Staff Nurse/ ODP Enhanced Care Unit (ECU) inWrightington inWrightington PUBLISHED 5 JUN 2024

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas.
Enhanced Care Unit (ECU) - Registered Nurse post is for 36 hours per week

. 24/7 service working days and nights.


There is an exciting Opportunity available at Wrightington Hospital (Centre of Excellence) for you to join a highly motivated, multi-disciplinary team delivering quality patient centred care and patient safety throughout the patient pathway.

We are seeking an exceptional individual who has energy, commitment and enthusiasm to apply for this exciting post within our Enhanced Care Unit and have the ambition and desire to develop your skills within such an environment The Enhanced Care unit consists of 6 beds which are utilised flexibly to care for level 1 and 2 patients following surgery.


Evidence of qualifications listed in the person spec will be requested at interview and during compliance checks.


  • Acting as a catalyst in questioning expert professional knowledge within the team influencing application of theory in practice.
  • Identifying, maintaining, evaluating and improving the quality of care through application of evidence based practice within the clinical area.
  • Developing sound clinical skills and competency within their defined field working without direct supervision to ensure the application of professional standards in all aspects of care delivery within the clinical environment.
  • Demonstrating awareness of the appropriateness of transferable skills when providing individualised high quality patient care


Choose Well – Choose WWL


Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrea Kelly Job title: Ward Manager Email address: Telephone number:
Enhanced Care Unit (ECU) - Registered Nurse post is for 36 hours per week

. 24/7 service working days and nights.

There is an exciting Opportunity available at Wrightington Hospital (Centre of Excellence) for you to join a highly motivated, multi-disciplinary team delivering quality patient centred care and patient safety throughout the patient pathway.

We are seeking an exceptional individual who has energy, commitment and enthusiasm to apply for this exciting post within our Enhanced Care Unit and have the ambition and desire to develop your skills within such an environment The Enhanced Care unit consists of 6 beds which are utilised flexibly to care for level 1 and 2 patients following surgery.

Evidence of qualifications listed in the person spec will be requested at interview and during compliance checks.

  • Acting as a catalyst in questioning expert professional knowledge within the team influencing application of theory in practice.
  • Identifying, maintaining, evaluating and improving the quality of care through application of evidence based practice within the clinical area.
  • Developing sound clinical skills and competency within their defined field working without direct supervision to ensure the application of professional standards in all aspects of care delivery within the clinical environment.
  • Demonstrating awareness of the appropriateness of transferable skills when providing individualised high quality patient care


Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrea Kelly Job title: Ward Manager Email address: Telephone number:


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