Staff Nurse- ITU / HDU / POCCU | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit staff nurses for ITU/HDU/POCCU. We are very proud of our Award winning Critical Care Unit, we strive to continually improve and showcase our work by being shortlisted 4th year on the run for a Nursing Times Award and producing work that is presented within the BACCN conferences. If you have a caring and compassionate approach, and want to join a motivated, friendly and supportive team, we are keen to hear from you. We require staff who have a genuine interest in caring for critically ill patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team as well as having excellent communication and interpersonal skills. We provide a comprehensive learning package supported by the nationally recognised Critical Care competencies. Previous Critical Care experience is not essential but desirable. Interview date: TBC

• To ensure that an effective plan of care/care pathway is implemented and maintained for the patient.
• That the patient's plan of care is reviewed, evaluated and update in accordance with the clinical condition and that all documentation is completed to the required standard.
• To assist in the setting and monitoring of standards of nursing care within the ward.
• To encourage the participation of the patient's carer(s) in the assessment of care needs.
  
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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 Centre located in 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
Southport Critical Care is a 5 bedded ITU, 6 bedded HDU and 4 bedded POCU unit. We offer support for multi organ failure and have invested in high performance technology and equipment to help with medical management and rehabilitation of critically ill patients. We pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of care for patients and their families to ensure the very best outcomes.