Staff Nurse - Ward 6D

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse for Ward 6D to provide compassionate, high-quality nursing care to complex respiratory patients. You will be involved in managing COPD and other thoracic conditions, with responsibilities including medication delivery and documentation, while rotating between day and night shifts to ensure continuous patient care.

The post requires a registered nurse with NMC registration, a nursing degree or diploma, and a proactive

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• BSc in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing as a minimum.
• Experience in respiratory care is advantageous.
• Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment.
• Willingness to rotate day and night shifts, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic care to acutely unwell and respiratory patients.
• Administer medications and monitor clinical observations.
• Plan, implement and evaluate care in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Support discharge planning and patient flow within the trust.
• Maintain accurate documentation and communicate effectively with patients and relatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical judgement

Flexibility

Education

NMC registration

BSc in Nursing (Diploma in Nursing as a minimum)

Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Training

Job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Ward 6D

The closing date is 16 November 2026

Ward 6D offers a supportive and learning environment which endeavours to constantly develop the service, in order that our patients can receive the highest quality and most up-to-date care. You must possess a caring, compassionate and positive manner and have excellent communication skills.The successful candidate will be expected to rotate from day to night duty. To provide excellent standards of nursing care to complex respiratory patients with conditions including COPD, Asthma, chest drain/pleural management for pneumothorax and pleural effusions and PE'S. Supporting patients through Cancer diagnosis and managing symptoms. Whilst ensuring high standards of documentation and communication.

The successful candidate must be driven to develop new skills and knowledge, whilst always keeping the patient at the centre of what they do. They must be a positive role model and lead by example. Applicants must possess excellent communication skills, have a flexible working approach and a willingness to work as part of a forward-thinking team, as well as a strong commitment to ensuring a positive hospital experience for patients and their relatives/carers.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job will be to deliver holistic care, to the very acutely unwell and those with chronic respiratory illnesses who require frequent treatment, to all patients with a wide range of thoracic conditions. The successful candidate will be involved in medication delivery including intravenous fluids. Planning, implementing and evaluating care.

The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of managing long term conditions and facilitating patients discharge and ensuring patient flow within the trust, they will need to have good organisation skills to facilitate this. Personal care delivery and ensuring patients observations are recorded in timely manner and escalated appropriately.

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 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.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate must be driven to develop new skills and knowledge whilst always keeping the patient at the centre of what they do in a supportive and education-led environment.

You must be a registered nurse, ideally with previous Respiratory experience or a very keen interest in the speciality.

Ideally someone who is trained to perform venepuncture, cannulation, taking ABG's, and knowledge in use of respiratory machines

You must be a positive role model, and lead by example.

Applicants must possess excellent communication skills; have a flexible working approach and a willingness to work as part of a forward-thinking team, as well as a strong commitment to ensuring a positive hospital experience for patients and their relatives/carers.

Applicants must also possess a caring, compassionate and positive manner.

The successful candidate will be expected to rotate from day to night duty, working weekends, and bank holidays.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• BSc in Nursing (Diploma in Nursing as a minimum)
• Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Training

Experience

• Recent clinical nursing experience as a student or as a registered nurse,
• Respiratory background
• Experience within relevant clinical setting
• Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment.
• Evidence of working with learners

Knowledge

• Sound clinical nursing knowledge and a good understanding of nursing issues and clinical governance
• Venepuncture and Cannulation trained
• ABG trained
• Knowledge in the use of respiratory equipments
• Knowledge about chest drains and care

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

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