Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join the superb M2 Surgery team. It is an exciting time for the Clatterbridge site with the opening of the Mersey Surgical Hub. The successful candidate will work closely with the Leverhulme Surgical Unit and Enhanced Recovery Unit to provide postoperative care to a range of elective patients.



The successful candidate will have at least two years of post-registration experience and a passion for service improvement and development.



Excellent communication skills are essential, along with high standards of extended clinical skills. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate experience in service development. Recent experience within a surgical setting is desirable.



Support the senior leadership team in service provision and development within the Elective Care pathway for both inpatients and day-case surgery. The successful candidate's role will be primarily M2 Surgery ward, working across the Enhanced recovery unit and Leverhulme surgical unit departments.



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.



Support senior leadership team in service provision and development within the Elective care pathway of both in-patients and day case surgery. Day to day management of the Unit including Appraisals, Mandatory training, sickness, performance management.



Please see attached for further information about the Deputy Ward Manager position available at WUTH.