Unit Nurse Manager - Urology

Integrated Care System; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking a dedicated Unit Nurse Manager to lead Urology Diagnostics and Outpatients. You will oversee the provision of clinical care, ensure staff training, and develop nursing standards. Candidates must be a registered nurse with strong managerial skills and a commitment to high standards of patient care. Opportunities for professional growth are available within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration required.
• Teaching and assessing qualification is necessary.
• 1st level degree or currently studying towards it.

Responsibilities

• Manage the department and ensure a high standard of nursing care.
• Develop and evaluate care programmes.
• Provide effective leadership and staff management.

Skills

Management skills

Clinical leadership

Basic IT skills

Education

Registered Nurse, current NMC registration

Teaching and assessing qualification

1st level degree or studying towards

Job description

Go back Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Unit Nurse Manager - Urology

The closing date is 12 August 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Urology Diagnostics and Outpatients a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 7 nurse to join the team to provide effective leadership and management of Urology in the position as Unit Nurse Manager.

Applications are encouraged from individuals who currently hold a band 6 post and wish to move further in their career within the management side of nursing whilst being able to continue to develop their clinical skills and knowledge.

As part of the management team, you will be supported by the Matron and ADN, as well as the Care group and the Division of Surgery. You will also have opportunity to work closely with other experienced ward managers to assist you in developing and improving your existing managerial and leadership skills.

You will be expected to undertake managerial duties, have clinical and professional responsibility for the co-ordination and safe running of a busy diagnostic and outpatient department be a role model for excellent patient care, and help in the development of a designated team of nurses.

This is a opportunity to influence grown a new and emerging team and support and assist to introduce new innovation to a growing team.

Main duties of the job

Manage and holdresponsibility for the provision of clinical care onUnit

To co-ordinate and make effective use of staff, supervise staff and ensure training is maintained.

To ensure adequate staffing levels and provide clinical leadership for staff.

To ensure cost effective use of resources

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 Hospitalis 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

The post holder will have management responsibility for the department ensuring a high standard of nursing care.

Key responsibilities will include the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, effective leadership and staff management/development.

The post holder will always work within the NMCs Code of Professional Conduct.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• 1st level degree or studying towards

Experience

• Demonstrable experience at Band 6 level
• Evidence of effective ward management and leadership skills
• Evidence of staff development, including pre and post registration students
• Evidence of application of current nursing issues and developments
• Evidence of managing a change
• Evidence of developing standards of nursing care through clinical benchmarking

Knowledge

• Understanding and application of clinical governance

Skills

• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Other

• High level of personal and professional credibility
• Supportive of colleagues
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care

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

Address

Royal Site Liverpool University Hospital

Royal Site Liverpool University Hospital