Staff Nurse - Acute Medicine Unit
Posted 18 minutes 39 seconds ago by NHS
The closing date is 14 December 2025
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.
Main duties of the jobWe are looking to recruit Registered Nurses who want to develop and contribute to our busy and hardworking team.
You will need to be an effective role model and demonstrate a passion for improving patient safety and quality care and have the ability to drive improvements which will enhance the patient's experience.
The successful candidates must also possess an understanding of the changing dynamics in healthcare and demonstrate strong leadership ability to support staff through the challenging times ahead.
Applicants will ideally have had 12 months experience in an acute setting, although preceptorship for suitable candidates will be considered.
About usLiverpool 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.
Job responsibilities Key responsibilities- Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain agreed standards of nursing care.
- Determine nursing priorities and plan patient care. Inform 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.
- Provide information and support to patients and carers, and ensure all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patients' condition.
- Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs.
- Develop clinical knowledge and skills to care for acutely ill patients admitted via both planned and unplanned routes.
- 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.
- Knowledge of current nursing issues and clinical governance
- Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
- 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
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
- Diploma in Nursing
- Post reg qualification in relevant specialty
- Post reg experience and successful completion of Band 5 foundation gateway competencies
- Experience within relevant clinical setting
- Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment
- Evidence of working with students
- Recent acute hospital experience, including as a student nurse
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