Job summary
The post holder will provide high-quality, compassionate, patient-centred care to individuals receiving specialist palliative and end-of-life care within the ward setting.

Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the Band 6 nurse will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care, ensuring patients and their families receive holistic support that meets their physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs.

The role includes clinical leadership and supervision of junior staff, supporting the delivery of safe, effective care while role modelling professional standards and best practice in palliative care.

The post holder will contribute to maintaining a supportive and dignified environment, ensuring that care is aligned with patient wishes and promotes comfort, symptom control, and quality of life.

They will also play a key role in coordinating care, liaising with community and hospital teams, and supporting service development to meet the needs of patients within the temporary South Palliative Care ward.

Main duties of the job

• Work flexibly across Maple Suite (LHCH) and Aintree Woodlands to meet service needs within the temporary South Palliative Care ward
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred palliative and end-of-life care, ensuring dignity, comfort, and respect at all times
• Undertake comprehensive assessments, develop, implement, and regularly evaluate individualised care plans
• Provide expert symptom management, including pain control and complex care needs
• Act as a clinical role model and leader, supporting and supervising Band 5 nurses, healthcare assistants, and students
• Coordinate care and ensure effective communication within the multidisciplinary team (MDT), including medical staff, allied health professionals, and community services
• Support patients and families emotionally and psychologically, including during end-of-life care and bereavement
• Ensure safe medication management, including administration of controlled drugs in line with policy
• Maintain accurate, timely, and legally compliant clinical documentation
• Participate in shift coordination / nurse-in-charge duties where required
• Contribute to quality improvement, audit, and service development initiatives
• Support education and development of staff, promoting best practice in palliative care
• Ensure adherence to clinical governance, infection prevention, and safeguarding policies

About us
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are 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 that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites: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 several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.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 en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Details
Date posted
06 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
10 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
287-AMED-232-26
Job locations
Woodlands UHA / Maple Suite LHCH
Liverpool
L9 7LA
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality palliative and end-of-life care, ensuring dignity and comfort
• Undertake holistic assessments and develop, implement, and evaluate care plans
• Provide effective symptom management, including pain control
• Act as nurse in charge and provide clinical leadership and supervision to staff
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care
• Support patients and families emotionally, including during end-of-life care
• Ensure safe medication management, including controlled drugs
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with policy
• Contribute to quality improvement, audit, and service development
• Work across Maple Suite (LHCH) and Aintree Woodlands supporting the temporary ward

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
• Post registration qualification in speciality

Desirable

• 1st level degree

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of management experience
• Evidence of change management
• Application of evidence based practice
• Evidence of developing high standards of patient care
• Lead role in education of staff and patients

Knowledge
Essential

• Application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance

Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in changing environments
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Other
Essential

• Supportive of colleagues
• High level of personal and professional credibility
• Well motivated

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
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Woodlands UHA / Maple Suite LHCH
Liverpool
L9 7LA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Services Manager
Kerry Cunningham
Kerry-ann.cunningham@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
01515298161

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.