Trainee/Junior Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Chester CH2 1UL

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 ENPâs 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.

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.

The Trustâs services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• 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

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 âessentialâ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer âYESâ to the question: âDo you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?â

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. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.â

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 -

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.