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Staff Nurse – Surgical Assessment Unit
The closing date is 29 July 2026
Applicants without NMC Registration need not apply
We are looking for caring, compassionate, and motivated individuals to join our nursing team within the Emergency General Surgical Unit at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Liverpool Site.
If you are passionate about delivering the highest standards of patient care and believe that nothing but the best will do, we would love to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic clinical environment, supporting patients through assessment and their surgical journey.
You will be working as part of an experienced, friendly, and supportive multidisciplinary team that places patient-centred care at the forefront of everything we do. The role requires excellent clinical skills, strong communication, and a commitment to providing safe, effective, and compassionate care.
This is a full-time and part time position, requiring flexibility to work both days and nights, contributing to the delivery of high-quality care across a 24-hour service.
We welcome applications from individuals who are enthusiastic, adaptable, and keen to develop their professional skills within a supportive learning environment.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals to join our nursing team in the Liverpool University Foundation Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Liverpool Site. If you are passionate about providing the highest standards of care to patients and if nothing but the best will do we want to hear from you. In return we will provide a stimulating and challenging role for you with full support to integrate into your team and speciality. The trust is a vibrant and exciting place to work and we are proud of the reputation we have for providing excellence in everything we do, we are forward thinking and will encourage you to contribute your ideas for change and improvement to ensure we continue to be the best.
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 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 specializes 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.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Job responsibilities
For further information, please refer to the attached job description
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 plans 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/carers, and ensure all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patient’s 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.
Person Specification
Other
- 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
Skills
- 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
Knowledge
- Sound clinical nursing knowledge and a good understanding of nursing issues and clinical governance
- Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
Experience
- Recent clinical nursing experience as a student or as a registered nurse
- Experience within relevant clinical setting
- Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment
- Evidence of working with students
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
- BSc in Nursing (Diploma in Nursing as a minimum)
- Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Training
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.
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