Registered Nurse

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; United States; Remote; USD 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking caring nurses for its Aintree Site to deliver high-quality patient care within a multidisciplinary team.

Ideal candidates hold an NMC-registered RN status, a BSc or Diploma in Nursing, and a relevant post-qualification specialty. You will support safe, compassionate care, manage shifts, and contribute to clinical governance and training.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Recent clinical nursing experience as a student or as a registered nurse.
• BSc in Nursing (Diploma in Nursing as a minimum) and post-registration qualification in relevant specialty.

Responsibilities

• Maintain nursing records in accordance with NMC standards and Trust guidelines.
• Informs the nurse in charge when changes in circumstances may affect patient care.
• Assist in safe custody, checking and administration of drugs.
• Develop clinical knowledge and skills to care for acutely ill patients admitted via planned or unplanned routes.
• Undertake expanded practice under supervision to optimise patient care.
• Act as shift coordinator in rotation with other nurses and provide supervision to less experienced staff.

Skills

RN registration (NMC)

Clinical nursing experience

Education

BSc in Nursing

Diploma in Nursing (minimum)

Post-registration qualification in relevant specialty

Job description

We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals to join our nursing team in the Liverpool University Foundation Hospitals NHS Trust, Aintree Site. If you are passionate about providing the highest standards of care to patients and if nothing but the best will do. In return we will provide a stimulating and challenging role for you with full support to integrate into our team. The trust is a vibrant and exciting place to work and we are proud of the reputation we have for providing excellence in everything we do, we are forward thinking and will encourage you to contribute your ideas for change and improvement to ensure we continue to be the best. Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain highest 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 standards 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 Management/Leadership Responsibility 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 complete 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 The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues. The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

Sefton Suite is a 16 bedded surgical ward, we are looking for caring and compassionate individuals to join our friendly nursing team in the Liverpool University Foundation Hospitals NHS Trust, Aintree Site. If you are an RN or newly qualified Nuse with current experience on a Surgical Ward and are passionate about providing the highest standards of care to patients and if nothing but the best will do. You will be working as part of an experienced and supportive multi-disciplinary team.

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• BSc in Nursing (Diploma in Nursing as a minimum)
• Post registration qualification in relevant specialty, Essential criteria
• Recent clinical nursing experience as a student or as a registered nurse

Desirable criteria

• Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Training
• Experience within relevant clinical setting
• Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment
• Evidence of working with learners, Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
• Sound clinical nursing knowledge and a good understanding of nursing issues and clinical governance, 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, 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, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.