Staff Nurse - Theatre Admissions Unit

Staff Nurse - Theatre Admissions Unit

The closing date is 07 July 2026

Are you an experienced Band 5 Staff Nurse who would like to join Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and make a difference to patient care every day?

A very exciting opportunity to join a busy, fast-paced environment on the Theatre Admissions Unit at the Royal Site. This position is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

The Theatre Admissions Unit takes the majority of patients being admitted for surgery and procedures. We admit them peri-operatively, recover them post-operatively and discharge them if they are day case patients.

We cover a range of specialities, including but not limited to:
Urology, Colorectal, Breast, Ophthalmology, Interventional Radiology and General Surgery.

For this role you will preferably have a strong surgical background, demonstrate excellent communication skills, display a positive and professional manner, be open to change and have the drive and commitment to aim to get it right for every patient every time.

• 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.
• 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.
• Providing information and support to patients/carers and ensuring all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patient's condition.
• Assist in the safe checking and administration of drugs.
• Develop the clinical knowledge and skills to care for patients pre and post operatively.

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• BSc in Nursing (Diploma in Nursing as a minimum)
• Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Training

• Recent clinical nursing experience as a student or as a registered nurse
• Experience with in relevant clinical setting
• Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment.
• Evidence of working with learners

• Sound clinical nursing knowledge and a good understanding of 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

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.

£32,073 to £39,043 a year, pro rata