Ward Manager - Woodlands Inpatient Unit

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are seeking a dynamic Senior Nurse as the Ward Manager of our Specialist Palliative Care Inpatient Unit based at Woodlands Hospice.

The 15 bedded inpatient unit provides specialist care and support for palliative patients and their carers. Your role will involve overall management responsibility for this unit over the 24 hour period, ensuring the highest standard of nursing care.

Previous experience and knowledge of palliative pain and symptom control and management, holistic assessment and patient-centred planning and delivery of care are essential for this role.Evidence of line management and leadership skills, as well as previous experience of service development are also essential.

Advanced Communication Skills and Advance Care Planning training and experience are desirable.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities will include the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, effective leadership and staff management/development.

The post holder will coordinate the ward on a day to day basis, provide specialist knowledge to all nursing staff on the ward, and will promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing care, ensuring the ward environment is responsive to current issues.

The post holder will exercise strong and effective leadership acting as an exemplary role model for the ward team.

The post holder will also be required to undertake clinical shifts each week as a senior nurse within the ward environment. Management days are expected to be worked 9-5 between Monday and Friday.

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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal 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.

Date posted

21 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Dependent on previous experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-AMED-76-25

Job locations

Woodlands Hospice

AUH Campus, Longmoor Lane

Liverpool

L9 7LA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see full job description and person specification attached.

For further information, please contact Kerry Cunningham, Clinical Services Manager on 0151 529 8161

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see full job description and person specification attached.

For further information, please contact Kerry Cunningham, Clinical Services Manager on 0151 529 8161

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
Teaching and assessing qualification
Post registration qualification in specialty

Desirable

1st level degree or studying towards

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience at Band 6 level
Evidence of effective ward management and leadership skills
Evidence of staff development, including pre and post registration students
Evidence of application of current nursing issues and developments
Evidence of managing a change
Evidence of developing standards of nursing care through clinical benchmarking

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding and application of clinical governance

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Other

Essential

High level of personal and professional credibility
Supportive of colleagues
Committed to delivering high standards of patient care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
Teaching and assessing qualification
Post registration qualification in specialty

Desirable

1st level degree or studying towards

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience at Band 6 level
Evidence of effective ward management and leadership skills
Evidence of staff development, including pre and post registration students
Evidence of application of current nursing issues and developments
Evidence of managing a change
Evidence of developing standards of nursing care through clinical benchmarking

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding and application of clinical governance

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Other

Essential

High level of personal and professional credibility
Supportive of colleagues
Committed to delivering high standards of patient care

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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