Nursing Associate

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Norwich; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Training programmes

Career progression

Annual leave (27–33 days)

Staff physio service

Gym membership

NHS discounts

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Nursing Associate to join a recovery‑focused, well‑supported team. You will work alongside Registered Nurses, participating in assessments and coordinating care delivery to aid service users’ recovery.

Responsibilities include risk management, care planning and supporting day‑to‑day activities. The role offers supervision, opportunities to engage in quality improvement projects, and a commitment to patient‑centred care.

Qualifications

• Innovative and focused practitioner with a passion for patient care.
• Willingness to work unsocial hours, weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Assessments, risk management, care planning and coordinating care delivery.
• Support Registered Nurses with day‑to‑day activities and recovery journey.
• Engage in supervision and contribute to quality improvement projects.

Job description

We are looking for energised individuals who will be excited to be part of something very special. We want creativity, innovative ideas and passion towards providing excellent patient care. If you want to make a difference in people's lives and change it for the better than we want you to be part of our fantastic team! Working alongside our Clinical Support Workers and Registered Nurses, you will work a combination of shifts including unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays. You will be responsible for assessments, risk management, care planning, and co-ordination of care delivery. You will support the Registered Nurses with the day to day activities and provide support to service users throughout their recovery journey. Working within a well‑resourced team, supported with regular supervision and opportunities to work in partnership with health and social care in the wider multi‑disciplinary service, we want to develop the role of Nursing Associate to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities including change management projects such as quality improvement.

We are a strong and credible team, with a friendly atmosphere, where productive ideas are welcomed and explored. Are you a highly motivated and passionate about patient care? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Would you like to work in well supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused team? We are looking for innovative and focused practitioners who are determined to make a positive difference to the care of our Service Users. If this feels like you, we want to hear from you.

Our Trust values of Team, Accountability, Learn and Kind sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.

There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis. We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other. In addition, we also offer the following benefits:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• gym membership
• NHS discounts and many more.