Staff Nurse - AMU
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
As a registered Nurse on the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), you will be responsible for assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating nursing care as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will undertake delegated tasks from the ward manager/charge nurse and, after successful preceptorship, take charge of an area for a span of duty. The role involves developing clinical knowledge to care for unwell adults, safe drug administration, and maintaining a safe environment for patients and colleagues. You will also perform various clinical procedures and ensure all documentation and risk assessments are completed according to NMC guidelines.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
- BSc in Nursing (Diploma in Nursing as a minimum)
Desirable criteria
- Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Training
- Post registration qualification in relevant specialty
- Recent clinical nursing experience as a student or as a registered nurse
- Experience within relevant clinical setting
- Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment.
- Evidence of working with learners
- Sound clinical nursing knowledge and a good understanding of nursing issues and clinical governance
- Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
- 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
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
- Other
- 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
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
- BSc in Nursing (Diploma in Nursing as a minimum)
- Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor Training
- Post registration qualification in relevant specialty
- Recent clinical nursing experience as a student or as a registered nurse
- Experience within relevant clinical setting
- Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment.
- Evidence of working with learners
- Sound clinical nursing knowledge and a good understanding of nursing issues and clinical governance
- Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
- 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
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
- Other
- 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
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.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 12d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
As a registered Nurse you'll work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing direct patient care. No two days are the same. depending on what type of nursing you choose to specialise in, you could spend your time helping support people with learning disabilities, providing end of life care or saving lives on the AMU.
As your career progress, you could specialise in an area of nursing or you could take part in further postgraduate studies to become a more senior nurse, such as a ward manager, sister or matron
Following successful completion of preceptorship, if newly qualified, or following SPN period if you have previous Band 5 experience, you will be required to take charge of an area for a span of duty.
Main duties of the job
As band 5 RN on AMU you will be responsible and accountable for assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care
Work as a member of the multi disciplinary team and undertake delegated tasks from the ward manager/charge nurse
Following successful completion of preceptorship you will be required to take charge of an area for a span of duty
The post holder 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 Hospit
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