Nursing Associate

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days annual leave rising to 33 days

Staff benefits

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Nursing Associate to join the Emergency Department, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients with urgent and emergency needs. You will work under Registered Nurses, perform clinical observations, support patient flow and contribute to timely, compassionate care.

You will maintain high professional standards, communicate effectively, support learning for students and junior staff, and participate in

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree in Nursing Associate training
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice
• Understanding of patient safety and quality improvement

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in accordance with agreed care plans and scope of practice.
• Undertake clinical observations and respond to concerns appropriately.
• Assist with investigations, procedures and treatments.
• Support patients with personal care, comfort and wellbeing needs.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement and service development initiatives.
• Support students, apprentices and new starters within the department.

Skills

Patient care

Workload management

Team collaboration

Education

Foundation Degree in Nursing Associate training

Job description

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Nursing Associate

The closing date is 22 November 2026

The Nursing Associate is a key member of the Emergency Department team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients presenting with a wide range of urgent and emergency care needs. Working under the direction of Registered Nurses and within their scope of practice, the Nursing Associate supports the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care across all areas of the Emergency Department.

The post holder will contribute to the safe and effective running of the department by undertaking clinical observations, delivering delegated care, assisting with investigations and treatments, supporting patient flow, and promoting a positive patient experience. They will work collaboratively with nurses, doctors, allied health professionals and support staff to ensure patients receive timely, compassionate and evidence-based care.

The Nursing Associate will be expected to maintain high professional standards, demonstrate excellent communication skills, and contribute to patient safety, quality improvement and service development initiatives. They will act as a role model for healthcare support workers and students and support the learning and development culture within the department. Nursing Associates are recognised as part of the Emergency Department workforce development pathway alongside Registered Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers, apprentices and students.

Main duties of the job

As a Nursing Associate you will:

• Provide direct patient care in accordance with agreed care plans and scope of practice.
• Undertake clinical observations and escape concerns appropriately.
• Assist with investigations, procedures and treatments.
• Support patients with personal care, comfort and wellbeing needs.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Recognise and respond to signs of patient deterioration.Contribute to patient flow and timely care delivery.
• Support infection prevention, safeguarding and patient safety processes.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in education, training and continuing professional development activities.
• Support students, apprentices and new starters within the department.
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement work and service development initiatives.

About us

For further information on working for our Trust, please visit:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Experieince and Knowledge

• Awareness of specialty
• Understand the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team worked in and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
• Understanding of how to apply evidence-based practice to ensure high quality care

Skills

• Take responsibility for the delivery of care to a group of patients. Deliver high quality patient centred care, within set protocols and within scope of the Nursing Associate role.
• Ability to manage, prioritise, and organise own workload.
• Ability work in a team and can assist with the mentoring/support of junior colleagues.

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree achieved through recognised Nursing Associate training programme.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is 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.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£28,392 to £31,157 a yearpro rata / per annum