Job summary
- Main area
- Women & Children's
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Covering maternity leave)
- Hours
- Part time - 32.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 408-25-620
- Employer
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Arrowe Park Hospital
- Town
- Wirral
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Staff Nurse - Hospital at Home
Band 5
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Job overview
We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Children’s Nurse to join the Children and neonatal Hospital at Home Team to cover maternity leave. The service operates a shift system over 7 days.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an individual who possesses the skills and enthusiasm to contribute to the ongoing development of this service.
A qualitative and safe experience is at the heart of this service. If you have the experience and desire to improve services for our children and young people then this will be the challenge for you.
This position will offer the successful candidate an ability to build upon existing skills and knowledge, whilst working within a friendly developing team with a vision for constantly changing and improving children’s services within a dynamic DGH.
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Staff Nurse position available with WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
As this vacancy is within the division of Women’s and Children’s, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £16 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Awareness of evidence based practice
- Good organisational/time management skills
- Ability to deal with an acute workload
- Good communication skills written and verbal
- Ability to recognise the importance of team work
- Competent in organising/prioritising own workload and that of others
- Ability to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels
- Ability to problem solve
- Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communicator (verbal and written), Able to deal with conflict, Able to support and advise the team, Able to support and advise the team
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Experience: Student nurse assessor/supervisor, Evidence of ability to act as a preceptor/mentor to new staff, Evidence of involvement in producing teaching strategies/packages
- Managerial/Clinical Skills: Managerial/Clinical Skills:, Evidence of an initiative which has changed or enhanced clinical practice, Competent in organizing own workload and that of others
- Good problem solving abilities
- Good time management
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential criteria
- 1st Level NMC Registration
- Evidence of Professional Development
- Act as a practice supervisor
- Willing to undertake Practice Assessor Training
- Relevant Degree or willing to register to work towards degree
- Relevant or willingness to undertake relevant module/course
- Suitable for newly qualified or experienced staff nurse
- Experience of maintaining accurate records
- Relevant clinical knowledge and experience
Desirable criteria
- NHS Experience
- Acute Paediatric Post Registration Experience
- Awareness of Health Policies and the changing NHS environment
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated
- Enthusiastic
- Self-Confident
- Ability to be sensitive and empathic
- Recognises own development needs and able to set personal objectives
- Has identified methods of dealing effectively under pressure
- Embrace the Core Values: Communicate formally on first contact, Communicate formally on first contact, Ensure all communications are open, honest and accurate, Value people’s time and protect it as much as possible, Make an environment friendly and safe for all, Listen to what people say and take appropriate action
- Supporting safe patient care
- Good patient experience and communication
- Maintain own competence
Desirable criteria
- Act as a positive role model
- Ability to deal with conflict
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Cookson
- Job title
- Hospital at Home Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 604 7157
- Additional information
Nicola Cookson, Manager Children’s Hospital @ Home Service on 0151 604 7246/email: [email protected]
or
Elaine Mooney - Matron for Outpatients Services on 0151 678 5111 ext 5788/ [email protected]
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