Nurse Associate

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive healthcare organization in Frimley is seeking a Nurse Associate to join their dedicated trauma and orthopaedic nursing team. The role involves providing high-quality, patient-centered care, supporting Team Nursing, and mentoring new care assistants. Candidates should be NMC registered with strong communication and organizational skills. The organization is committed to professional development and maintaining a healthy work-life balance while ensuring exceptional patient experiences.

Benefits

First-class development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Commitment to sustainability and well-being

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Associate with NMC registration.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to support and supervise other healthcare workers.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent patient care prioritizing patients' needs.
• Support implementation of Team Nursing.
• Mentor new care assistants during the Care Certificate.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

IT knowledge (e.g., Word and Excel)

Education

Registered nursing associate on the NMC register

GCSE grade A-C

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Associate to join our dedicated and compassionate nursing team in Trauma & Orthopaedics as permanent and secondment post. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is committed to delivering safe, high-quality, and person‑centred care.

As a valued member of our team, you will play a key role in supporting the implementation of Team Nursing, taking responsibility for your allocated patients and ensuring care is delivered to the highest standard.

About You

• You will be a Registered Nurse Associate (NMC registered).
• You will have excellent communication and organisational skills.
• You will be a team player, flexible in your approach, and able to work effectively in a busy environment.
• You will have a passion for delivering exceptional care and supporting others to achieve the same.

If you are committed to making a difference to patient care and would like to develop your skills within a supportive and forward‑thinking team, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Providing excellent patient care and ensuring that patients always come first.
• Undertaking a range of delegated clinical care duties within your level of competency, acting on your own initiative to deliver agreed care plans.
• Supporting the implementation and maintenance of Team Nursing within the clinical area.
• Accurately recording and reflecting care provided in the electronic patient record system (EPIC).
• Mentoring and supporting new care assistants as they complete the Care Certificate.
• Ensuring patients receive compassionate, high‑quality care and an excellent patient experience, with respect for their customs, religious beliefs, and personal preferences.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work‑life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered nursing associate on the NMC register.
• GCSE grade A‑C.

Desirable criteria

• Level 3 Health related qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of involvement in support / development of less experienced staff.

Skills

Essential criteria

• IT knowledge e.g. Word and Excel.
• Communication skills.
• Ability to organise and prioritise.
• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation.
• Ability to deal with nonroutine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact.

Desirable criteria

• Practice Supervisor and Assessor Preparation.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand‑new £100m state‑of‑the‑art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future‑proofed, featuring on‑site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

>Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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