Main area Palliative Care Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days and Nights including weekends) Job ref 287-AMED-291-25
Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Woodlands Hospice Town Liverpool Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/11/2025 23:59
Band 6
Job overview
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
* 1st Level Registered Nurse
* Minimum 2 years experience working as a Band 5 Registered Nurse or a Band 6 registered nurse 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.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Nurse to join our team. 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, current NMC registration.
* Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent.
Experience
* Evidence of management experience.
* Evidence of change management.
* Application of evidencebased practice.
* Evidence of developing high standards of patient care.
* Lead role in education of staff and patients.
Knowledge
* Application of current nursing issues and health care governance.
Skills
* Ability to work in changing environments.
* Basic IT skills, including e‑mail and word processing.
Other
* Supportive of colleagues.
* High level of personal and professional credibility.
* Well motivated.
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Equalities statement
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.
Contact information
Name: Ged McGinty
Job title: Ward Manager
Email: gerard.mcginty@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0151 529 8985
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:
Ward Manager Ged McGinty 0151 529 8985
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