# Registered Nursing Associate > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nursing-associate/96030a26-d753-4f98-b418-9b421bf0eaea - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nursing-associate/96030a26-d753-4f98-b418-9b421bf0eaea.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hollins Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nursing associate - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T13:50:38.066Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Knowsley/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Care/Community_Care-v8375508 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8375508?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Knowsley Treatment Rooms are looking to recruit a full time permanent Band 4 Nursing associate to join our team. In return we offer the opportunity to be part of an exciting, challenging and developing service, with the ability to work autonomously within a robust framework of regular support, supervision and training opportunities.The person we will choose must have experience in either a treatment room setting or worked with a district nursing team The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi professional team and the Registered Nurse to assess, plan, organise and deliver clinical care in line with service and patient needs, as agreed with supervising clinicians. Nursing Associates are accountable professionals who are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a Nursing Associate and will work to a nationally recognised Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct. They must meet the NMC standards of proficiency and recognise and work within the limits of their competency. ### Main duties of the job Wound care Administering injections Performing Dopplers Applying Compression bandages Ear irrigation Removal of sutures/clips ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise - Intermediate IT skills - Evidence of continuous professional development **Desirable** - Skills in audit and improvement methodology or willing to undertake ### 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 may contribute to service development - Understanding of evidence based practice - Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice as outlined in the Code - Ability to communicate effectively with members of the public and health and care providers - Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional - Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing (Making Every Contact Count) ### Experience **Essential** - Ability to work effectively as a team member under appropriate supervision - Ability to work independently and to use own initiative as appropriate and as part of a multi-disciplinary team - Ability to deal with non routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact - Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate - Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities **Desirable** - Evidence of improvement in support / development of less experienced staff - Evidence of recent work based learning or self directed learning ### Qualifications **Essential** - Nursing Associate Foundation Degree from an approved programme - NMC Registered as a Nursing Associate **Desirable** - Additional post registration qualification relevant to field of practice ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 443.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10709303) - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [oh risk assessment (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10703703) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 281.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) - [guidance for applicants: using ai to support your application (pdf, 92.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3044) ## 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.