Registered Nursing Associate

Chesterfield Royal; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Chesterfield is seeking a Registered Nursing Associate at NHS AfC Band 4. You will provide patient-centred care across the full spectrum of nursing practice within a supportive team, on a 37.5‑hour-per-week schedule with options for full-time, part-time, annualised hours or fixed-term contracts.

The role includes preceptorship for newly registered Nursing Associates, a commitment to compassionate care, and a strong emphasis on flexible working

Qualifications

• NMC Registration at Band 4 Nursing Associate.
• Experience of providing high quality patient-centred care in NHS settings.
• Flexibility to work across full/part-time and annualised hours.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality patient-centred nursing care across acute and elective settings.
• Provide support and preceptorship for newly registered Nursing Associates.
• Assist with safe discharge planning and complex care.

Education

NMC Registration at Band 4 Nursing Associate

Job description

Main area Adult Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent: fixed term Hours

Main area Adult Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent: fixed term Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Annualised hours
• Other

37.5 hours per week (Various hours available) Job ref 166-MEC-7636979NAOct26

Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you a Registered Nursing Associate looking for a supportive next step in your career? If you share our CARE values — Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Encouragement — we would be delighted to welcome you to our team.

We are recognised for our flexible approach to working and offer a range of options to help you achieve a healthy work–life balance, including full‑time, part‑time, annualised hours and fixed term contracts. We are currently recruiting Registered Nursing Associatesacross a limited number of specialties.

*Please note some of these will fixed term posts*

Not all our roles are eligible for sponsorship.

Applicants must hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Main duties of the job

As a registered professional at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, you will play a vital role in delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care. Your work will span the full spectrum of nursing practice, including acute and elective admissions, specialist and personalised care, end‑of‑life support, intensive interventions and ensuring safe, effective discharges.

You will be supported by established teams with educational support. Preceptorship for newly registered Nursing Associates is guaranteed.

Working for our organisation

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and North East Derbyshire districts. With a workforce of over 4000 staff and good financial control, currently operating with a positive financial surplus and was recently rated “Good” by the CQC following their latest inspection.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the full responsibilities and duties of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registration at Band 4 Nursing Associate

Experience

• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
• Experience of working at Band 4 level in an acute NHS Trust
• Previous experience in an acute NHS setting

Demonstrates Proud to CARE values

• Ability to link Proud to CARE values to daily practise

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

We welcome informal queries through contacting our Safer Staffing Lead Nurse [e-mail], who would be happy to arrange informal visits.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Claire Davies Job title Safer Staffing Lead Nurse Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01246 516305 Additional information

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