Job overview

Full time band 6 position working within a busy acute surgical ward at Warrington Hospital.  Ward A4 covers all aspects of surgery, including colorectal, urology, UGI, ENT and breast. . We pride ourselves on our surgical skills, and this is a department for developing nurses within the team. 

Main duties of the job

• To co-ordinate the ward staff and beds
• To promote high quality care for all patients
• To monitor and order medication for stock as required.
• To complete and delegate morning safety checks to ensure completed daily.
• To undertake management duties to support the ward manager which can include, audits, admission planning, and management of staff.
• Support and develop the ward nurses, health care assistants and students to the best of their ability
• To advocate for our patients
• Oversee and support the ward manager with delivery of high quality and safe care. 
• To deputise in the absence of the ward manager 

Working for our organisation

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.