Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurses to join our Stroke team at Broadgreen University Hospital. Ward 8 Stroke Transitional Unit
The North Mersey Stroke Service focuses on providing timely and specialist care for strokepatients from across the North Mersey area.It provides a wide range of services including acute stroke support and assessment,rehabilitation, and all aspects of inpatient care to patients from the Royal Liverpool UniversityHospital, Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and Southport Hospital sites.
You must be highly motivated, innovative and have a passion for delivering outstanding care to our patients and our community.
Transforming stroke care is a priority within the NHS Long Term Plan.
The merger of services will present a number of development opportunities for staff who are passionate about the care of stroke patients to further their careers in managerial, clinical roles or advanced clinical roles.
Ward 8 Stroke Transitional Unit Unit is a 25 bedded rehabilitation unit The Ward accounts for a wide range of services providing post stroke Support and assessment in rehabilitation and all aspects of inpatient care to patients.
The successful Candidate will be be responsible for the assessment planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care.
Work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary team providing patient centred care .
Main duties of the jobWard 8 Stroke Transitional Unit at Broadgreen University Hospital are looking to recruit a Qualified Nurse To Join our team. The Stroke Transitional Unit is a 25 bedded ward. The Ward accounts for a wide range of services providing post stroke Support and assessment, rehabilitation and all aspects of inpatient care to patients.
We are a multidisciplinary department. The team consist of Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Therapists.
We are looking for enthusiastic and hard-working individuals who want to be part of a fantastic and inclusive team.
About usLiverpool 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 Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job responsibilitiesThe post older will be involved in assessment, planning ,delivery and evaluation of nursing care.
Provide information to patients /carers
Referrals to other disciplines
Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team with the ongoing management in patient rehabilitation post stroke
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Post registration experience and successful completion of band 5 foundation gateway competencies
- Experience within relevant clinical setting
- Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment.
- Evidence of working with students
Desirable- Recent acute hospital experience [including as a student nurse]
KnowledgeEssential- Knowledge of current nursing issues and clinical governance
- Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
SkillsEssential- Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to support less experienced staff
- Ability to problem solve
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
OtherEssential- Supportive of colleagues
- Ability to work in changing environments
- Committed to high standards of patient care.
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
- Maintain both personal and professional development
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable
QualificationsEssential- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
- Diploma in Nursing
Desirable- Mentorship/teaching qualification
- Post registration qualification in relevant specialty
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. 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).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
