Nursing Associate

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT; Eckington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization in the UK is looking for a Nursing Associate to provide patient-centred care in the community. The role involves delivering high-quality nursing assistance, planning patient care, and working closely with community teams. Candidates should have a Nurse Associate qualification or be working towards it, along with community experience. This position offers professional growth and the chance to make a significant impact on patient wellbeing within the local community.

Qualifications

• Nurse Associate qualification or working towards.
• NMC registration or working towards.
• Experience in community health care is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing care to patients in the community.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care.
• Support junior staff and the Community Nursing team.

Skills

Effective time management

Communication

Understanding of lower limb compression bandaging

Education

Nurse Associate qualification / working towards

NMC registration / working towards

Community experience

Wound Care experience

Lower Limb training

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT – Nursing Associate

The closing date is 06 January 2026

Do you want a new challenge in the community?

Are you keen on learning new skills and becoming an autonomous Nursing Associate who can provide patient‑centred care in the patient's home?

We are a professional, skilled and friendly District Nursing team who work safely with our patients in the North East Derbyshire area. We want to make a difference to our patients lives by providing evidence-based nursing care.

We provide training and education for the successful candidate and are a team that likes to learn together with regular teaching sessions and information sharing to ensure our standards of nursing are high.

There has never been a more exciting time to join DCHS which is one of the largest specialist community NHS providers in the country - one that is also among the very best NHS employers, as voted by its own staff.

So please apply to join our team today!

Main duties of the job

Provide high quality nursing care to our patients in our local community to keep them safe at home, prevent hospital admission and support hospital discharge home.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care in the most efficient and clinically effective way whilst maintaining the patient's privacy and dignity.

Provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high quality care and actively support the Community Nursing team in the management of the health care environment.

Implement/refer to the relevant services as appropriate.

Work closely with the Integrated Community Teams/GP surgeries and local acute Trusts.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education, Qualifications

• Nurse Associate qualification / working towards
• NMC registration / working towards
• Community experience
• Wound Care experience
• Lower Limb training

Experience and Knowledge

• Working in health and or social care environment
• Understanding of factors that influence health and wellbeing
• Following treatment plans
• Risk management and safeguarding
• MDT or integrated team working
• SystmOne experience or other electronic patient documentation system

Skills and Attributes

• Effective time management
• Communication
• Understanding of lower limb compression bandaging

Aptitude and Personal Qualitie

• Team player but able to work alone.
• Flexible and able to use own initiative
• Reliable and professional

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT