Intermediate Care Nurse

NHS; Poole; Hybrid; Part time

Job summary

A community health service in Poole is seeking an Intermediate Care Nurse to join their multidisciplinary team. This part-time role involves delivering hospital-at-home services, focusing on high-quality patient care and promoting independence. Ideal candidates will have a nursing degree and experience in clinical settings. Flexible working options are available, and this position may lead to a permanent role.

Benefits

Flexible working

Compressed hours

Support for training

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner with relevant degree or diploma.
• Experience at Practitioner Band 5 level is essential.
• Demonstrable knowledge of therapeutic interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic assessment and timely reviews.
• Plan care programs to promote independence.
• Deliver rehabilitation/care programs for adults.

Skills

Registered nurse

Clinical reasoning

Leadership qualities

Education

Degree in nursing or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Electronic patient record systems

Job description

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Intermediate Care Nurse

The closing date is 09 October 2025

Looking for something new and the opportunity to develop? Keen to work in the community setting and for a Hospital at Home Service? Enjoy working as part of a team? Do you get job satisfaction from delivering high quality patient care? This could be the opportunity for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Nurse or Nurse(s) to join the amazing Poole Intermediate Care Service. We are a multidisciplinary Team who prevent hospital admissions and secure early hospital discharges.

We deliver a hospital at home service, caring for patients in the comfort of their own homes.

This is a temporary post to cover secondments and maternity leave. Candidates can be considered for Band 5 or Band 6 Nurse roles in the Team.

This role is a minimum of 20 hours per week.

The post will be a great opportunity to develop new skills and experience working in a Hospital at Home Service and may lead to a permanent post in the future.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of holistic assessment and appropriate timely reviews.

To plan specialist care and/or rehabilitation programme, to promote and sustain independence/well-being for the individual in their own homes.

To deliver Nursing/Rehabilitation/care programmes for adults, many of whom have complex clinical and social needs with the aim of improving independence, function and quality of life.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact [e-mail]

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING

• Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by post registration diploma level specialist training and/or short courses or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty
• Membership of the relevant Professional Body
• Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training
• Knowledge and understanding of Trust Strategy relevant to role

JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

• Experience at Practitioner Band 5 level
• Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of specialism
• Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention.
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
• Experience of managing change
• Recent previous experience within a comparable role

MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE

• Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
• Experience of devising and delivering training

FINANCE/RESOURCES

• Able to effectively manage available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/RESOURCES

• Able to analyse data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems

PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES

• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.
• Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
• Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
• Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.
• Demonstrable leadership qualities and the ability to perform as a role model

BUSINESS TRAVEL

• Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.

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.

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours