Senior Nurse- Woodlands Hospice | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are excited to invite applications for a Senior Nurse with a background in palliative care to join our dedicated and compassionate team at The Woodlands Inpatient Unit. The ideal candidate will bring both enthusiasm and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality nursing care to patients and their families. In this role, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring exceptional care and a supportive environment for patients in their final stages of life. We seek a dynamic individual who is passionate about improving patient experiences, demonstrating excellent communication skills, and actively contributing to the development of colleagues.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years experience working as a Band 5 Registered Nurse or a Band 6 registered nurse both with palliative experience.
• A dedication to ongoing professional development and improving team collaboration.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, fostering professional growth and working closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide compassionate care. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the full 24/7 service, including day and night shifts, weekends, and bank holidays, to support the operational requirements of Woodlands IPU and IMPaCT Out of hours advice line.

As a senior nurse, you will be expected to demonstrate your clinical skills and knowledge at the highest standard, supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care. This role requires leadership potential, effective communication skills, and a proactive, collaborative, and innovative approach to the clinical environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and support to the nursing team, promoting high standards of patient care.
• Demonstrate a proactive, collaborative, and innovative approach in all aspects of the clinical environment.
• Effectively communicate with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure excellent care delivery.
• Demonstrate passion for delivering exceptional patient care, ensuring patient safety and well-being at all times.
• Take responsibility for holding the IMPaCT out-of-hours phone during weekdays and weekends, ensuring continuity of care and support during non-core hours.
• Assist in the development and implementation of best practices and clinical guidelines.

Please arrange an informal visit prior to interview.

You will support the ward manager to lead, provide and supervise a very high standard of compassionate care to our patients. You will be supporting the safety and quality agenda of patient care and staff management, ensuring that the values and objectives of the Trust are met, whilst improving patient outcomes. You will support the journey of the patient from admission to discharge, identify risk and formulate actions to reduce this risk and ensure patient throughput is effective. You will display excellent leadership and effective communication skills and be able to demonstrate a proactive, collaborative and innovative approach to the clinical environment and passionate about excellence in patient care.