Nursing Associate - Community
Mountbatten Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight, PO30 2ERView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£27,495 to £30,177
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
At Mountbatten, we are committed to delivering outstanding specialist palliative and end-of-life care, helping patients with progressive and life-limi...
The successful candidate will hold a Nursing Associate Foundation
Degree, and work as part of a highly
active community team contributing to the provision of 24/7 Specialist
Palliative/End of Life Care.
You will also provide advice and support to patients, their families and
other healthcare professions within the community.
You will work independently to complete full holistic patient
assessments to ensure needs are met in a timely manner and liaise with
the wider team to manage and escalate any identified needs or concerns.
Mountbatten Isle of Wight is part of the Mountbatten Group, and its sister hospice is Mountbatten Hampshire.
We pride ourselves on providing expert care and support to our communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, who are facing death, dying and bereavement.
Our vision at Mountbatten is of a world where all dying people and those close to them, have access to expert care of the highest quality, provided by compassionate and professional teams.
We care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local community and to each other
We are experts in our field. We are professional at all times, aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do
We are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and financial resources
We respect our community. We exist for our local population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more together by working in partnership with others
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with vulnerable adults in a care setting
- Experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and the ability to form good working relationships at all levels including volunteers
- Experience of working in a person centred/personal outcomes approach
Skills
Essential
- Strong communication skills to explain complex and sensitive information effectively in both written and oral to both patients, families, carers and other professionals
- Have good IT Skills in Microsoft and email applications
- Understands specific needs of patients requiring palliative or end of life care
- Demonstrate commitment to the patients right to be involved in decision making relating to their health care and ensuring decisions are understood by care teams
- Good organisational skills, ability to prioritise and make effective decisions.
- Excellent communication skills
Other
Essential
- A willingness to introduce change for the benefit of patient care
- Awareness of and commitment to the mission, vision and values of the Mountbatten Isle of Wight
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Physically capable of undertaking safe manual handling of patients and equipment
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register/ Nursing Associate Foundation Degree qualification
- Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development
- Care Certificate Qualification/ NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
- Clinically up to date in general nursing care
Abilities
Essential
- Physical capability of performing the role and carrying out responsibilities required by the duties of this post
- Ability to be an effective advocate for the patient with multi-disciplinary teams across all healthcare settings
- Able to effectively manage own time and work load
- Able to work shift patterns including nights, weekend, bank holidays
- Ability to work as a team member
Skills
Essential
- Strong communication skills to explain complex and sensitive information effectively in both written and oral to both patients, families, carers and other professionals
- Have good IT Skills in Microsoft and email applications
- Understands specific needs of patients requiring palliative or end of life care
- Demonstrate commitment to the patients right to be involved in decision making relating to their health care and ensuring decisions are understood by care teams
- Good organisational skills, ability to prioritise and make effective decisions.
- Excellent communication skills
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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