nurse

Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital. A senior nurse is sought to lead, support and supervise our nursing team, delivering compassionate care and a strong safety and quality agenda.

You will demonstrate leadership, proactive communication, and a commitment to best practices in a busy 24/7 environment, guiding patient care from admission to discharge and working with families and

Qualifications

• 1st Level Registered Nurse with 2+ years experience as Band 5 or Band 6 and palliative care exposure.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and improving team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to the nursing team, promoting high standards of patient care.
• Effectively communicate with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams to ensure excellent care delivery.
• Take responsibility for IMPaCT Out of hours phone to ensure continuity of care.
• Assist in developing and implementing best practices and clinical guidelines; support ward manager in delivering compassionate care and safety objectives.
• Support the patient journey from admission to discharge and identify actions to reduce risk and improve throughput.
• Demonstrate leadership and excellent communication in a high-standard clinical environment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical skills

Team collaboration

Education

1st Level Registered Nurse

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to the nursing team, promoting high standards of patient care.
• Demonstrate a proactive, collaborative, and innovative approach in all aspects of the clinical environment.
• Effectively communicate with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure excellent care delivery.
• Demonstrate passion for delivering exceptional patient care, ensuring patient safety and well-being at all times.
• Take responsibility for holding the IMPaCT out-of-hours phone during weekdays and weekends, ensuring continuity of care and support during non-core hours.
• Assist in the development and implementation of best practices and clinical guidelines., You will support the ward manager to lead, provide and supervise a very high standard of compassionate care to our patients. You will be supporting the safety and quality agenda of patient care and staff management , ensuring that the values and objectives of the Trust are met, whilst improving patient outcomes.

You will support the journey of the patient from admission to discharge, identify risk and formulate actions to reduce this risk and ensure patient throughput is effective.

As a senior nurse, you will be expected to demonstrate your clinical skills and knowledge at the highest standard, supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care. This role requires leadership potential, effective communication skills, and a proactive, collaborative, and innovative approach to the clinical environment. You will display excellent leadership and effective communication skills and be able to demonstrate a proactive, collaborative and innovative approach to the clinical environment and passionate about excellence in patient care.

Key Requirements

• 1st Level Registered Nurse
• Minimum 2 years experience working as a Band 5 Registered Nurse or a Band 6 registered nurse both with palliative experience.
• A dedication to ongoing professional development and improving team collaboration

The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the full 24/7 service, including day and night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays, to support the operational requirements of Woodlands IPU and IMPaCT Out of hours advice line. As a senior nurse, you will be expected to demonstrate your clinical skills and knowledge at the highest standard, supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care. This role requires leadership potential, effective communication skills, and a proactive, collaborative, and innovative approach to the clinical environment.

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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.