Registered Nurse Associate

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is recruiting a Registered Nurse Associate to support community inpatients alongside Registered Nurses and Rehab Care Assistants, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

The post bridges care gaps, is regulated by the NMC, and requires registration and re-validation to practice in England. You will work in a multi-professional team across rehab and palliative care settings.

Qualifications

• Active Nurse Associate registration with NMC is required.
• Level 5 Foundation Degree or equivalent.
• Previous inpatient/rehabilitation care experience beneficial.
• Care certificate or post-reg training adds value.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient-centred care within community inpatient units.
• Work within an integrated multi-professional inpatient team to meet patient needs.

Skills

Safe patient care

IT & EPR skills

Observations & ECG

Rehabilitation care knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Active Nurse Associate registration with NMC

Level 5 Foundation Degree or equivalent

Job description

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse Associate

The closing date is 20 November 2026

The Registered Nurse Associate role is an essential role for community inpatients and the post holder will work alongside Registered Nurses and Rehab Care Assistants to provide highest quality patient-centred care.

The Registered Nurse Associate role bridges the gap between the Rehab Care Assistants and Registered Nurses. The role is professionally regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Holders of this qualification will be required to register and re-validate as per NMC registration requirements in order to practice as a Nurse Associate in England.

Main duties of the job

Within community inpatients, the Nurse Associate role is to contribute to the work of the team in providing the highest quality of physical health care and participate in on-going assessment process of health needs and the implementation of planned care in a physical health inpatient unit over the 24/7 period that meets the needs of the patients.

The post holder will be working in an integrated multi professional inpatient team that includes a Ward Matron, Team Leaders, Staff Nurses, unregistered staff, therapy MDT, medical staff and wider trust colleagues. The post holder will provide quality care for a group of patients specialising in rehabilitation in a physical health inpatient unit (and palliative care in one of the units - Danetre Hospital). We provide sub-acute care and rehabilitation for patients stepping down from acute hospitals, step-up patients from the community and admission avoidance into acute hospitals if suitable.

About us

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Active Nurse Associate registration with NMC
• Level 5 Foundation Degree or equivalent
• Previous inpatient/rehabilitation care experience
• Additional relevant care certificate or post-reg training

Skills

• Ability to deliver safe patient care, including medicine administration
• Basic IT and electronic patient record skills
• Able to record/report physical observations, ECG
• Understanding of sub-acute rehab & palliative care
• Experience using SystmOne or similar EPR

Personal

• Able to deliver care that includes moving & handling
• Friendly, approachable, team-focused attitude
• Professional manner; upholds NMC Code

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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust