Intermediate Care - Registered NurseNHS

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and enthusiastic Registered Nurse looking 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 to maximise their independence, achieve their rehabilitation goals, and prepare for a safe discharge home or to their usual place of residence.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team where your nursing skills will have a direct impact on patients' recovery and quality of life. No two days are the same, and you'll play a vital role in helping patients achieve their rehabilitation goals while delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about rehabilitation, enjoys working collaboratively, and is committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care. In return, you'll benefit from a welcoming team, opportunities for professional development, and the satisfaction of seeing the positive difference your care makes every day.

If you're ready for a rewarding new challenge and want to be part of a team that puts patients at the heart of everything we do, we'd love to hear from you.

Please Note :- This post is predominantly nights.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Registered Nurse, you will provide safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care to patients within our Intermediate Care Unit, supporting them through their rehabilitation, recovery, and reablement journey.

You will complete holistic assessments, develop and review personalised care plans, and work with patients to promote independence and achieve their individual goals.

You will deliver a high standard of clinical care, including medication administration, monitoring patient progress, recognising changes in clinical condition, and escalating concerns appropriately. You will support safe admissions and discharges, ensuring patients receive coordinated care throughout their stay.

Working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to a positive, recovery-focused environment, working closely with patients, families, carers, and colleagues to deliver person-centred care. You will advocate for patients, promote dignity, choice, and independence, and ensure their individual needs and preferences remain at the heart of everything we do.

You will play a key role in supporting patients with chronic disease management, promoting self-management where appropriate, monitoring long-term conditions, recognising changes in health status, and contributing to proactive care planning to optimise health outcomes and prevent avoidable deterioration or hospital admission.

Job description

A dynamic dedicated nurse is required to compliment our current team of staff within our intermediate care bed base. Providing rehabilitation for both step down and step up patients you need to have a good all round skill set to support the needs of these patients.

Working as part of a dedicated integrated health and social care team you will develop a variety of skills. A foundation of basic nursing skills is required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensuring a high standard of care with intermediate care bed based facility.

Liaises with the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse to ensure information in relation to patient care/changes to care plan and the continuity of care.

Provides mentoring, teaching and assessing to support staff.

Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery in the intermediate care facility.

Clinical

Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse.

Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC.

Attend a multi-disciplinary case conference as the named nurse if appropriate.

To communicate and collaborate with other members of the Integrated Intermediate Care Team, PHCT, voluntary and statutory organisations to support individual patient care.

To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and carers in complex and potentially challenging situations.

To competently perform clinical skills related to the post.

To be professionally responsible for delegated visits under the supervision of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse

To work without direct supervision.

Managerial

To be responsible for work allocations of support staff.

To complete monthly supervisions for support staff.

To be responsible for organising and prioritising own caseload.

Clinical Governance

Support clinical supervision within the team.

Maintain professional portfolio that demonstrates evidence of on-going professional development.

Ensure that practice is evidence based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature.

Maintain clinical standards through reflective practice and clinical supervision.

Adhere to the NMC Standards: - Professional Code of Conduct, Scope of Professional Practice, Administrations of Medicines, Records and Record Keeping.

Identify any limitations/gaps in professional or clinical knowledge.

Contribute to the development of and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own area of work.

Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.

Teaching and Learning

Act as a mentor for pre-registration nursing students.

Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and assessing members of the team including nursing assistants.

Undertake mandatory in-house training and other training that supports the role.

Access clinical supervision.

Undertake training that is specific to the post.

Teaching of patients / carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain their optimum level of independence.

Personal Issue

Participate in the Appraisal and PDP process.

To adhere to all Trust Policies.

Report sickness and other absences to the identified administrator.

To provide accurate, timely information to the identified administrator regarding annual leave, expenses and study leave.

Supply required activity data related to patient care.

Please see full Job Description and Person Specification attached.

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