Nursing Associate - Urgent/Emergency Care

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Nursing Associate for their Urgent Treatment Centre. The ideal candidate will work in a dynamic team environment, supporting a diverse patient population, including children. Responsibilities include patient assessment and holistic care. Candidates must have a Foundation Degree and relevant GCSEs. The role offers a competitive benefits package, including annual leave and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Understanding of Nursing Associate role in interdisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of NMC professional standards and revalidation.
• Ability to deal with unpredictable workload and patient contact.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to patient assessment and ongoing care.
• Monitor health needs in partnership with the multi-professional team.
• Bridge the gap between Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses.

Skills

Reflective practice

Organising workload

Effective communication

Time management

Education

Foundation Degree

GCSEs Grade C or above in Maths and English Language

Job description

Nursing Associate - Urgent/Emergency Care

The closing date is 16 December 2025

Do you have a passion for Urgent and Emergency Care?

If so, we are currently looking to recruit a Nursing Associate to join our busy Urgent Treatment Centre at Rochdale infirmary and we'd love to hear from you!

The UTC is an innovative service that cares for approximately 91,000 patients a year and approximately a third of the service users are children.

You will work alongside our multi-skilled diverse team that consists of Advanced and Emergency Practitioners, GP's, Registered Nurses and support staff.

The end date for this fixed term post is 31/03/26.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi professional team and the Registered Nurse contributing to the ongoing assessment of patients. 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 Nurse Associate will help bridge the gap between Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses by working independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working in the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

About us

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.

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, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

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.

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

Job responsibilities

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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree
• GCSEs Grade C or above in Maths and English Language / New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
• Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and elevate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
• Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
• Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
• Exposure to an Emergency Care setting

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
• Ability to deal with nonroutine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
• Ability to support supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting
• Have effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise
• Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date

Professional Registration

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust