Registered Nursing Associate

NHS; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare facility in King's Lynn is seeking a Registered Nursing Associate to provide high-quality patient care on Elm Ward, specializing in trauma and orthopaedic patients. The ideal candidate will have a NMC registration and experience in a multidisciplinary team. This full-time or part-time role offers a dynamic work environment focused on compassion and excellence in care.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Act in the best interest of the patients and their families.
• Put people first and provide person-centered, safe, and compassionate nursing care.
• Make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.

Skills

Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload

Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload

Experience of working on an acute ward

Education

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register

GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or equivalent

Job description

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Registered Nursing Associate

The closing date is 17 October 2025

We have a rare and exciting opportunity to join Elm Ward as a Registered Nursing Associate. Elm Ward is an acute 33 bedded ward which specialises in the care of Trauma and Orthopaedic patients, predominantly those who have sustained femoral fractures. We are a fast paced and forward thinking ward, with a passion for delivering high quality patient care to all of our patients.

Working on Elm means joining a dynamic Multidisciplinary Team. Selected as a finalist for QEH \u2018Clinical Team of the year\u2019, we work together to ensure great patient outcomes for those in our care. We are pioneers in the care of femoral fracture patients, exceeding the national average in all key performance indicators on the National Hip Fracture database. It\u2019s a really great time to join Team Elm!

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nursing Associate, you will:

• Act in the best interest of the patients and their families
• Put people first and provide nursing care that is person centred, safe and compassionate
• Act professionally at all times and in line with organisations trust values and behaviours
• Use knowledge and and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems
• Recognise and work within limits of own competence as defined by the NMC standards of proficiency
• Be able to identify own role boundaries
• Be responsible for own actions and omissions and escalate concerns appropriately

Registered Nursing Associates will adhere to Nursing and Midwifery code of Conduct for Nurse, Midwives and Nursing Associates and work within their scope of practice following the professional professional standards of practice and behaviours for nurses, midwives, and nursing associates and the standards of proficiency for nursing associates.

Integral to this role is the ability to communicate effectively with sensitivity and compassion and to manage relationships with people making reasonable adjustments where necessary.

About us

There\u2019s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. We\u2019re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we\u2019ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as \u2018Good\u2019, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job description attached for details of the job description which includes main duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Experience

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

Skills, abilities and knowledge

• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
• Experience of working on an acute ward

Knowledge

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing 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 with the code
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice

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.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Address

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn

£27,485 to £30,162 per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

426-992-25CC

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn