Nursing Associate

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Home electronics schemes

Working carers support

Carer-friendly policies

Job summary

The Burn Centre at Pinderfields is recruiting a full-time Band 4 Nursing Associate to join the Burns Ambulatory Care Unit. You will assist with wound dressings and prepare patients for theatre, working alongside a Registered Nurse within a busy MDT environment.

You will rotate across Burn Centre areas as needed, delivering patient-centred care, safeguarding, and education on wound care and rehabilitation while contributing to high‑quality care for a population across Wakefield and surrounding

Qualifications

• Band 4 Nursing Associate delivering wound care in ambulatory settings.
• Work under supervision of a Registered Nurse in a busy burns unit.
• Commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care per local protocols.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, compassionate care in the Burns Ambulatory Care Service.
• Perform burn wound assessments and dressing changes following care plans.
• Provide care and education to patients and families on wound care and rehabilitation.
• Rotate to Burn Centre areas to support complex cases under supervision.
• Work with MDT to ensure timely assessment and intervention.
• Recognise safeguarding concerns and escalate promptly per policy.
• Support patients’ preparation for theatre and follow-up appointments.

Skills

Wound dressings

Ambulatory care

Patient-centred care

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Safeguarding awareness

Education

Nursing Associate qualification

Job description

The Burn Centre at Pinderfields provides specialist care to patients who have sustained thermal injury or skin loss disorders. We are a regional centre of excellence and part of the Northern Burn Care Operational Delivery Network. We receive referrals from across Yorkshire, Humber and North Lincolnshire and cover a geographical catchment population of approximately 5 million. The centre includes a 7 bedded in-patient area of which 2 are dedicated burn ICU beds. We have a busy ambulatory care unit and also provide an outreach service to patients across the region. We are looking to appoint a full time band 4 Nursing Associate to work in the busy burn ambulatory care unit. This exciting role is to support the smooth running of the ambulatory care area, assisting with wound dressings and preparing patients for theatre. It is to work alongside the Registered Nurse assigned to the area who will be responsible for assessing all new patients, as well as seeing all patients who require follow up clinic appointments. On occasion, you may be asked to work in the other areas of the department (burn centre, out-reach or paediatrics). If successful, you will work closely with the multidisciplinary team in a supportive environment to deliver high quality care in accordance with the National Standards for Provision and Outcomes in Adult and Paediatric Burn Care (British Burn Association, 2023).,

• Deliver high-quality, compassionate care to patients attending the Burns Ambulatory Care Service, working within the scope of the Nursing Associate role under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Perform burn wound assessments and dressing changes, following agreed care plans, clinical guidelines, and local protocols, escalating concerns appropriately to the Registered Nurse.
• Provide care and support for patients with a variety of burn injuries, ensuring individualised, patient-centred care that promotes healing, comfort, and wellbeing.
• Maintain and develop clinical competence by undertaking occasional rotations within the Burn Centre, supporting the care of patients with more complex and extensive burn injuries under appropriate supervision.
• Work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), ensuring patients receive timely assessment and intervention from the medical team, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, and other relevant healthcare professionals.
• Recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns in both adults and children, following Trust safeguarding policies and escalating concerns promptly through the appropriate channels.
• Provide patients and their families with education and support regarding wound care, scar management, rehabilitation, and ongoing recovery, reinforcing advice provided by the wider clinical team.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to review the full requirements

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

• NHS pension plan
• a generous holiday allowance
• employee health and wellbeing services
• extensive benefits and support
• onsite nurseries
• childcare vouchers
• home electronics schemes
• working carers support
• carer-friendly policies

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.