Staff Nurse - Infectious Diseases (Ward 8D) | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; AUD 57,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a dedicated Staff Nurse to join the Infectious Diseases Unit (Ward 8D) at the New Royal site. This full-time Band 5 position involves assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patient care as part of a multidisciplinary team, with shifts including long days, early, late and night duties.

The unit offers a supportive environment, a structured preceptorship, and opportunities to develop clinical skills while delivering

Qualifications

• Must be a Band 5 RN.
• Experience in infectious diseases or ward-based care is preferred.
• Excellent communication and compassionate patient care are essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients and carers while upholding agreed nursing standards.
• Determine nursing priorities and plan patient care, reporting changes to the nurse in charge.
• Maintain nursing records in line with NMC and Trust guidelines.
• Contribute to Essence of Care and clinical benchmarking within the unit to improve quality of care.
• Respect patients' customs, values, and spiritual beliefs.
• Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Excellent communication

Team working

Education

Band 5 RN

Job description

Staff Nurse - Infectious Diseases (Ward 8D) | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Infectious Diseases Unit: Medical Directorate at Liverpool University Hospital (New Royal site) for a dynamic, committed, compassionate and highly enthusiastic staff nurse to join a hardworking and close knit team.

The post is for a full time band 5 RN to joining our team. They will be required to be available to work shifts consist of long days, early shifts/late shifts and night shifts.

Ward 8D is a 28 bedded infectious diseases ward isolation rooms managing patients with acute infections such as meningitis, CDT, Influenza, E.coli Bacteraemia's, Urinary Infections, Cellulitis, food-borne infections and tropical infections experienced by returning travellers, also chronic conditions such as HIV.

You will be responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team caring for patient and undertaking delegated tasks from the ward manager/ward sister with the opportunity to improve and expand on your clinical knowledge.

On 8D there is a supportive, friendly team making staff feel valued and motivated. We put patients at the heart of all that we do and working collaboratively to deliver the very best for our patients.

There is an excellent preceptorship 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 organisational structure including the Preceptorship Lead, Clinical Skills team and Learning and Development.

You must possess a caring, compassionate and positive manner and have excellent communication skills.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page

Participate in maintaining safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain agreed standards of nursing care.

Determines nursing priorities and plans patient care. Informs the nurse in charge when changes in circumstances may effect patient care.

Maintaining nursing recorded in accordance with the NMC and Trust Guidelines

Maintain and improve quality of patient care through contribution to the development of Essence of Care and clinical bench marking within the unit.

Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients.

Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs.

This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Nov 2026

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust