Staff Nurse

At the Walton Centre Foundation Trust we are looking to recruit highly motivated, committed Staff Nurses who would like to join our dedicated team. Applicants need current/recent experience in Critical Care and/or Neurosciences, newly qualified nurses with critical care/acute placement experience are welcome to apply.

Our current Critical Care service has a total of 16 Critical Care beds.

We are looking for applicants who are committed to embrace this opportunity to develop a career within Critical Care and those with existing Critical Care skills seeking a fresh challenge, the acquisition of new skills and the chance to further develop their scope of practice.

We will be happy to consider applications from newly qualified nurses, however you will need to have your registration at time of application and have some current acute post registration experience or if newly qualified be able to demonstrate experience of working in a Critical Care Unit on placement during nurse training.

We have a friendly team environment dedicated to maintaining an excellent standard of care. Recruiting and retaining a highly skilled and motivated workforce, committed to the principles and delivery of patient centred care, is high on our agenda.

We have a dedicated Practice Educator Team that provide training and support as well as an excellent induction program following the Critical Care Network Step One competencies ensuring excellent career development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs in order to plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.

The post holder will provide specialist knowledge and clinical practice in assisting with the provision of advanced support systems.

You will establish and maintain effective communication with patients, staff and carers/relatives and be a positive role model, supervising others and participating in their education and development.

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.