Nursing Associate - Critical Care | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Greater Manchester is seeking a passionate Nursing Associate to provide holistic, person-centred care. The role includes working with a multi-professional team and Registered Nurses to monitor patient health and contribute to ongoing assessments. Applicants should be registered with the NMC and have experience in acute settings. The position offers flexible working opportunities and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in specialty or acute settings desirable.
• Knowledge across lifespan providing holistic and person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Work with multi-professional team and Registered Nurse for ongoing assessments.
• Monitor condition and health needs of patients.
• Bridge the gap between Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses.

Education

Registered Nursing Associate with the NMC

Job description

Overview

Please note you need to be registered as a Nursing Associate with the NMC.

Intensive Care at The Royal Oldham comprises currently of a 22 beds that care for level 2 & 3 patient's with a mixture of medical and surgical specialties.

Role and responsibilities

We are looking for a Nursing Associate that is passionate and highly motivated to join our team. Previous experience within the speciality or acute settings are desirable.

The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi professional team and the Registered Nurse contributing to the ongoing assessment, 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.

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 to bridge the gap between Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses by working independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

About Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation 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.

Values and working at NCA

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, appreciateandinspire– to join our team.

What we offer

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

How to learn more

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack(opens in existing window)

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Sunday 9 Nov 2025