Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse to join the Liver Unit Specialist Nurse team at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves performing Fibroscans, preparing blood requests, and obtaining blood results from across the UK. The post holder will support the Liver Unit Specialist Nurse team in delivering integrated care and extending their knowledge in hepatology and transplantation. This position requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Essential criteria
- Children's Nursing Degree (BSc) or equivalent degree level nursing qualification
- NMC Registered, or eligible to apply for NMC registration once qualified
- Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
- KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
- Full understanding of Family Centred Care
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing
- ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work well independently and as part of a team
- Able to think quickly in a rapidly changing acute environment
- PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
- Able to plan and prioritise daily workload to ensure high quality and safe care for children and young people
- IT skills: Basic computer skills
- Planning and organisational skills
- Time management skills
- PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to communicate effectively in challenging situations
- Children's Nursing Degree (BSc) or equivalent degree level nursing qualification
- NMC Registered, or eligible to apply for NMC registration once qualified
- Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
- KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
- Full understanding of Family Centred Care
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Understanding of professional and current issues in children's nursing
- ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work well independently and as part of a team
- Able to think quickly in a rapidly changing acute environment
- PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
- Able to plan and prioritise daily workload to ensure high quality and safe care for children and young people
- IT skills: Basic computer skills
- Planning and organisational skills
- Time management skills
- PERSONAL SKILLS / ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to communicate effectively in challenging situations
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Liver Unit Specialist Nurse team as a Specialist Staff Nurse.
The Liver Unit at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, is one of three supra regional centres designated by the Department of Health for management of paediatric liver disease and transplantation. We are also one of two centres in the UK undertaking paediatric Intestinal transplantation.
We are seeking a registered nurse who shows enthusiasm, is dynamic, keen to learn and embrace new technology to enhance patient care. The role requires the post holder to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Main duties of the role will include
- After training, to perform Fibroscans in outpatients and ward, alongside further develop of the Fibroscan service
- Preparing blood requests for outpatients
- Obtaining blood results from hospitals and clinics across the UK with support of our Immunosuppression nurse
- The post holder is expected to support the Liver Unit Specialist Nurse team to maintain and deliver integreted care.
This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified nurse to extend their experience and knowledge of hepatology and transplantation within a supportive environment.
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