Band 6 Senior Nurse - Paracentesis Service
At the Marie Curie Hospice, Liverpool, we're proud to introduce our new Ambulatory Paracentesis Service a same day outpatient pathway providing safe, efficient fluid drainage for people living with malignant ascites. Designed to relieve symptoms such as discomfort, breathlessness and reduced mobility, the service offers compassionate, specialist support that helps patients stay well and avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
This service forms a key part of our wider Outpatients and Ambulatory Care offering, where patients can access consultant led clinics, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Day Therapy, Counselling, Complementary Therapies, Social Work and Pastoral Care ensuring everyone receives fully holistic, personalised care.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Senior Nurse, you will provide clinical leadership across the pathway - coordinating patient flow, supporting nursing colleagues and ensuring the highest standards of person-centred care.
You will oversee pre-procedure assessments and safety checks, guide safe drain insertion and drainage management, escalate clinical concerns, and contribute to decision making throughout the patient journey.
About us
Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they're likely to die from.
The care and support we provide is highly valued by the people we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reaching around 10% of dying people at the end of life. Right now, one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives.
Job responsibilities
Our skilled clinical team delivers each stage of the patient journey with care -from pre-procedure assessment to aseptic drain insertion, ongoing monitoring and supportive discharge planning. As a Band 6 Senior Nurse, you will provide leadership, coordination and expert clinical support across the service.
As a Senior Nurse within the Ambulatory Paracentesis Service, you will play a key leadership role in ensuring safe, effective and compassionate care. You'll oversee patient flow, support junior colleagues, maintain high clinical standards and contribute to the ongoing development of this expanding service.
Key Duties
* Lead and coordinate the day today running of the ambulatory paracentesis pathway.
* Carry out and oversee pre-procedure assessments and safety checks.
* Support drain insertion and drainage management, ensuring safe, evidence based practice.
* Supervise, mentor and guide a team of nurses and healthcare assistants.
* Escalate clinical concerns, contribute to decision making and maintain high quality documentation.
* Work collaboratively with medical teams, AHPs and wellbeing services to deliver joined up, holistic care.
* Oversee bookings and clinical diaries for consultants
* You will be cross trained as there will be an expectation to cover the Wellbeing Day Service, as needed.
Role: Band 6 Senior Nurse
Hours: To be agreed (Monday - Friday 08:00-18:00)
Contract: Part-time Permanent
Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata), plus enhancements, and a whole range of employee benefits.
Location: Liverpool Hospice
What we're looking for:
* Registered Nurse on NMC Register
* Experience caring for patients with palliative care needs (hospice/hospital/community)
* Experience of formal and informal teaching
* Up to date knowledge of current palliative care issues
* Understands benefits of working with a patient-centred philosophy of multidisciplinary team working.
* Ability to manage time, self and own workload and prioritise affectively
* Ability to offer mutual support and demonstrate a can-do attitude
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
* Ability to contribute as part of a team to a dynamic environment
What\'s in it for you:
* Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
* Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
* Industry leading training programmes
* Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
* Defined contribution schemes for Pension
* Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
* Introduce a friend scheme
* Help with eye care costs
* Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
* Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
* Life assurance for all employees
To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.
Advert closes: 17th March 2026
For more information or an informal chat please contact Hiring Manager - Emma Shaw on
At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone staff and volunteers alike supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.
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Person SpecificationQualifications
* Registered Nurse on NMC Register
Experience
* Experience caring for patients with palliative care needs (hospice/hospital/community)
* Experience of formal and informal teaching
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.
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