into the Gynaecology Assessment Unit with the support of the Ward Manager and Matron

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.