Staff Nurse - Ward Respiratory Prescot

Job summary

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

Date posted: 25 August 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full‑time

Reference number:

Job locations:
Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Prescot, L35 5DR
, United Kingdom

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…