Registered Nursing Associate

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Aylsham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Aylsham, UK, is seeking a compassionate Community Nurse to support patients in achieving optimum function and independence. The role includes home visits for wound care, catheterisations, and diabetes management. Ideal candidates should possess a nursing qualification, strong communication skills, and a positive approach to community-based healthcare. This position emphasizes a supportive work environment with opportunities for development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Comprehensive training and development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Positive, enthusiastic approach to working in community setting.
• Ability to perform complex wound care and initial nursing assessments.
• Must demonstrate sound clinical reasoning skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and prepare for necessary treatments.
• Apply treatment techniques under supervision.
• Ensure proper documentation of visits and patient records.

Skills

Self-motivated

Good communication skills

Sound clinical reasoning skills

Compassionate approach

Education

Nursing qualification (e.g., Registered Nursing Associate)

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

About NCH&C & Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s "compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels", the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.

Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain their wellbeing. If flexibility is important to you, please discuss this with the recruiting manager during the application process.

Role Overview

This community nursing and therapy role will enable you to help our patients achieve optimum function, independence, and quality of life. You will work as part of the Community Nursing and Therapy team and will receive support, development, and clinical supervision through in‑service training, regular appraisals, a personal development plan, and clinical supervision.

Applicants should have a positive, enthusiastic approach to working in a community setting, be self‑motivated, demonstrate sound clinical reasoning skills, and possess good communication skills.

The post will cover Aylsham, Reepham, Coltishall and Drayton surgeries, working with patients in the NN3 area. Responsibilities include home and care‑home visits to perform complex wound care, catheterisations, INR, venepuncture, diabetes management, pressure ulcer risk management, initial nursing assessments, and more. There is an opportunity for a Registered Nursing Associate or a Community Assistant Practitioner to apply; Registered Nursing Associate applicants will be asked to provide registration details.

Key Responsibilities

1. Assess patients with straightforward requirements based on predetermined department protocols.
2. Prepare for, carry out and monitor assessments and treatments in specified clinical areas, and discharge in line with predetermined department protocols.
3. Apply competency–based treatment techniques/care to patients with specific conditions under the supervision of a qualified practitioner, following a prescribed treatment/care plan.
4. Modify and progress intervention/treatment using own clinical reasoning, notifying a qualified practitioner accordingly.
5. Prepare for and develop individual/group activities to meet defined intervention needs.
6. Monitor patients and promptly alert a qualified practitioner when there are unexpected changes.
7. Demonstrate problem solving and contribute to the solution, working with colleagues.
8. Make basic judgements on patients’ response to prescribed treatment, and report findings to a qualified practitioner.
9. Plan and prioritise own visits to delegated patients, and ensure these are documented in personal work diary.
10. Ensure patient-held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
11. Adapt explanations for patients with barriers to understanding (e.g. hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment) to gain their consent and concordance.
12. Use tact and persuasive skills to gain the patient’s cooperation in their treatment/care/management plan.
13. Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care is co‑ordinated appropriately.
14. Participate in multi‑disciplinary/multi‑agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
15. Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.
16. Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.
17. Demonstrate dexterity and coordination when undertaking treatment of patients where accuracy is important (e.g. taking blood sugars, venepuncture, supervising transfers, passive exercises).
18. Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following appropriate training, and that it is maintained appropriately.
19. Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
20. Work predominantly independently on specified tasks, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.
21. Work with qualified practitioners with group work/clinics as required.
22. Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of consent, and gain consent as appropriate following department policy.
23. Share responsibility for maintaining store cupboards, pool cars, cleaning specialist equipment and general housekeeping tasks.
24. Share responsibility for indirect patient contact tasks, such as answering telephones, arranging appointments, processing referrals and inputting activity data.
25. Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis; therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
26. Demonstrate basic IT and standard keyboard skills.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. People with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are smoke‑free.

Immigration Status

Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. The Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor for migrant workers and can offer sponsorship against Skilled Worker visas only. Applicants from outside the UK who do not already hold a right to work should check the Home Office eligibility requirements before applying. While the Trust can sponsor some roles, this will be identified through filtering questions on our recruitment system.

Redeployment

Priority for this vacancy will be given to NCH&C staff who are on the Trust’s Redeployment Register.

DBS

If the post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and you are not a current employee of Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust or being recruited as an Apprentice, the DBS check cost will be deducted from your first month’s salary. If you are registered with the DBS update service, the check may not be required.

Additional Information

On 1 April 2025, the Boards of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust will form a joint board with a singular board operating across both organisations. Both trusts will remain separate employers until further notice, and this role will be employed by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. The group model delivers services to a population of 3.2 million across homes and neighbourhoods, supporting people from beginning to end of life.