# Nursing Associate - Band 4 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-associate-band-4/f882348b-4e02-4b22-907f-e226b7910e2c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-associate-band-4/f882348b-4e02-4b22-907f-e226b7910e2c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nursing associate - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 per annum Inc HCA - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term for 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-16T12:51:58.043Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Newham/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8087463 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8087463?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview You will be a registered Nursing Associate and keen to work in community health as part of a district nursing team.  You will be caring for mainly housebound patients in Newham and working a shift pattern Monday to Sunday (early shift is 8am - 4pm, late shift is 12pm - 8pm or long days 08am - 8pm). You will receive full competency training during your induction, preceptorship (if you are newly qualified), monthly supervision and yearly appraisal.  You will also have the opportunity to apply for a secondment to a registered nurse training programme. You should be highly skilled in delivering compassionate care and reflective practice to ensure that your skills and knowledge are constantly updated. ### Main duties of the job We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic person who has excellent communication, IT literate and problem solving skills alongside a passion for patient centered care. Your main duties will include medication management, including insulin, wound care, pressure ulcer care, management of vital signs and nutritional status of patients, catheter care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a more detailed job description and person specification please see attached JD & PS. For contact details please see below. ## Job Details You will be a registered Nursing Associate and keen to work in community health as part of a district nursing team. You will be caring for mainly housebound patients in Newham and working a shift pattern Monday to Sunday (early shift is 8am - 4pm, late shift is 12pm - 8pm or long days 08am - 8pm). You will receive full competency training during your induction, preceptorship (if you are newly qualified), monthly supervision and yearly appraisal. You will also have the opportunity to apply for a secondment to a registered nurse training programme. You should be highly skilled in delivering compassionate care and reflective practice to ensure that your skills and knowledge are constantly updated. ## Job Description We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic person who has excellent communication, IT literate and problem solving skills alongside a passion for patient centered care. Your main duties will include medication management, including insulin, wound care, pressure ulcer care, management of vital signs and nutritional status of patients, catheter care. ## Responsibilities For a more detailed job description and person specification please see attached JD & PS. For contact details please see below. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Car Driver - Motivated to providing the highest standards of care in a changing service - Able to work on an internal rotation shift basis and flexible working - Awareness of equal opportunities in the workplace - Able to work within the accountability framework Personal Integrity ### Experience **Essential** - Work experience relevant to the post - Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour - Working within a multidisciplinary team environment - Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice - Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate - Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information ### Knowledge and Skills **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 - Good verbal and written communication skills - Ability to assess, plan, implement and monitor care ### Education/ Qualification/ Training **Essential** - NMC Registered Nursing Associate - Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification - GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent **Desirable** - Community experience ## Documents - [elft strategy (pdf, 153.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1708) - [band 4 nursing (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10380398) - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.