Staff Nurse
Band 5
37.5 hours per week
This is your chance to work in a friendly, professional and supportive organisation!
We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 nurses who would like the opportunity to become part of a brand new purpose built hospital in a city centre location.
Full time and part time hours will be considered and will involve working internal rotation from days to night shifts. The applicant is also expected to work bank holidays and weekends.
Ward 35 ( formerly ward 5y) is a busy general medicine ward with a range of patients of all ages.
No previous experience is required for any applicants wishing to apply but would be an advantage if you have some background experience in caring for adults in a hospital setting with gastrointestinal medical conditions.
The ward offers the suitable candidate the opportunity to work within our respected multidisciplinary team. There are opportunities to continue with further study in the gastro field.
We expect our nursing team to adhere to the trusts values and behaviours at all times and the ward sister expects all the staff to work to the high standards set out by the trust.
• The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care.
• Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and undertake delegated tasks from the ward manager/charge nurse
• Following successful completion of foundation gateway will be required to take charge of ward/department for a span of duty
• The post holder will always work within the NMC’s Code of Professional Conduct
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.
Clinical Responsibilities
• Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain agreed 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 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 patient’s condition
This advert closes on Monday 27 Jan 2025