Nursing Associate

Oxleas; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Nursing Associate (Band 4) to join our Rapid Response Team in London. The role is permanent, full-time (37.5 hours) and involves delivering care plans, carrying out assessments, and coordinating with the wider team to respond to urgent community needs.

You will work autonomously and with colleagues, using your interpersonal and communication skills to support patients and carers, while maintaining high standards of record keeping and

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate with NMC registration.
• Completed Nursing Associate programme.
• Driver's license (car driver) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver delegated assessment responsibility and care plans under supervision.
• Participate in delivering complex care as prescribed by a registered clinician.
• Plan and document patient progress on Trust information systems.
• Maintain accurate and current records in line with professional codes.
• Evaluate patient progress and discuss with senior clinicians in MDT settings.
• Demonstrate use of equipment to maximise patient independence.
• Educate patients and carers to promote self-care and independence.
• Contribute to team/service development to improve patient care.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

NMC registration

Completed NA Programme

Car Driver

Job description

Main area Adult Community Physical Health Services Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mixed shift pattern Mon-Sunday 8-4 -12-8 1 in 4 weekends) Job ref 277-8238707-CPH

Site 181 Goldie Leigh Town London Salary £33,262 - £36,027 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 28/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

Nursing Associate , Band 4

Permanent - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post***

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Nursing Associate (Band 4) to join our Rapid Response Team, (RRT) based within our Adult Physical Community Health Services, based at Goldie Leigh Abbey Wood London SE2 0AS. Bexley Adult Community Physical Health Services is part of Oxleas Foundation Trust .

RRT is an integrated health and social care team and is part of the NHSE Urgent Community Response initiative, the team provides an urgent response to patients experiencing a health or social care crisis, this is an exciting time to join the team, which has expanded to include a face-to-face response within 2 hours, falls pick up and virtual ward elements to the service.

You should be a committed, highly motivated, and forward-thinking individual who should be able to work autonomously, and as part of a team. You must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a flexible approach and be able to demonstrate your ability to prioritise and organise your work

RRT offers a friendly, supportive, innovation and progressive environment; we are truly passionate about developing your career.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will accept delegated assessment responsibility, delivering individual plans of care to meet the immediate needs and on-going needs of the service users and their carers

To participate in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the registered healthcare professional

Plan and document the patients’ progress on the Trust’s information systems

To maintain a professional standard of record keeping which is accurate and current, in line with professional codes, service standards and team specific requirements

To evaluate patient progress and discuss with senior clinicians through feedback discussions and multi-disciplinary meetings

To teach and demonstrate the correct use of equipment to optimise patients’ functional ability and independence.

To teach and demonstrate elements of self-care to patients and their carers so that the patients’ independence is maximised

To contribute to the team and service development, identifying opportunities to improve service delivery in order to provide best patient care in relation to resources available and evidenced-based practice, with the assistance of the registered nurses and other healthcare professionals

Ability to identify/manage and take action to minimise or eradicate risk to patients

Ensure safe, appropriate and effective provision and demonstration of stock equipment

The post holder may be required to work across sites on a planned basis and in community when responding to urgent community referrals.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

We Listen

We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To have knowledge of specific physical, emotional, physiological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of patients and their carers, taking these into account and under direction of the registered health professional, implement appropriate action to meet those needs

Manage priorities as delegated by the registered nurse/ therapist

To undertake other duties commensurate with the banding of this post in agreement with the relevant line manager

To accept delegated assessment responsibility, delivering individual plans of care to meet the immediate needs and on-going needs of the service users and their carers

To participate in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the registered healthcare professional

Plan and document the patients’ progress on the Trust’s information systems

You will have experience of the use of various IT applications including Microsoft

Knowledge of personal health and safety responsibilities is essential

To maintain a professional standard of record keeping which is accurate and current, in line with professional codes, service standards and team specific requirements

To evaluate patient progress and discuss with senior clinicians through feedback discussions and multi-disciplinary meetings

To teach and demonstrate the correct use of equipment to optimise patients’ functional ability and independence

To teach and demonstrate elements of self-care to patients and their carers so that the patients’ independence is maximised

To contribute to the team and service development, identifying opportunities to improve service delivery in order to provide best patient care in relation to resources available and evidenced-based practice, with the assistance of the registered nurses and other healthcare professionals

Ability to identify/manage and take action to minimise or eradicate risk to patients

Ensure safe, appropriate and effective provision and demonstration of stock equipment

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• completed NA Programme
• Car Driver
• NHS experience
• Community Experience

Experience

• Minimum 2 years in care setting

Experience

• 2 years of health care experience
• Experience of clinical skills

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

If you have declared you are part of the armed forces community, you may be asked to provide evidence during the recruitment process. If you misrepresent this information, your offer may be withdrawn. For Armed Forces specific support, see our webpage: https://oxleas.nhs.uk/armed-forces-community/

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

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