Qualified Nursing Associate (Community)

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time

Flexible working

Compressed hours

Job summary

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Nursing Associate to join the Darlington Treatment & Intervention Team at West Park Hospital. The role focuses on recovery-oriented community care with a personal caseload and MDT support.

The post requires NMC registration and the Nursing Associate foundation degree. A reliable vehicle for business travel is essential; lease car options and NHS benefits apply. Closing date on 18 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
• Qualification in assessment, supervision and teaching in clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide recovery-focused care as a key worker within the community team.
• Manage an own caseload and monitor long-term patients (e.g., lithium, clozapine, depot meds).
• Coordinate multiagency work and liaise with other services within TEWV NHS Trust.
• Travel across locality; access to a vehicle for business purposes.
• Refer to attached job description and person specification for main duties.

Skills

Reflective practice

Time management

Relationship building

Depot injections

Long-term meds support

Education

NMC registration

GCSE Maths & English

Clinical teaching qualification

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Qualified Nursing Associate (Community)

The closing date is 18 October 2026

A unique opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nursing Associate to join the Darlington Treatment & Intervention Team at West Park Hospital.

The applicant must have already have completed the Nursing Associate foundation degree and be a registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register. This post is not offering the training to gain this qualification.

We are passionate on teamwork and collective leadership and the successful applicant will become part of a well established and effective team - helping to support our local community.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work as part of the busy community team offering a recovery focused pathway to Service Users and will carry their own caseload as key worker, with the support of the multi-disciplinary clinical team. This will include the ongoing monitoring and support of our long-term patients, including those on treatments such as lithium, clozapine, depot medications etc.

There will also be some other varied elements to the role, appropriate to the scope of a Nursing Associate.

This role will involve multiagency working and liaison with other services within Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Working for TEWV NHS Trust You will have access to fantastic training & development opportunities with the strong links we have developed at our local universities. Future planning is supported by the Trusts Talent Management and Workforce Development Team, so we can continue to build upon our commitment of being well led and to deliver excellent care to our communities in either leadership & management or clinical practice modules.

We are passionate about teamwork here in Darlington and in creating a great place to work. We can consider flexible working patterns and part time roles with a focus on promoting wellbeing and a positive work life balance.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. A lease car scheme is in operation as well as other NHS staff benefits.

Please see the attached job description and person specification which outlines the main duties and responsibilities of the post.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Person Specification

Skills

• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
• Experience in the administration of depot injections and depot clinics.
• Experience in supporting patients taking long term medications - clozapine and lithium etc.

Knowledge

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
• knowledge of mental illness

Experience

• Up to date understanding of the scope of and role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and multidisciplinary 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.
• Experience of working with clients who experience mental illness
• Experience of working within an community setting

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
• Qualification in assessment, supervision and teaching in clinical practice

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

• Full-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours