# Nursing Associate

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-associate/3bab56fe-c48d-405b-903e-f16932fac604
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-associate/3bab56fe-c48d-405b-903e-f16932fac604.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Emergency/Out of Hours Dental Services
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nursing associate
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £27,485 - £30,162 per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (3 weekend days per month with week days off in lieu)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-05T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-21T09:30:51.364Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Rickmansworth/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Nursing_Associate/Nursing_Associate-v8308983
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8308983?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you a qualified Nursing Associate looking to develop your skills within a supportive community team? This is an exciting time to join our Community Nursing Service in Hertfordshire.

We are seeking a qualified Band 4 Nursing Associate to work 30 hours per week, delivering high-quality care to people in their own homes and local communities.

We are developing new community pathways to support more care in people’s homes. Through the CLCH Academy, you will have access to a range of learning and development opportunities. You will be supported by Professional Development Nurses and your Team Leader to build the knowledge and competencies needed for your role. We have a strong track record of supporting Registered Nursing Associates to complete the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Programme.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing safe, compassionate and effective care. Strong communication skills, adaptability and a commitment to treating patients with dignity and respect are essential.

We welcome applications from people who:

- Are committed to person-centred care
- Work collaboratively and communicate effectively
- Are motivated to learn and develop
- Contribute to continuous improvement and high-quality care

As this is a home visiting service, you will need to travel between locations. A driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes are essential, unless reasonable adjustments apply under the Equality Act 2010.

### Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities of this role include:

- Providing high-quality, evidence-based nursing care for an allocated group of patients.
- Acting as an accountable nursing professional, practising in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Proficiency.
- Recognising and working within the scope of your competence, seeking support and guidance when required.
- Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver effective, patient-centred care and make efficient use of resources.
- Contributing to the delivery of safe, high-quality care while supporting the wider nursing team.
- Undertaking a range of clinical procedures and interventions appropriate to the role.

In this rewarding role, you will work closely with patients, community nursing colleagues, GP practices, and wider multidisciplinary teams.

The role includes participation in a weekend rota, typically involving three weekend days within a four-week roster cycle.

Applicants must hold a relevant Nursing Associate qualification. Experience in a community setting would be beneficial but is not essential.

In your application, please demonstrate:

- Your clinical skills, knowledge, and experience.
- Your ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- A commitment to learning, development, and delivering high-quality patient care.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience of working within a health / care setting in the field of area applied for
- Relevant experience of working self-directed or as part of a team.
- Evidence of continuing professional development

### Key Attributes

**Essential**

- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) (dependent on borough)

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nursing Associate with current UK NMC registration
- Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
- GCSEs Grade 9 - 4 in Maths and English or equivalent
- Care Certificate

### Skills & Knowledge

**Essential**

- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to service development
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within the Code
- Relevant clinical skills in the area of work
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal, non- verbal communication) with patients/relatives, carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice when needed
- Ability to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
- Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to an appropriate registered health or care professiona
- Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- IT awareness and ability to use NHS systems
- Ability to support, supervise and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.

## Documents

- [clch trust values (pdf, 893.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10629093)
- [oh functional requirements (pdf, 80.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10629092)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 616.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10629091)

## 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.
