Registered Nursing Associate | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn; King's Lynn and West Norfolk; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in King's Lynn is seeking a Registered Nursing Associate for Elm Ward, specializing in trauma and orthopaedic care. The successful candidate will provide compassionate, person-centred nursing care while adhering to professional standards and guidelines. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated team, engaged in groundbreaking digital transformation, with a commitment to high-quality patient care and employee development. Join us in making a difference in our community.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Community-focused atmosphere

Qualifications

• Adhere to Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct.
• Communicate effectively with sensitivity and compassion.
• Recognise own role boundaries and escalate concerns.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and compassionate nursing care.
• Act in the best interest of patients and families.
• Make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.

Skills

Person-centred nursing care

Effective communication

Evidence-based decision making

Professionalism in nursing

Job description

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.

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 the organisation’s trust values and behaviours
• Use knowledge 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 the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct for nurses, midwives and nursing associates and work within their scope of practice following the 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.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. We’re 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’ve 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 ‘Good’, 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.

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

This advert closes on Monday 5 Jan 2026