The closing date is 13 November 2025
Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year pro rata
Job summary
Do you have a passion for Urgent and Emergency Care? Are you interested in caring for both adults & children?
If so, we are currently looking to recruit a Nursing Associate to join our busy Urgent Treatment Centre at Rochdale infirmary and we’d love to hear from you!
The UTC is an innovative service that cares for approximately 60,000 patients a year and approximately a third of the service users are children.
You will work alongside our multi skilled diverse team that consists of Advanced and Emergency Practitioners, GP’s, Registered Nurses and support staff.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi professional team and the Registered Nurse contributing to the ongoing assessment of patients. Providing and monitoring care in line with the service pathways and as agreed with supervising clinician(s). They will monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the multi-professional team.
The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan , providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The Nurse Associate will help bridge the gap between Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses by working independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses , working in the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.
Registration
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
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
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- 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
- 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
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Previous experience of working in an Urgent/Emergency Care setting
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).