Staff Nurse - Woodlands HospiceNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join Woodlands Hospice, based on the Aintree University Hospital site.

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated nurse to join our dedicated Inpatient Unit team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Ward Manager, Deputy Ward Manager and Senior Nurses to ensure the delivery of high quality, patient centred care.

Applicants should have experience in palliative care or demonstrate a strong interest in developing their skills in this specialist area. You must be able to work effectively within a busy, fast paced environment, providing excellent standards of care while upholding the values and high expectations of Woodlands Hospice.

If you are committed to making a meaningful difference to patients and their families during some of the most challenging times of their lives, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Perform comprehensive assessment of patients nursing needs. Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs and varying levels of complexity for patients requiring specialist palliative care.

Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.

Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care.

Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patients needs are met, especially in relation to discharge planning.

Safely administer medicines, infusions and blood transfusions as prescribed.

Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives including sharing sensitive news.

Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.

Act as a link nurse and resource for other nursing staff for a specific area of patient care.

Job description

Responsible for managing and organising the care for a team of patients allocating resources (staff skills/knowledge and experience) as appropriate to ensure that high quality specialist palliative care is provided to all our patients and their carers.

Assist Ward Manager, Deputy Ward Manager and Senior Nurses in achieving and maintaining agreed bed occupancy and patient length of stay targets.

Support the Ward Manager and Deputy Ward Manager to maximise best use of clinical resources ensuring the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.

Contribute to the development of services within the IPU.

Contribute to allocated Care Quality Commission standards of quality and safety as they relate to the Inpatient unit. This may involve membership of working groups on specific area.

About us

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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal 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.