Community Staff Nurse

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Runcorn; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Staff Nurse for Ward B3 at Halton Hospital. The role focuses on intermediate care and rehabilitation, with a winter ward operating from December 2026 to March 2027.

The post offers opportunities to gain broader experience across Community and Dental Directorates, with potential redeployment to district nursing and other community settings as needed.

Qualifications

• Active NMC registration and UK practice eligibility.
• Experience or interest in intermediate care and rehabilitation.
• Ability to work in community/facility settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for intermediate care patients.
• Provide rehabilitation and support for step down/step up patients.
• Supervise students and junior colleagues where appropriate.
• Coordinate discharge planning with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Communication

Care planning

Verbal and written communication

Digital skills

Community experience

Intermediate Care interest

Education

Active NMC registered adult nurse

Nursing qualification at level 5/6

Teaching and Assessing qualification

Job description

Go back North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)

Community Staff Nurse

The closing date is 20 October 2026

This exciting Band 5 Intermediate Care Nurse opportunity will be primarily based on Ward B3 at Halton Hospital, supporting the Community Winter Stepdown Ward from 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027. The ward has been established to support system winter pressures, providing rehabilitation, assessment and recovery-focused care for patients requiring intermediate care support following an acute hospital stay or as an alternative to hospital admission.

Whilst the role will remain focused on the delivery of high-quality intermediate care throughout the duration of the winter ward, successful candidates will also benefit from the opportunity to gain broader experience across the Community and Dental Directorate following the winter period. Subject to service requirements, posts may be redeployed into a range of community nursing services, including Community District Nursing Teams, Intermediate Care Services, and other Community Staff Nurse roles, offering valuable development opportunities and exposure to diverse community healthcare settings.

This post represents an excellent opportunity for nurses who are passionate about rehabilitation, patient-centred care and supporting patients to regain independence while developing their skills across a wide range of community nursing services.

Main duties of the job

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in line with individual needs and rehabilitation goals.

Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients requiring intermediate care and rehabilitation support.

Promote patient independence and support recovery through personalised care planning.

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including therapists, medical staff and social care colleagues, to coordinate patient care and discharge planning.

Undertake comprehensive patient assessments, identify risks and escalates concerns appropriately.

Administer medications safely and in accordance with Trust policies and professional standards.

Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records and documentation.

Support patients and families with education, health promotion and discharge planning.

Participate in ward-based quality improvement initiatives, audits and service development activities.

Act as a patient advocate, ensuring care is delivered with dignity, compassion and respect.

Supervise and support healthcare assistants, students and junior colleagues where appropriate.

Contribute to the creation of a safe clinical environment through effective infection prevention and control, risk management and safeguarding practices.

Participate in the ward's seven-day service and work flexibly to meet service demands.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.

Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).

They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.

Our mission

We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision

We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our values

• Kind: We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone
• Open: We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair: We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team: We work well together and with our communities

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The post holder is required to:

Provide a nursing assessment of patients/clients; plan develop and/or implement and evaluate programmes of care for those with changing health needs.

Provide rehabilitation for both step down and step up patients using a comprehensive skill set to support the needs of Intermediate Care patients.

Provide clinical supervision to other staff including students

May be responsible for routine work allocation and checking of tasks of support staff and/or less experienced staff.

Provide health promotion information and advice.

Full Job Description attached.

Person Specification

Experience

• Able to communicate sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers.
• Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate packages of care.
• Verbal, written and digital technology skills.
• Previous community experience
• Experience in Intermediate Care
• Newly qualified nurse with Intermediate Care Interest

Relationships

• If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
• Awareness and understanding of Intermediate Care Nursing and pathways of care.
• Audit and research

Practical Skills

• Range of extended clinical skills and ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge
• Able to communicate unpleasant/sensitive information to patients relatives and carers
• The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
• Venepuncture
• Experience of using Electronic Patient Records.
• Audit and research

Qualifications

• Active NMC registered adult nurse.
• Nursing Qualification at level 5/6 study
• Teaching and Assessing qualification.

Right to Work

• Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK?
• If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)?
• Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role.

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.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)