The closing date is 29 January 2026
Salary: 27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum
Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 4 Nursing Associate to join the Adult Community Nursing Team, working flexibly over a seven day period of cover 08:00-20:30 hours. Newly qualified are encouraged to apply.
You should have excellent communication skills as this role is key working within the integrated neighbourhood team of co-located health and social care teams.
Main duties of the job
You will undertake specific patient care within the District Nursing Team as delegated by the Registered Nurse.
You will work as part of the clinical team involved in the planning, developing and evaluation of programmes of care to the practice population and will will carry out clinical skills using evidence based practice and under the support/direction of the registered professional in their area of work.
You will also undertake a range of duties which involve direct service users, with or without direct supervision, instructed by the registered team members.
A full Driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this role.
Professional Registration
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
Desirable
- Has understanding of the community working
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Have effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise
- Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical settin6
- Positive approach to work
- Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
- Open minded, treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect
- Compassionate and caring
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree
- GCSEs Grade C or above in Maths and English Language / New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent
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).