Nurse Associate - Intermediate Care (Newton)
Company: St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Looking for an exciting new opportunity in Intermediate Care?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Nursing Associatewith 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.
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
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
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
This advert closes on Friday 20 Nov 2026
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Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Hours: Full-time Location: Newton le Willows, WA12 8RB Job type: Permanent Posting date: 11 Nov 2026 Closing date: 11 Dec 2026
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