Location
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 gross per annum
Profession
Nursing associate
Grade
Band 4
Deadline
05 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
21 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

10 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Ability to move between Trust sites as required by the needs of the service

  • Other

    Ability to work on own initiative

  • Other

    Ability to take part in clinical supervision and reflective practice

  • Skills

    Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of the MDT

  • Skills

    Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the work load and individual SU contact

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of the scope and the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development

  • Experience

    Understanding the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing – “Making every Contact Count”

  • Experience

    Previous experience of working in an NHS health care setting

  • Qualifications

    Registered Nursing Associate – on the NMC Register

  • Qualifications

    Care Certificate

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Be an effective role model

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of evidence based practice

  • Experience

    Experience of working in other NHS settings

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Nurse Associate to join Sandringham ward Julian Hospital

We are a strong and credible team, with a friendly atmosphere, where productive ideas are welcomed and explored. Are you a highly motivated and passionate about patient care? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Would you like to work in well supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused team? We are looking for innovative and focused practitioners who are determined to make a positive difference to the care of our Service Users. If this feels like you, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for energised individuals who will be excited to be part of something very special. We want creativity, innovative ideas and passion towards providing excellent patient care. If you want to make a difference in people’s lives and change it for the better than we want you to be part of our fantastic team!

Working alongside our Clinical Support Workers and Registered Nurses, you will work a combination of shifts including unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays.

You will be responsible for assessments, risk management, care planning, and co-ordination of care delivery. You will support the Registered Nurses with the day to day activities and provide support to service users throughout their recovery journey.

Working within a well-resourced team, supported with regular supervision and opportunities to work in partnership with health and social care in the wider multi-disciplinary service, we want to develop the role of Nursing Associate to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities including change management projects such as quality improvement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note that applicants for this role require:

A Care certificate or completed within first 12 weeks of start date, or relevant equivalent qualification.

AND

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at Level 5 or Apprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health Level 5.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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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.

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