Registered Nurse - Paracentesis Service

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role: Band 5 Registered Nurse (RN)

Hours: To be agreed (between hours of Monday Friday 08:00-18:00)

Contract: Part-time Permanent

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata, plus salary enhancements, as well as a full range of employee benefits.

Location: Liverpool Hospice

Our skilled clinical team delivers each stage of the pathway with care from pre-procedure assessments to aseptic drain insertion, ongoing monitoring and supportive discharge planning. As a Registered Nurse, you'll play a key part in delivering high quality clinical care throughout the patients stay.

As a Band 5 Registered Nurse (RN) in the Ambulatory Paracentesis Service, you will contribute to delivering safe, compassionate, patient-centred care for individuals attending for drainage procedures. You'll work closely with the Band 6 lead and wider MDT to ensure smooth patient flow and excellent clinical standards.

Key Duties

• Undertake pre-procedure assessments, safety checks and patient preparation.
• Support or carry out aseptic drain management and continuous monitoring throughout the procedure.
• Administer IV therapies such as albumin in line with clinical need and competency.
• Provide timely assessments of comfort, pain and fluid balance, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Participate in coordinated discharge planning, ensuring safe transitions home.
• Work collaboratively with AHPs, medical teams and wellbeing services to deliver holistic care.
• You will be cross trained as there will be an expectation to cover the Wellbeing Day Service, as needed.

What we're looking for:

• Registered Nurse on the NMC register
• Recent experience of working in a healthcare environment and providing care for people at the end of their lives
• Knowledge of day case services (desirable)
• Understand key concepts of palliative care and the holistic (physical, psychological, social, spiritual) needs of the person, and those important to them
• Ability to demonstrate continued professional development
• Use different reflective tools to identify learning and development needs.
• Be person centred and compassionate when caring for the person and those important to them
• The ability to develop, implement, and evaluate a care management plan that meets the complex needs of the person, and those important to them
• An understanding of professional, legal and ethical approaches to upholding a persons rights and safety-codes of practice, capacity, consent, ethical principles.
• Flexible approach for working patterns

What's in it for you:

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
• Continuous Professional development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme

• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Help with eye care costs
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance for all employees

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Advert closes: 17th March 2026

For more information or an informal chat please contact Hiring Manager - Emma Shaw on Emma.Shaw@mariecurie.org.uk

At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone staff and volunteers alike supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk.

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you your experience, perspective and voice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse on the NMC register
• Relevant Nursing degree

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience of working in a healthcare environment and providing care for people at the end of their lives.

Desirable

• Understanding key concepts of palliative care and the holistic (physical, psychological, social, spiritual) needs of the person, and those important to them.
• Knowledge of day case services (desirable)

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Marie Curie

Address

Liverpool Hospice

Speke Road

Liverpool

England

L25 8QA

Employer's website

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)