Staff Nurse - Woodlands Hospice | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Band 5 staff nurse to join the team at Woodlands Hospice, based at Aintree University Hospital. The role involves delivering high-quality palliative care and working closely with the management team. Applicants should ideally have at least 12 months experience in an acute NHS setting and must possess an NMC pin registration. Responsibilities include managing patient assessments, administering care, and ensuring effective communication with patients and carers. This position offers a chance to impact life-changing healthcare.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months experience working in an acute NHS area.
• NMC pin registration required.
• Experience in palliative care is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive assessments of patients' nursing needs.
• Plan and evaluate patient care delivery.
• Administer medicines and manage patient records.
• Contribute to care quality standards.

Skills

Palliative care experience

ACLS certification

Strong communication skills

Education

NMC pin registration

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 staff nurse to join the team at Woodlands Hospice, based on the Aintree University Hospital site.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Ward Manager, Deputy Ward Manager and Senior Nurses in ensuring a high quality care is delivered within the Inpatient unit.

We are a 15 beded (Single Rooms) unit.

The candidate needs to be able to work in a fast paced busy area.

We deliver End of Life care as well as providing treatments and symptom control, and psychological support to our patients.

Qualifications and Experience

• Ideally the candidate will have a minimum of 12 months experience working in an acute NHS area or previous experience within palliative care.


• Candidates must have an NMC pin registration.


• However candidates with palliative care experience will be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive assessment of patients nursing needs. Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs and varying levels of complexity for patients requiring specialist palliative care.


• Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.


• Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care.


• Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patients needs are met, especially in relation to discharge planning.


• Safely administer medicines, infusions and blood transfusions as prescribed.


• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives including sharing sensitive news.


• Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.


• Act as a link nurse and resource for other nursing staff for a specific area of patient care.


• Responsible for managing and organising the care for a team of patients allocating resources (staff skills/knowledge and experience) as appropriate to ensure that high quality specialist palliative care is provided to all our patients and their carers.


• Assist Ward Manager, Deputy Ward Manager and Senior Nurses in achieving and maintaining agreed bed occupancy and patient length of stay targets.


• Support the Ward Manager and Deputy Ward Manager to maximise best use of clinical resources ensuring the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.


• Contribute to the development of services within the IPU.


• Contribute to allocated Care Quality Commission standards of quality and safety as they relate to the Inpatient unit. This may involve membership of working groups on specific area.

Organization Information

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.

Application Deadline

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Dec 2025