Registered Nurse

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the Intermediate Care Unit at Padgate House. The role focuses on holistic nursing assessments, rehabilitation, and collaborative care planning to support patient independence and safe discharge.

You will work within a friendly multidisciplinary team, contribute to care planning, and promote evidence-based practice while developing professionally in a trusted NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Awareness and understanding of Intermediate Care Nursing and pathways of care.
• Audit and research.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing assessment of patients; plan, develop and evaluate care for changing health needs.
• Provide rehabilitation for step down and step up patients in Intermediate Care.
• Provide clinical supervision to other staff including students.
• May be responsible for routine work allocation and checking tasks of support staff.
• Provide health promotion information and advice.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Intermediate Care experience

Ambitious learning mindset

Education

NMC registered adult nurse

Nursing qualification level 5/6

Teaching and Assessing qualification

Job description

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

Registered Nurse

The closing date is 03 November 2026

Are you a compassionate and enthusiastic Registered Nurselooking for a rewarding career where you can make a real difference every day?Join our dedicated team in Padgate House Intermediate Care.

Working within our 35-bed unit, you will support patients tomaximise their independence, achieve their rehabilitation goals, and preparefor a safe discharge home or to their usual place of residence.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in afriendly, supportive, and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team where yournursing skills will have a direct impact on patients' recovery and quality oflife. No two days are the same, and you'll play a vital role in helpingpatients achieve their rehabilitation goals while delivering high-quality,person-centred care. We are looking for someone who is passionate aboutrehabilitation, enjoys working collaboratively, and is committed to providingcompassionate, evidence-based care. In return, you'll benefit from a welcomingteam, opportunities for professional development, and the satisfaction ofseeing the positive difference your care makes every day. If you're ready for arewarding new challenge and want to be part of a team that puts patients at theheart of everything we do, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Registered Nurse, you will provide safe,effective, and compassionate nursing care to patients within our IntermediateCare Unit, supporting them through their rehabilitation, recovery, and reablementjourney. You will complete holistic assessments, develop and reviewpersonalised care plans, and work with patients to promote independence andachieve their individual goals.

You will deliver a high standard of clinical care, includingmedication administration, monitoring patient progress, recognising changes inclinical condition, and escalating concerns appropriately. You will supportsafe admissions and discharges, ensuring patients receive coordinated care throughouttheir stay. Working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, you willcontribute to a positive recovery- focused environment, working closely withpatients, families, carers, and colleagues to deliver

person-centred care. You will advocate for patients, promotedignity and choice, and ensure their individual needs and preferences remain atthe heart of everything we do.

You will contribute to maintaining high clinical standardsthrough accurate documentation, effective communication, infection preventionpractices, and participation in service improvement. You will also supportlearners and colleagues, while continuing to develop your own knowledge,skills, and professional practice.

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

The post holder is required to:

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

Provide rehabilitation for both step down andstep up patients using a comprehensive skill set to support the needs of IntermediateCare patients.

Provideclinical supervision to other staff including students

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

Providehealth promotion information and advice.

Full Job Description attached.

Person Specification

• Awareness and understanding of Intermediate Care Nursing and pathways of care.
• Audit and research

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.

Experience

• Able to communicate sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers.
• Verbal, written and digital technology skills.
• Previous community experience
• Experience in Intermediate Care
• Newly qualified nurse with Intermediate Care Interest

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.

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.

Qualifications

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

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)