Job overview
Are you a Registered Nursing Associate? Looking to venture into the community setting? If so, then the City District Nursing Team have a new and exciting opportunity for you.
The team is currently recruiting a band 4 Registered Nursing Associate to join our supportive and dedicated team. We are a supportive and hard-working team, providing care and support to patients in their own homes.
We work closely with a wide range of multi-disciplinary teams, including GP's, Palliative Care Nurses, Therapy Teams, and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
You will be equipped for mobile working and will be provided with a laptop and smartphone, meaning that you will have access to patient data and are able to complete patient documentation and paperwork in real-time.
We would welcome applications from experienced and newly qualified Nursing Associates. You will be supported within the role, to achieve all clinical competencies within your professional scope of practice, through our Integrated Care Academy.
The district nursing service operates between the hours of 8am-8pm and the post holder will be required to work shifts between 8am-8pm, including weekends.
Main duties of the job
Our aim is to provide treatment and support to patients in their own homes. Whilst undertaking an holistic nursing assessment, we aim to encourage patients to remain as independent as possible, in order to prevent hospital admissions.
Due to the nature of this role, the ability to meet the travel requirements of the post are essential.
Main duties of this role include, but are not limited to;
- Medication Administration
- Wound Care
- Insulin administration
- Catheterisation & Catheter Management
- Pressure Area Care
- Venepuncture
- Removal of clips/sutures
- Leg ulcer management
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view the Job description and person specification attached to this vacancy in the supporting documents.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in prioritising own workload
- Experience in working without direct supervision
Desirable
- Previous experience as a Healthcare Support Worker involved in direct patient care in a care environment
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree Nursing Associate qualification
- NMC Nursing Associate registration
- GCSE English (grade A-C) or equivalent
- GCSE Maths (grade A-C) or equivalent
Desirable
- IT qualifications
- Assessor qualification
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats with patients, relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Computer literate with applications such as work/Microsoft office including email
- Able to support and reassure patients/carers in distress
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This advert is for Registered Nursing Associate with Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Nursing associate role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata, with enhancements for out of hours working. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Jul 2026.
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