Staff NurseNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Staff Nurse within the Urgent Medical Assessment Unit (UMAC) located at Arrowe Park Hospital. The unit is an assessment area for patients being referred by their GP through single point of access or via the Emergency Department. It operates with a 20 patient chaired areas, 5 recliners, 6 trollies and 7 bedded area. The successful candidate should have relevant acute experience of working in a busy clinical NHS/hospital environment.

Main duties of the job

For further information regarding the role advertised, please refer to the detailed Job Description and Personal Specification attached.

Job description

For further information regarding the role advertised, please refer to the detailed Job Description and Personal Specification attached.

About us

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.