Nurse Associate/ Assistant Practitioner

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic Nurse Associate or Assistant Practitioner to join our Community Health Care Service in Barking & Dagenham. You will deliver holistic care to patients in their homes and residential care settings, under supervision, within your agreed competency.

You'll work as part of an integrated team, liaising with GPs and other professionals. A valid NMC registration and a full UK driving licence are essential to travel between sites and provide

Qualifications

• Registered nurse associate or assistant practitioner with NMC registration.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary Primary Health Care Team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Car driver with full UK driving licence and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Deliver treatment, advice and teaching within your level of competency.
• Provide holistic care to patients in their homes and residential settings.
• Liaise with GPs, other professionals and agencies; travel between sites as required.
• Work weekends and some bank holidays.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Primary care knowledge

Driving licence

Education

NMC Registration

Job description

Job overview

Nurse Associate/ Assistant Practitioner
Are you looking for a fresh challenge, are you committed to the delivery of high quality patient care and keen to be part of a team where your ideas and opinions are valued, then look no further?

NELFT are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated Nurse Associates/ Assistant Practitioners to complement our skill mix within the CHCS across Barking & Dagenham. The Nurse Associate/ Assistant Practitioners will support with the provision of holistic health care as delegated within own level of agreed competency, to patients, families/Carers in their own homes and residential care homes.

Main duties of the job

The role encompasses treatment, advice and teaching within the professional competence of the post holder and applicants need to demonstrate a commitment to the provision of high quality evidence based care.
The ideal candidate must be a registered nurse associate or assistant practitioner and will work as a member of the integrated community health care team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries. Liaising with GPs, other professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies he/she will deliver individualised care to patients under the supervision of the District Nurse.

Essential criteria for this post include:

• The ability to work as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary Primary Health Care Team,
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of key issues in Primary Care Services
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Car driver essential - Full UK driving licence and access to a car.

Applicants will have NMC Registration and demonstrate the ability to innovate and motivate. Applicants are required to evidence a full UK driving licence and the ability to travel to a variety of sites. This position involves working weekends & some bank holidays.

Working for Us

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by
the best people.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing onengagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Name: Shakira Hayes

Contact Number: 03005551200 extension 57861

Email: [e-mail]