Nursing Associate

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Nursing Associate for its Emergency Assessment Unit in Manchester. The role involves assessing and monitoring patients in collaboration with a diverse team. Candidates should have experience in urgent care and a passion for holistic patient care. This position offers a competitive benefits package and flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Fantastic annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience in an Urgent/Emergency Care setting.
• Ability to work independently under Registered Nurses.
• Comprehensive knowledge across the lifespan.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to ongoing assessment of patients.
• Provide and monitor care in line with service pathways.
• Work alongside a diverse multi-professional team.

Skills

Holistic and person-centred care

Monitoring health needs

Team collaboration

Job description

Role Summary

Do you have a passion for Urgent and Emergency Care? Are you interested in caring for adults? Do you have experience in working in an Urgent/Emergency Care setting? If so, we are currently looking to recruit a Nursing Associate to join our team on a busy Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) and we'd love to hear from you!

EAU is an innovative service that cares for approximately 60,000 patients a year who are acutely unwell. Two days are never the same.

Team and Responsibilities

You will work alongside our multi‑skilled diverse team that consists of Advanced and Emergency Practitioners, Consultants, Registered Nurses and support staff. The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi‑professional team and the Registered Nurse contributing to the ongoing assessment of patients, providing and monitoring care in line with the service pathways and as agreed with supervising clinician(s). They will monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the multi‑professional team.

Candidate Profile

The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan, providing holistic and person‑centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The Nursing Associate will help bridge the gap between Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses by working independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working in the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Values

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Fantastic annual leave allowance
• Flexible working opportunities
• Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

About the Trust

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care.

Recruitment Information

Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities and beliefs. We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex‑personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected] Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployment has been identified. For fixed‑term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed‑term contracts will be offered to external (non‑NHS) applicants. The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.