Overview
There will be a responsibility for the nursing care given to individual patients - the role involves supporting patients and family members pre and post operatively utilising the Enhanced Care Pathway approach. Nursing patients admitted through our emergency department managing a variety of conditions including pregnancy related complications and miscarriage. Providing on-going care for patients with palliative diagnosis and supporting patients with managing symptoms associated with a cancer diagnosis. Managing end of life care and supporting complex discharges. The post holder will work as part of a team and support the organisation and operational management of service delivery. The post holder will be an ambassador for the 6 Cs. Culture for compassionate care- Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Commitment, and Courage.
The post holder will be expected to supervise and teach non registered, newly registered and newly appointed staff with the support of senior team members. There will be a requirement to undertake an educational role, a link nurse role and or cascade training as you become established in this post.
Responsibilities
* Nursing care for individual patients and supporting patients and family members pre- and post-operatively using the Enhanced Care Pathway approach.
* Nursing patients admitted via the emergency department, managing conditions including pregnancy-related complications and miscarriage.
* Provide ongoing care for patients with palliative diagnoses and support management of symptoms related to cancer, including end-of-life care and complex discharges.
* Work as part of a team and support the organisation and operational management of service delivery.
* Act as an ambassador for the 6 Cs (Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Commitment, Courage).
* Supervise and teach non-registered, newly registered and newly appointed staff with support from senior team members.
* Undertake an educational role, link nurse role and/or cascade training as established in the post.
* Contribute to an environment that embraces the trust values CAREL and the be kind approach.
* Gynaecology experience is desirable but not essential.
* Develop specialist knowledge and skills in caring for patients in the general gynaecology/oncology day case area with some rotation onto the inpatient ward.
Qualifications and Skills
* Excellent communication skills and ability to deal with difficult situations in a sensitive manner and make decisions using own judgement.
* Ability to supervise, teach and mentor staff as described in Responsibilities.
* Gynaecology experience is desirable but not essential.
About Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust specialises in the health of women and babies - both within the hospital and out in the community. Collectively our team represents some of the most outstanding expertise and experience in this field. As the only specialist trust for women and babies in the UK and the largest standalone women’s hospital of its kind, we are dedicated to the care and well-being of women, babies and families.
Here at Liverpool Women’s we believe a great patient experience is intrinsically linked to a great employee experience, and we care for, develop and enable the collective potential of all our people.
We recruit enthusiastic people who can demonstrate our trust values CAREL and embrace a be kind approach. We provide opportunities to develop a variety of skills across our services and encourage both newly qualified and experienced nurses to apply. We recognise that our nurses are integral to delivering high standards of care and support talented individuals academically and clinically.
The Trust is innovative and evolving, with long-term strategies for future service development. We have launched new strategies and plans for our services.
Why Join
We are looking to recruit Band 5 Nurses to become integral members of our Gynaecology Nursing Team and develop specialist knowledge and skills across our services, including rotation onto the inpatient ward to support training and development.
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