Nurse Associate - Population Health Management
East Lancashire Alliance
Accrington, BB5 1RTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
12 October 2026
14 days leftJob description
The Nursing Associate will Be responsible for delivering evidence-based, high-quality, patient-centred and compassionate care to individuals accessing...
A central purpose of the role is to improve access to
healthcare and health outcomes for people within Core20PLUS and locally
identified inclusion health groups.
The Nursing Associate will proactively engage people who
may experience poorer health outcomes or difficulty accessing conventional
People
living in the most deprived communities.
experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
experiencing poverty or financial hardship.
Vulnerable
migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
with severe mental illness.
with learning disabilities.
affected by drug or alcohol dependency.
experiencing social isolation.
who do not routinely engage with primary care.
experiencing multiple or complex health and social needs.
locally identified populations experiencing significant health inequalities.
The postholder will recognise the impact that wider
determinants such as housing, employment, income, education, social isolation,
trauma and access to services can have on physical and mental health.
The East Lancashire Alliance is a network of 9 PCNs covering 48 GP practices covering a population of over 390,000 patients across East Lancashire. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves in ensuring our patients feel safe, supported, communicated with and respected at a time when they may be feeling vulnerable. The Alliance are proud to represent our member practices and to champion our Primary Care Partners, by working with local general practice and other system partners in the provision of patient centred, local healthcare services.
Each practice has a close-knit team of staff who collectively seek to improve the health of their patient populations.
East Lancashire is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside, to the heart of the vibrant inner Towns and Villages with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within a health or care setting.
- Experience providing direct patient care.
- Understanding of health promotion and wellbeing, including Making Every Contact Count.
- Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience working within primary care or community healthcare.
- Experience working with people experiencing health inequalities.
- Experience working with people affected by homelessness, deprivation or social exclusion.
- Experience supporting people with mental health, learning disability, substance misuse or complex social needs.
- Experience working with voluntary and community-sector organisations.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register.
- Educated to a minimum level 5 foundation degree specific to nursing associate practice.
- GCSE level 4-9 in Maths and English or equivalent.
Desirable
- Care Certificate
- Training in trauma-informed care.
- Training in smoking cessation or health promotion.
- Training relating to mental health, substance misuse or co-occurring conditions.
- Additional training relevant to inclusion health, health inequalities or community healthcare
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the scope and professional boundaries of the Nursing Associate role.
- Ability to work effectively under appropriate supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work independently within defined parameters.
- Understanding of when to seek advice from the ANP or another registered healthcare professional.
- Ability to recognise clinical deterioration and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Understanding of holistic, person-centred care.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people who may have experienced barriers to healthcare.
- Understanding of health inequalities and the wider determinants of health.
- Awareness of Core20PLUS and inclusion health principles.
- Understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- Understanding of evidence-based practice.
- Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision.
- Appropriate IT and clinical record-keeping skills.
- Good time-management and organisational skills.
- Ability to deal with a non-routine and potentially unpredictable community workload.
- A compassionate, respectful and non-judgemental approach.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
28 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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