About this role
Job summary
Working Full or Part time hours
An exciting opportunity to expand the current Emergency Nurse Practitioner Team has arisen at Countess of Chester Hospital.
We welcome applications from experienced ENP's or those currently working towards obtaining ENP certification. Additionally, we encourage applications from candidates with at least 2 years Urgent and Emergency care experience with a desire to professionally develop and expand your clinical practice and skills. We will give you the opportunity to train as an ENP at an accredited university and will support and guide you in the process to become a Band 7 ENP.
The post will be at Band 6/7 depending on qualifications/experience.
We have a dedicated Urgent Treatment Centre located within the Same Day Emergency Care building, located and linked with the Emergency Department, you will work alongside experienced ENP's & GP'S and work closely with the ED.
The successful applicant/s will also ensure that high quality patient care is maintained by autonomously making / maintaining clinical decisions and treatment plans to manage minor injury, whilst engaging within the excellent ethos of multidisciplinary working to ensure effective and efficient patient care.
If you are an innovative, enthusiastic and dynamic Registered Nurse who enjoys the daily challenges of working in an urgent and emergency care environment as part of a supportive caring and friendly team, then this is the opportunity for you.
Main duties of the job
The post/s are an excellent opportunity to join the Urgent Treatment Centre team which is in a stage of additional investment, and work within the healthcare system of a busy district general hospital.
Please see relevant Job description for specifics.
About us
The Trust's services are provided from three locations:
o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.
The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery
Job description Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualification Essential
Registered Nurse on NMC Register Relevant clinical skills to support clinical practice. Educated to degree level or equivalent experience Willingness to participate in CPD Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
Desirable
Minimum of 2 years' experience in a UEC setting Evidence of university accredited qualification in minor injury/illness care (essential for band 7) Trained in Advanced Life Support (Adult and Paediatric) MTS triage trained
Knowledge and experience Essential
Excellent clinical reasoning /clinical decision making Demonstrable experience of complex decision making Good knowledge of national and local targets, NICE Guidelines and policies applicable to urgent and emergency care Experience of multi- professional working Experience of managing patients with minor presentations
Desirable
Experience of managing patients with minor presentations Experience of undertaking clinical audit and effecting change Knowledge of developments in the NHS Clinical knowledge of the assessment and management required for patients with minor injury and/or illness presentations
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)