A time-limited Band 5 nursing post on Ward B3 at Halton Hospital, supporting the Community Winter Stepdown Ward for the winter from December 2026 to March 2027. The work centres on rehabilitation and recovery-focused nursing for patients moving on from an acute stay, or those kept out of hospital altogether. After the winter, posts may be redeployed into community nursing teams, subject to service needs, and the role includes seven-day working. Fit depends on current NMC registration as an adult nurse, and visa sponsorship is not available.
What the job involves
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients against individual needs and rehabilitation goals
- Deliver evidence-based care that promotes independence through personalised care planning
- Undertake comprehensive assessments, identify risks and escalation concerns appropriately
- Coordinate patient care and discharge planning with therapists, medical staff and social care colleagues
- Administer medicines safely in line with Trust policy and professional standards
- Keep accurate, contemporaneous patient records
- Educate and support patients and families, including health promotion and discharge planning
- Supervise healthcare assistants, students and junior colleagues, and allocate and check routine tasks where needed
- Act as a patient advocate, ensuring care is delivered with dignity, compassion and respect
- Maintain a safe clinical environment through infection prevention, risk management and safeguarding
- Take part in ward quality improvement initiatives, audits and service development
- Work across the ward's seven-day service and flexibly to meet service demands
Qualifications
- Nursing qualification at level 5/6
Registration & licences
- Active NMC registration as an adult nurse
Experience
- Post-registration nursing experience
Skills & knowledge
- Communicating sensitive or unpleasant information to patients, relatives and carers
- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care
- Verbal, written and digital technology skills
- Range of extended clinical skills with demonstrable clinical knowledge
- Awareness and understanding of intermediate care nursing and pathways of care
Checks & eligibility
- Unrestricted right to work in the UK
Other
- Ability to travel independently across the Trust
- Ability to work flexibly in line with service needs
Nice to have
- Previous community nursing experience
- Experience in intermediate care, or newly qualified with an interest in it
- V100/V150 nurse prescriber qualification
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Audit and research skills
- Venepuncture, wound care and male and female catheterisation skills
- Experience of electronic patient records and IT skills
What’s offered
- Flexible working will be considered for all roles
- Opportunity to gain broader community nursing experience after the winter period, subject to service requirements
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
