Intermediate Care Nurse

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Poole is seeking a dynamic Nurse to join their Intermediate Care Service. This role involves providing high-quality holistic assessment and delivering rehabilitation programs to adults at home. The position offers full-time hours, with part-time options available, and requires flexibility to meet service needs. Candidates must have a strong commitment to patient care and leadership skills. Joining this team means being part of an outstanding and inclusive workplace committed to empowering lives throughout the community.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Supportive diverse workforce

Qualifications

• Demonstrate leadership in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Provide a high standard of holistic assessment and appropriate timely reviews.
• Plan specialist care and rehabilitation to promote independence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing and rehabilitation programs for adults with complex needs.
• Ensure compliance with Enhanced DBS check requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Holistic assessment

Planning care programs

Delivering nursing care

Job description

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Nurse 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.

We have full time hours on offer but part time hours or a job share could be considered. The post holder may be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

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

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership.
• Provide a high standard of holistic assessment and appropriate timely reviews.
• Plan specialist care and/or rehabilitation programme, to promote and sustain independence/well-being for the individual in their own homes.
• Deliver nursing, rehabilitation and care programmes for adults, many of whom have complex clinical and social needs with the aim of improving independence, function and quality of life.
• Meet Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check requirements; the Trust will cover the cost of the check. DBS‑update subscription enables applicants to present a valid DBS certificate instead of a new check.

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.

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.

We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over‑reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals 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].

This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Jan 2026.