Nursing Associate

NSFT; Norwich; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house & external training

Career progression

27 to 33 days annual leave + bank hols

NHS discounts

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Band 4 Nurse Associate to join acute wards at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich. You will be part of a strong, supportive team focused on recovery and patient-centred care.

The role involves working across shift patterns, including long day and night rotations, with supervision and opportunities for professional development within a multidisciplinary team. Permanent contract, full-time with flexible working.

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate – on the NMC Register.
• Care Certificate.
• Experience in NHS healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Assessments, risk management and care planning.
• Coordinate care delivery with Registered Nurses.
• Support service users throughout recovery journey.
• Work unsociable hours including weekends/bank holidays.

Skills

Team player

MDT collaboration

Professional role model

Education

NMC Registered Nursing Associate

Care Certificate

Job description

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (working long day and night shift pattern) Job ref 246-CEN8314442

Site Acute wards, Hellesdon Hospital Town Norwich Salary £28,392 - £31,157 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Nurse Associate to join our acute wards at Hellesdon Hospital.

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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:

• 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)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate – on the NMC Register
• Care Certificate

Experience

• Understanding the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing – “Making every Contact Count”
• Previous experience of working in an NHS health care setting
• Experience of working in other NHS settings

Skills

• Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of the MDT
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the work load and individual SU contact
• Be an effective role model

Other

• Ability to move between Trust sites as required by the needs of the service
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to take part in clinical supervision and reflective practice

Knowledge

• Understanding of the scope and the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
• Understanding of evidence based practice

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

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.