Staff Nurse - Acute Medicine Unit

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Liverpool seeks Registered Nurses dedicated to improving patient safety and quality care. Candidates will assess, plan, and deliver nursing care while working within a multi-disciplinary team. As a role model, strong leadership skills are essential to support staff during challenging times. Previous experience in an acute setting is ideal but preceptorship opportunities are available for suitable applicants.

Qualifications

• 12 months experience in an acute setting preferred, with preceptorship for suitable candidates.
• Understanding of healthcare dynamics and ability to support staff through changes.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing care.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and take charge of the ward.

Skills

Leadership

Patient safety improvement

Effective communication

Job description

Responsibilities

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

Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and undertake delegated tasks from the ward manager/charge nurse.

Following successful completion of foundation gateway, the post holder will be required to take charge of ward/department for a span of duty.

The post holder will always work within the NMC's Code of Professional Conduct. We are looking to recruit Registered Nurses who want to develop and contribute to our busy and hardworking team.

You will need to be an effective role model and demonstrate a passion for improving patient safety and quality care and have the ability to drive improvements which will enhance the patient's experience.

The successful candidate must also possess an understanding of the changing dynamics in healthcare and demonstrate strong leadership ability to support staff through the challenging times ahead.

Qualifications

Applicants will ideally have had 12 months experience in an acute setting, although preceptorship for suitable candidates will be considered.

About the Organization

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.