About this role
Job summary
Looking for an exciting new opportunity in Intermediate Care?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Nursing Associate with a passion for providing excellence within patient care, to join our friendly Nursing team at Newton Community Hospital.
The successful candidate will form part of the clinical team, reporting to an identified healthcare professional.
As a Nursing Associates in Intermediate care you will be equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC Code: Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
Candidates must be available to work all required shifts over 24 hours 7 days period including but not limited to earlies, lates and nights on a rotational basis.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
Main duties of the job
Newton Intermediate Care Unit is a 30 bedded facility based at Newton Community Hospital. This role and will expose you to new experience; working within a multidisciplinary environment providing sub-acute medical care and rehabilitation. You will have responsibility as a Band 5 Staff nurse working on a rotational basis.
As an important part of the team, you will be expected to work both independently and alongside your colleagues to provide the highest level of patient care.
Intermediate care experience would be beneficial
If you are the individual for this role and are also flexible, supportive and ready for an exciting new experience please apply.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 11th November 2026
Closing date: 20th November 2026
Shortlisting date: 23rd November 2026
Interview date: 30th November, 2026
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Unfortunately, due to the closure of the Immigration Salary List and current sponsorship restrictions, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this post. Candidates must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship. Regrettably, applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register with a Foundation Degree in a Nursing Associate programme
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English / GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English / Skills Level 2 Maths and English equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team, and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Evidence of working effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Evidence of taking part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Understand requirements for NMC professional revalidation
- Understand and acts in accordance with NMC professional standards for practice contained within the Code
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Understanding of evidence-based practice
- Experience of providing, receiving, interpreting and using complex, sensitive information
- Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and well-being (Making Every Contact Count)
Desirable
- Experience of the speciality area
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise workload according to patient need
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Ability to maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping; ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
- Intermediate IT skills
- Ability to demonstrate working on own initiative within set boundaries
- Able to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to support, supervise, asses and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting
- Ability to evaluate, act upon and report appropriately a range of clinical values when recording patient's vital signs
- Ability to carry out manual handling tasks in relation to direct patient care requirements
- Ability to deal with emerging issues in a calm and effective manner
Our Values
Essential
- We are Kind
- We are Open
- We are Inclusive
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Newton Community Hospital
Bradlegh Road
Newton le Willows
WA12 8RB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)