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Nursing Associate

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Norwich, NR2 3TDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

5 October 2026

4 days left

Job description

We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Nurse Associate to join Sandringham ward Julian Hospital We are a strong and credible team, with a friend...

We are looking for energised individuals who will be excited to be part of something very special. We want creativity, innovative ideas and passion towards providing excellent patient care. If you want to make a difference in people's lives and change it for the better than we want you to be part of our fantastic team!

Working alongside our Clinical Support Workers and Registered Nurses, you will work a combination of shifts including unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays.

You will be responsible for assessments, risk management, care planning, and co-ordination of care delivery. You will support the Registered Nurses with the day to day activities and provide support to service users throughout their recovery journey.

Working within a well-resourced team, supported with regular supervision and opportunities to work in partnership with health and social care in the wider multi-disciplinary service, we want to develop the role of Nursing Associate to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities including change management projects such as quality improvement.

Please note that applicants for this role require:

A Care certificate or completed within first 12 weeks of start date, or relevant equivalent qualification.

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at Level 5 orApprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health Level 5.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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Our Trust values of Team, Accountability, Learn and Kind sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.

There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis. We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

In addition, we also offer the following benefits:

  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • gym membership
  • NHS discounts and many more.

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register; - Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Understanding the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing - "Making every Contact Count"
  • Previous experience of working in an NHS health care setting

Desirable: - Experience of working in other NHS settings

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of the MDT
  • Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the work load and individual SU contact

Desirable: - Be an effective role model

Other

Essential

  • Ability to move between Trust sites as required by the needs of the service
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Ability to take part in clinical supervision and reflective practice

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the scope and the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development

Desirable: - Understanding of evidence based practice

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

21 September 2026

Last checked

23 September 2026

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About the employer

NSF
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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