Staff Nurse - Ward 8C

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Liverpool is looking for a Registered Nurse to join their multidisciplinary team on Ward 8C. This role involves providing direct patient care in a dynamic environment. Responsibilities include evaluating nursing care, ensuring safe drug administration, and collaborating with other healthcare professionals to support patient discharge. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and a commitment to maintaining a safe environment for all patients.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification is required.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience with patient care and drug administration.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of an area for a span of duty.
• Evaluate nursing care and maintain a safe environment.
• Plan and implement patient discharge alongside the team.

Skills

Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care

Safe drug administration

Excellent communication skills

Develop clinical knowledge

Carry out venepuncture and cannulation

Job description

Overview

Ward 8C is a 28 bedded Diabetes and Endocrine Ward which has a general medicine bed base.

As a registered Nurse you'll work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing direct patient care. No two days are the same. Depending on what type of nursing you choose to specialise in, you could spend your time helping support people with learning disabilities, providing end of life care or saving lives on Ward 8C.

As your career progresses, you could specialise in an area of nursing or you could take part in further postgraduate studies to become a more senior nurse, such as a ward manager, sister or matron.

Responsibilities

• Following successful completion of preceptorship, if newly qualified, or following SPN period if you have previous Band 5 experience, you will be required to take charge of an area for a span of duty.
• As Band 5 RN you will be responsible and accountable for assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care.
• Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team and undertake delegated tasks from the ward manager/charge nurse.
• Following successful completion of preceptorship you will be required to take charge of an area for a span of duty.
• The post holder will always work within the NMC's Code of professional conduct.
• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care.
• Develop clinical knowledge to care for unwell adults.
• Safe drug administration.
• Excellent communication skills to optimise care for unwell patients.
• Maintaining safe environment for patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Planning and implementing safe discharge for patients liaising with multidisciplinary team.
• Carry out venepuncture, cannulation, VBG, ABG, blood cultures, catheterisation and managing PEG feeding.
• Document all care as per NMC guidelines and ensure all patient risk assessments are completed within the expected time frames.

About the Trust

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 Womens 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 Womens Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UKs 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.

For roles at Liverpool Womens, visit their careers page.

Skills and Qualifications

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care.
• Develop clinical knowledge to care for unwell adults.
• Safe drug administration.
• Excellent communication skills to optimise care for unwell patients.
• Maintaining safe environment for patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Planning and implementing safe discharge for patients liaising with multidisciplinary team.
• Carry out venepuncture, cannulation, VBG, ABG, Blood cultures, catheterisation and managing PEG feeding.
• Document all care as per NMC guidelines and ensure all patient risk assessments are completed within the expected time frames.