Nursing Associate - Ward L5

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a passionate Nursing Associate to join Ward L5. In this role, you will be responsible for providing planned care in a multi-disciplinary team while delivering exceptional patient care. Candidates should possess a Nursing Associate qualification at level 4 and have experience in an acute setting. The organization offers a competitive benefits package, including flexible working opportunities and a commitment to personal development. Join our dedicated team at this esteemed NHS trust!

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Protected hours for well-being activities

Qualifications

• Experience in an acute hospital environment or community setting.
• Knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice.
• Ability to support and supervise nursing associate students.

Responsibilities

• Provide planned care and deliver high standards of patient care.
• Support, supervise, and assess nursing associate students.
• Organize and prioritize one’s own delegated workload.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to prioritize workload

Teamwork

Compassion

Emotional resilience

Education

Nursing Associate qualification at level 4

Registered with the NMC

Job description

Nursing Associate - Ward L5

The closing date is 22 December 2025.

Do you want to work for an outstanding organisation that is truly passionate about developing your career? We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly-motivated Nursing Associate to join our friendly, supportive and exciting family team on Ward L5 at Salford Royal Care Organisation, Part of the Northern Care Alliance.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team providing planned care and delivering the highest standards of patient care within Ward L5. The role is exciting and challenging, where compassion, teamwork, excellent communication skills, emotional resilience and initiative are paramount. L5 is a 24 bedded Ageing and Complex Medical Ward, specialising in Parkinson's.

Training will be provided to the successful candidate. You will need to have experience of working in an acute hospital environment or community setting as well as a Nursing Associate qualification at level 4. Experience of working with patients with acute medical patients would be an advantage.

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 well-being activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC

Knowledge, Skills, 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
• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
• Ability to deal with non‑routine 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 multidisciplinary 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

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