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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors as “Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust” (Skilled Worker). Register checked 23 October 2026.
About the job
Job summary
Applicants are invited for the post of
BAND 5 (internal rotation)
FULL TIME POST X2
WARD 2B/2D
The Respiratory Team within Whiston Hospital is looking for Band 5 registered nurses to deliver high-quality care for the respiratory patient.
Our units are both acute and fast paced environment. No two days are the same and staff are continuously facing new challenges and experiences that help them grow and develop within their role.
The Respiratory Service consists of 3 Respiratory wards, 2B/ 2C and 2D
If you join our team, you will have the opportunity to gain experience in acute respiratory nursing. We provide a holistic car to the very acutely unwell and those with chronic respiratory illnesses who require frequent treatment. The wards treat a wide range of thoracic conditions. We care for patients with a variety of conditions, including lung cancer, asthma, COPD, TB, type 1 and type 2 respiratory failure, pleural effusions, pneumothorax, Tracheostomies and PE'S. Within 2C you will also have the opportunity to develop your skills in NIV (non-invasive ventilation).
The ward team has excellent support from the Consultant Respiratory physicians.
We have strong relationships with our allied health professionals to provide excellent, safe care. Respiratory has a close working relationship with the Respiratory Nurse Specialists and palliative specialist nurses, to deliver high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with the therapy team and have fantastic input from the wards pharmacist who will help you gain knowledge in the field of pharmaceuticals. The wards also have a ward-based discharge coordinators, they support with all aspects of the discharge process and provide support for ward staff to ensure effective discharge planning is achieved.
Our aim is to provide a high-quality service whilst making our patients feel empowered and included in their care, to ensure we achieve the best in everything we do. As a newly qualified Nurse, we can offer you; Preceptorship- New starters attend a Trust Induction, where they learn about the Trust, start developing their mandatory skills and begin to understand what will be expected of them in their new role. Staff will then progress onto Preceptorship, an excellent programme designed to facilitate efficient development of competence, confidence and expertise. Support will be given at a clinical level by a preceptor, and from a wider organizational structure including the preceptorship lead, clinical skills team, clinical practice development nurse and learning and development.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
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. 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.
Job responsibilities
The Respiratory Directorate is an excellent environment for experienced nurses also. They may not have previous experience within respiratory, but they would be able to bring other knowledge and skills from other specialties. As described above, the same opportunities are available to experienced nurses. Nurses who may have previous experience within respiratory would have the opportunity to consolidate their knowledge and skills. They would be able to gain experience and develop within certain aspects of respiratory care that may not have been available to them in their previous role. This includes caring for patients in our high dependent units, where our patients may require non-invasive ventilation therapy.
As part of your ward induction, you will be allocated a buddy/preceptor, who will be your named person who you can go to for support and advice. We are also keen for successful candidates to be kept up to date and invite you to attend ward meetings prior to your start date or welcome you in for informal visits whilst you are waiting to commence.We are looking for candidates who are keen to develop professionally in this exciting specialty of Respiratory medicine. Our respiratory service is forever expanding.
You will be expected to deliver care of the highest standard and must have the ability to work as part of a team.
We will support both newly qualified and experienced Registered Nurses. You will be
Expected to rotate to both days and nights and be flexible in your approach to caring for a group of patients.
If you feel you are up to a new challenge or want to embark on a new chapter in your nursing career then please feel free to contact the wards and arrange for an informal visit, we are happy to welcome you into our team and discuss your opportunities further.
Julie Durgan Nicola Brownbill
Ward Manager 2D Ward Manager 2B
0151 426 1600, ext1891 0151-426-1600, Ext 5997
To obtain an application form or job description please contact Human Resources Department on 0151-430-1811
Closing date; Friday 30 October 2026
Interview to be held; Tuesday 10 November 2026 (provisional)
Job description
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