# Nursing Associate > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-associate/2c20ff17-1a4f-4153-ae80-830743be16ee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-associate/2c20ff17-1a4f-4153-ae80-830743be16ee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Blyth Community Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nursing associate - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: shift patterns includes occasional Saturdays and late shift finishing at 7.30 pm - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (shift patterns includes occasional Saturdays and late shift finishing at 7.30 pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T15:11:49.828Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Blyth/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community/Community-v8257759 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8257759?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about promoting sexual health, reducing health inequalities and delivering non‑judgemental, person‑centred care? Join our Sexual Health Service as a Nursing Associate and play a vital role in supporting people to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing. We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Registered Nursing Associate (RNA) to join our team, supporting the delivery of BBV/HIV services and assisting with vasectomy procedures. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist service, providing high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and a compassionate, non-judgemental approach, with the ability to build positive relationships and support vulnerable patients with dignity, empathy, and respect. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. ### Main duties of the job Working within a friendly, specialist sexual health team, you’ll support the delivery of confidential, compassionate care across a range of clinics and community settings. You’ll work closely with registered nurses, doctors and the wider team to provide safe, inclusive and high‑quality sexual health services. - Supporting patients accessing STI testing and treatment, and health promotion - Delivering person‑centred care with empathy, discretion and respect - Undertaking agreed clinical procedures within your scope of practice - Promoting health, prevention and informed choice - Contributing to a welcoming, inclusive service for people from all backgrounds - Support the service with managing results / Partner notification - Assisting doctors in minor surgery vasectomy clinics. What we’re looking for - NMC‑registered Nursing Associate - A compassionate, open and non‑judgemental approach - Excellent communication skills and commitment to confidentiality - Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team - Enthusiasm for learning and developing within sexual health ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities As a Nursing Associate within the Sexual Health Service, you will play a key role in delivering high‑quality, confidential and inclusive care to people accessing sexual health services across clinic and community settings. Working under the direction of a specialist BBV/HIV nurse and alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will support the assessment, planning and delivery of care for individuals with a wide range of sexual health needs, ensuring care is compassionate, non‑judgemental and person‑centred at all times. The role includes undertaking agreed clinical tasks and procedures within your scope of practice, supporting STI testing and treatment pathways, contraception services, health promotion and prevention work, and providing clear, sensitive information to service users and their partners. You will contribute to safeguarding, risk assessment and escalation processes, maintain accurate clinical records, and support patients from initial contact through to follow‑up and discharge. You will also promote equality, diversity and inclusion, recognising and responding to the needs of people from a wide range of backgrounds and communities. As part of the team, you will support service development and quality improvement, act as a positive role model for learners and support staff, and demonstrate a commitment to professional development, reflective practice and the values of the Trust If you want a role that combines clinical skill, health promotion and meaningful patient relationships, we’d love to hear from you. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - For posts in the community: It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team - Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information **Desirable** - Experience in a health care setting - Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools - Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods ### Qualifications / Professional Registration **Essential** - Live NMC Nursing Associate Registration - Nursing Associate Foundation Degree qualification - GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent **Desirable** - Qualification in assessment, supervision and teaching in clinical practice ## Documents - [trust compact (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3037) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2867) - [nur1246-nursing associate (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10585190) - [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1899) ## 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.