Job Description

This role demand autonomous practice, strong communication skills, and a commitment to improving patient care and team performance, requiring significant clinical experience and specialist knowledge.



It represents a senior role with increased responsibility often acting as team leader, providing oversight of junior staff This role demands autonomous practice, strong communication skills, and a commitment to improving patient care and team performance, requiring significant clinical experience and specialist knowledge of practice and deputising for manager



Ward 6b is a 19 bed Surgical Specialities ward ,catering for Urology, Endocrine , Ophthalmology and Breast patients.. The main duties of the job are as follows:

Leadership & Supervision:

Leading teams, delegating tasks, and providing clinical supervision and mentorship to junior staff, including new staff and students.

Expert Clinical Practice:

Delivering high-quality, evidence-based care , acting as a role model for clinical expertise, and advising patients, families, and other professionals.

Management & Coordination:

Coordinating workload, overseeing clinical activities during their shift, and deputising for their manager when required.

Service Improvement:

Identifying opportunities to enhance care, contributing to the development and implementation of high-quality, evidence-based policies and procedures.

Professional Accountability:

Acting as an autonomous practitioner within their scope of competence, ensuring compliance with professional codes of conduct and taking responsibility for their own practice.

Teamwork & Communication:

Fostering a high-performing team through effective communication and by ensuring team members understand their roles and the service's objectives.



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 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.



For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page .



Clinical Responsibilities



Co-ordination of the ward/department on a day to day basis including planning, allocation and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals and self.



Provide specialist knowledge to all Nursing staff on the ward/ department



Will promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing care ensuring that the ward/ department environment is responsive to current issues.



In support of the ward/ department manager will assist in the review and update of procedures and protocols relating to the care of patients



Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.



Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients/clients.



Explore and undertake expanded practice to optimise patient care as required within specialist area, in accordance with Trust policies.