Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
On 1st October 2019, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created through the merger of Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust is responsible for managing services at Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool Dental Hospital, and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
Bringing together a combined workforce of over 12,000 staff, the Trust has become the largest NHS employer in Merseyside and Cheshire, providing general hospital services to the local population and a range of highly specialist services to more than two million people in the North West and beyond.
Main Duties of the Job
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, the post holder will be required to take charge of the ward/department for a span of duty. The post holder will always work within the NMC's Code of Professional Conduct.
Job Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
1. Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers, and maintain agreed standards of nursing care.
2. Determine nursing priorities and plan patient care. Inform the nurse in charge when changes in circumstances may affect patient care.
3. Maintain nursing records in accordance with the NMC and Trust Guidelines.
4. Maintain and improve quality of patient care through contributions to the development of Essence of Care and clinical benchmarking within the unit.
5. Ensure due regard is given to customs, values, and spiritual beliefs of patients.
6. Provide information and support to patients/carers, ensuring all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patient's condition.
7. Assist in the safe custody, checking, and administration of drugs.
8. Develop clinical knowledge and skills to care for acutely ill patients admitted via both planned and unplanned routes.
9. Undertake expanded practice, under supervision, to optimize patient care in accordance with ward/department and Trust policies.
10. Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivering of care.
11. Ensure effective lines of communication within the ward/department multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
* Diploma in Nursing
Experience
* Post registration experience and successful completion of band 5 foundation gateway competencies
* Experience within a relevant clinical setting
* Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment
* Evidence of working with students
* Recent acute hospital experience (including as a student nurse)
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.
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year, pro rata
Contract
Bank
Reference Number
287-BANK-8-25
Job Locations
Liverpool University Hospitals - All Sites
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