Registered Staff Nurse - Spinal Injuries Unit Job Bootle area,Sefton England UK,Nursing

Job overview Fixed term Contract until 30th September, 2027

The Northwest Regional Spinal Injuries Centre (NWRSIC) based at Southport District General Hospital is looking to recruit a Registered Nurse to join an award winning, multi-professional team. If you are a forward-thinking, dynamic, & enthusiastic nurse who is interested in developing a career with patients requiring global rehabilitation following spinal cord injury, the NWRSIC could be the place for you.

Your role will involve providing an holistic approach to delivering goal-centred & outcome focused care & enablement for patients with a variety of abilities due to spinal cord lesion. There will be opportunity to develop skills in caring for patients requiring respiratory support & intervention, as well as helping patients achieve their rehabilitation goals.

Working pattern: based on an 11.5-hour rotational shift pattern throughout the 7-day period including day & night duty. There will also be an opportunity to work shorter shifts to ensure an even balance across the roster whilst facilitating patient care.

Part-time hours will also be considered as the Trust supports flexible working patterns and work / life balance.

Interviews will take place on 29th September, 2026 Main duties of the job

Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.

To assist in the setting & monitoring of standards of nursing care within the department.
To encourage the participation of the patient's carer(s) in the assessment of care needs.
To encourage the involvement of the patient in the management & evaluation of care.
To advocate patient involvement so that care can be reflected as individualised.
To initiate & participate in the promotion of health education.
To liaise with all disciplines involved with direct care so that all facets of patient care are assessed, planned, implemented & evaluated.
To maintain effective communication, keeping the person in charge that has continuing responsibility informed of changes affecting patients & staff.
To ensure that patient care is delivered as & when required, within the Scope of Professional Practice & Code of Professional Conduct.

Working for our organisation

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 &…