Nurse Associate

To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team, by using professional judgement, assuming responsibility & accountability for assessing, implementing & evaluating clinical care for patients to meet their needs in a safe, caring environment whilst promoting privacy, dignity & respect.

The post holder will be expected to develop knowledge & skills within the specialty and will assist in the management & organisation of nursing work in the Ward within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. The post holder will supervise the working of Health Care Assistants and support workers and support the training and assessment of Student nurses. Demonstrates the Trust Values and Behaviours for Nursing & Midwifery at all times.

The post holder has a duty of care to patients and is expected to comply fully with best practice standards & comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety & the prevention of Healthcare associated infections.

Main duties of the job

The post holder has a duty of care to patients and is expected to fully comply with best practice standards and comply with Trust policies for personal & patient safety and the prevention of healthcare associated infections.

The post holder will take charge of the shift in the absence of senior staff.

They will be developed enough to enable them to recognise the deteriorating patient and escalate appropriately.

The post holder will carry out holistic needs assessment of the patient using recognised assessment tools.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year

per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time,

Part-time

Reference number

345-COR8152983

Job locations

North Tees Hospital

Hardwick Road

Stockton

TS19 8PE

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The Nursing Associate within enhanced care team, will work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team members to ensure a high and consistent standard of one-to-one care is delivered to individual patients following the initial assessment and planning of care by an Enhanced Care Coordinator.

The Nursing Associate will be responsible for ensuring that patients are reviewed in a timely and efficient manner to determine if a patient has on-going enhanced care needs and receive the appropriate level of care, supervision and required, under the supervision of the registered nurse

To provide advice, support and reassurance to patients and their families whilst maintaining their privacy, dignity, confidentiality and safety throughout a patients admission and stay in hospital.

The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings.

Promote staff and patients to be actively involved in therapy so reduce risk of patient decondition.

Job responsibilities

The Nursing Associate within enhanced care team, will work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team members to ensure a high and consistent standard of one-to-one care is delivered to individual patients following the initial assessment and planning of care by an Enhanced Care Coordinator.

The Nursing Associate will be responsible for ensuring that patients are reviewed in a timely and efficient manner to determine if a patient has on-going enhanced care needs and receive the appropriate level of care, supervision and required, under the supervision of the registered nurse

To provide advice, support and reassurance to patients and their families whilst maintaining their privacy, dignity, confidentiality and safety throughout a patients admission and stay in hospital.

The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings.

Promote staff and patients to be actively involved in therapy so reduce risk of patient decondition.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and listening skills.
• NMC Registered Nursing associate and understanding of requirements for professional revalidation
• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision
• Experience of working with a specific specialty
• Ability to manage difficult situations
• Ability to demonstrate use of transferrable skills whilst having awareness of limitations

Desirable

• Experience of working in an outpatient setting
• Specialty specific qualification/competency e.g dermatology, pessary management etc

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent qualification
• Completion of End Point Assessment for applicants who have undertaken the apprenticeship route
• Possess the knowledge expected of a Nursing Associate, as recommended within the NMC Standards of proficiency for Nursing Associates
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Essential induction training and experience
• 5 GCSEs Grade A-C to include Maths and English
• Level 3 Health related qualification
• Attendance at foundation improvement training and the new and aspiring leaders program within irst year of role

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Be able to demonstrate ability to work in the area for which an application is made
• Experience with the public, demonstrating good customer care skills
• Experience of health coaching and promoting independent living
• Previous experience of working within an acute health / healthcare setting

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in support and development of less experienced staff and/or students Application/ Interview/ Reference
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and listening skills.
• NMC Registered Nursing associate and understanding of requirements for professional revalidation
• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision
• Experience of working with a specific specialty
• Ability to manage difficult situations
• Ability to demonstrate use of transferrable skills whilst having awareness of limitations

Desirable

• Experience of working in an outpatient setting
• Specialty specific qualification/competency e.g dermatology, pessary management etc

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent qualification
• Completion of End Point Assessment for applicants who have undertaken the apprenticeship route
• Possess the knowledge expected of a Nursing Associate, as recommended within the NMC Standards of proficiency for Nursing Associates
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Essential induction training and experience
• 5 GCSEs Grade A-C to include Maths and English
• Level 3 Health related qualification
• Attendance at foundation improvement training and the new and aspiring leaders program within irst year of role

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Be able to demonstrate ability to work in the area for which an application is made
• Experience with the public, demonstrating good customer care skills
• Experience of health coaching and promoting independent living
• Previous experience of working within an acute health / healthcare setting

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in support and development of less experienced staff and/or students Application/ Interview/ Reference
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tees Hospital

Hardwick Road

Stockton

TS19 8PE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tees Hospital

Hardwick Road

Stockton

TS19 8PE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

The Nursing Associate within enhanced care team, will work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team members to ensure a high and consistent standard of one-to-one care is delivered to individual patients following the initial assessment and planning of care by an Enhanced Care Coordinator.

The Nursing Associate will be responsible for ensuring that patients are reviewed in a timely and efficient manner to determine if a patient has on-going enhanced care needs and receive the appropriate level of care, supervision and required, under the supervision of the registered nurse

To provide advice, support and reassurance to patients and their families whilst maintaining their privacy, dignity, confidentiality and safety throughout a patients admission and stay in hospital.

The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings.

Promote staff and patients to be actively involved in therapy so reduce risk of patient decondition.

Knowledge

Essential

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and listening skills.
• NMC Registered Nursing associate and understanding of requirements for professional revalidation
• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision
• Experience of working with a specific specialty
• Ability to manage difficult situations
• Ability to demonstrate use of transferrable skills whilst having awareness of limitations

Desirable

• Experience of working in an outpatient setting
• Specialty specific qualification/competency e.g dermatology, pessary management etc

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent qualification
• Completion of End Point Assessment for applicants who have undertaken the apprenticeship route
• Possess the knowledge expected of a Nursing Associate, as recommended within the NMC Standards of proficiency for Nursing Associates
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Essential induction training and experience
• 5 GCSEs Grade A-C to include Maths and English
• Level 3 Health related qualification
• Attendance at foundation improvement training and the new and aspiring leaders program within irst year of role

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Be able to demonstrate ability to work in the area for which an application is made
• Experience with the public, demonstrating good customer care skills
• Experience of health coaching and promoting independent living
• Previous experience of working within an acute health / healthcare setting

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in support and development of less experienced staff and/or students Application/ Interview/ Reference
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information