# EPOC Registered Nursing Associate Band 4

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Poole
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nursing associate
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time,
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T00:02:27.751Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Surgery/General_Surgery-v8156088
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8156088?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic registered nursing associate looking for your next challenge?

This is an incredibly exciting time in UHD with expansion of services across our sites now underway, including the opening of a new Enhanced Peri-Operative Care unit (EPOC) which will provide enhanced post operative care on the Poole Hospital site. You will provide high quality enhanced peri operative  care for patients on a shift by shift basis.

We are seeking RNAs with a passion for providing excellent patient care with a particular interest in enhanced care to join our new team.

You will be invited to work with the integrated multidisciplinary team and in return we offer a commitment to your professional development through a training programme.

Evidence of managing acutely ill / complex patients in an acute setting including management of the postoperative patient is essential.  We will be working 12 hour shifts, day and night, 365 days of the year and an ability to work this shift pattern is essential.

Please note: The opening of EPOC is currently anticipated to be in  April 2027 . In preparation for this, the start date for this role is anticipated to be February 2027.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Base Location: UHD - Poole Hospital

Interview Date: 13th August 2026

### Main duties of the job

Please note this role requires NMC Registration  if you do not hold this registration/qualification you will not be shortlisted .

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see the associated Job Description and Person Specification.

## Person Specification

### Essential

**Essential**

- NMC registered Nursing Associate
- Foundation Level Degree – Nursing Associate Qualification
- Completion of End Point Assessment for applicants who have undertaken an apprenticeship route

**Desirable**

- Evidence of continuing professional development

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience of working within an acute, urgent or emergency care setting

## Documents

- [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417)
- [uhd epoc band 4 rna job description (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10456348)
- [uhd epoc band 4 person specification (pdf, 163.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10456349)

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