Staff Nurse - Nephrology (WARD 7C)

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking a Staff Nurse for their Nephrology ward, specializing in care for patients with chronic renal failure. The role entails assessing and delivering nursing care, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, and supporting patient involvement in care. Applicants should have current NMC registration and a diploma in nursing, alongside experience in acute settings. This position offers a fixed term contract to enhance your skills in renal nursing.

Qualifications

• Post registration experience and successful completion of band 5 foundation gateway competencies.
• Evidence of working with students and maintaining a clinical learning environment.
• Recent acute hospital experience including as a student nurse.

Responsibilities

• Participate in maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for patients.
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team and undertake delegated tasks.
• Provide leadership in monitoring standards of care.

Skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Good communication

Basic IT skills

Education

Registered Nurse, current NMC registration

Diploma in Nursing

Job description

The closing date is 26 December 2025

Staff Nurse - Nephrology (WARD 7C)

Ward 7C is a 27 bedded Nephrology ward caring for patients mainly with chronic renal failure including Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis modalities. 8 of these beds are the Regional Acute Kidney Care Unit caring for patients acutely unwell in a high dependency setting. We have also opened up an assessment area called Renal Assessment Unit to see and treat patients via same day emergency care model to help reduce ED attendance with Renal issues that would not require admission normally.

We are looking for an enthusiastic staff nurse with experience in an acute ward setting who are interested in renal disease to join our team on a 6 month fixed term basis. This would be a great opportunity to learn about Renal disease and enhance your knowledge.

You must be enthusiastic, a good communicator, possess good organisational skills as well as the ability to work well in a team.

Haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis preferable but not essential as training will be provided.

Main duties of the job

The postholder 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 sister/charge nurse.

The postholder will always work within the NMC's Code of Professional Conduct.

About us

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 Hospital is 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.

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details:

• Participate in maintaining a 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 affect patient care.
• Maintain nursing records 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 benchmarking within the unit
• Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients.
• Providing information and support to patients/carers, and ensuring all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patients condition.
• Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs
• To develop the clinical knowledge and skills to care for acutely ill patients admitted via both planned and unplanned routes.
• To undertake expanded practice, under supervision, in order to optimise patient care and in accordance with ward/department and Trust policies.
• Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care
• Ensure effective lines of communication within the ward/department multidisciplinary team
• Ensure that all equipment is checked and maintained in safe working order.
• Manage allocated workload and provides supervision of less experienced staff.
• Practice and promote safe and efficient use of all resources.
• Reports all incidents, accidents and complaints to the unit manager and completes Trust incident forms in accordance with risk management policies.
• Ensures compliance with Trust policies and procedures
• Ensure own standards are maintained in relation to clinical governance
• Provides leadership in the monitoring of standards of care
• Act as shift coordinator in rotation with other nurses in the team

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• Diploma in Nursing

Experience

• Post registration experience and successful completion of band 5 foundation gateway competencies
• Experience within relevant clinical setting
• Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment
• Evidence of working with students
• Recent acute hospital experience [including as a student nurse]

Skills

• Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to support less experienced staff
• Ability to problem solve
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Other

• Supportive of colleagues
• Ability to work in changing environments
• Committed to high standards of patient care
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
• Maintain both personal and professional development
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current nursing issues and clinical governance
• Demonstrates awareness of own limitations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust