Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Aintree University Hospitals
Town Liverpool
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per Annum, pro Rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 13/02/2025 23:59
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a band 7 team leader for the Acute Medical Unit. We provide all staff with educational development through our departmental education team and promote an active coaching environment for all staff.
Main duties of the job
Are you an experienced Acute Medicine Nurse looking to develop yourself within a senior sister role? Do you have experience as a Band 6 Nurse within AMU? Are you committed to providing excellent patient care within a busy department working within local and national targets? Do you have excellent communication skills and good time management skills along with the ability to work in a well-established and dynamic team? If so, then this may be the job for you.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be expected to work on a rotational shift pattern to ensure we provide 24-hour senior nurse cover to the department and also as part of your role support the Matron as a team leader. The workload throughout the department is very varied and interesting with no two days being the same. The successful candidate must possess excellent communication skills, a high sense of professionalism, and a strong belief in the value of teamwork.
If you feel you would like a new challenge, then we may be the department and team for you. If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today.
Person specification
Skills
* Excellent interpersonal skills
Knowledge
* Demonstrates understanding of current issues affecting A&E service provision
* Demonstrates innovative approaches to the delivery of healthcare
* Demonstrates a flexible approach to team working
* Demonstrates understanding of Clinical Governance
Experience
* Demonstrable experience at band 6
* Completion of relevant post-registration short courses
Qualifications
* RGN/current registration
* ENB 199 / 998 (eqv)
* ALS / ATNC / TNCC
* 1st Degree
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
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