Registered Nurse - Vascular Surgery Ward 3

Job summary
Join Our Team - Band 5 Registered Nurse | Surgical Vascular Ward 3

Are you a compassionate, motivated nurse looking to advance your career in a dynamic surgical environment? Ward 3 is seeking a dedicated Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our specialist Vascular Surgery Team, where excellence in patient care meets innovation and teamwork

We are seeking a compassionate, skilled, and enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our dedicated team on Vascular Ward 3 is a 32-bedded unit providing complex pre- and post-operative care to patients undergoing vascular surgery

Ward 3 is a dynamic and rewarding place to work, caring for patients with a wide range of vascular conditions including aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease, and carotid artery disease. Our nurses play a vital role in managing intricate surgical pathways, wound care, pain management, and rehabilitation.

Requirements for Role

• NMC Registered Nurse (Adult
• Passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care
• Strong communication and clinical decision-making skills
• Willingness to learn and grow within a specialist surgical setting

Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care. Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and undertake delegated tasks from the ward sister/charge nurse. Following successful completion of foundation gateway will be required to take charge of ward/department for a span of duty. The postholder will always work within the NMC's Code of Professional Conduct.

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

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Details
Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 287-ASUR-160-26-A
Job locations: Aintree University Hospital, Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities

• Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain highest standards of nursing care.
• Determines nursing priorities and plans patient care. Informs the nurse in charge when changes in circumstances may affect patient care.
• Maintain nursing records in accordance with the NMC standards and Trust guidelines.
• Maintain and improve quality of patient care through contribution to the development of Essence of Care and clinical benchmarking within the unit.
• Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients.
• Providing information and support to patients/carers, and ensuring all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patients condition.
• Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs.
• To develop the clinical knowledge and skills to care for acutely ill patients admitted via both planned and unplanned routes.
• To undertake expanded practice, under supervision, in order to optimise patient care and in accordance with ward/department and Trust policies.
• Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care.
• Ensure effective lines of communication within the ward/department multidisciplinary team.

Management/Leadership Responsibility

• Ensure that all equipment is checked and maintained in safe working order.
• Manage allocated workload and provides supervision of less experienced staff.
• Practice and promote safe and efficient use of all resources.
• Reports all incidents, accidents and complaints to the unit manager and complete Trust incident forms in accordance with risk management policies.
• Ensures compliance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Ensure own standards are maintained in relation to clinical governance.
• Provides leadership in the monitoring of standards of care.
• Act as shift coordinator in rotation with other nurses in the team.
• The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
• The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Nurse, current NMC registration; Diploma in Nursing
• Desirable: Mentorship/teaching qualification; Post registration qualification in relevant specialty

Experience

• Essential: Post registration experience and successful completion of band 5 foundation gateway competencies
• Desirable: Recent acute hospital experience [including as a student nurse]; Experience within relevant clinical setting; Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment; Evidence of working with students

Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge of current nursing issues and clinical governance; Demonstrates awareness of own limitations

Skills

• Essential: 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

Other

• Essential: 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

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: Aintree University Hospital, Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ward Manager Maria Devine, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

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