Nursing Associate
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“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.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for an experienced or newly qualified Nursing Associate to join a community nursing team in Bolsover, providing care for housebound patients. Responsibilities include long-term condition management, venepuncture, medication administration, and various nursing assessments. The successful candidate will work in a multi-professional team, manage their own workload, and contribute to continuous improvement in patient care.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register; (*This is a level 5 Foundation degree specific to Nursing Associate practice)
- Placement experience working within the 4 fields of nursing
- Other
- Ability to travel
- Experience and Knowledge Required
- Understand the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to service development;
- Understands and acts in line with the NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
- Understands the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Evidence of receiving complex, sensitive information
Desirable criteria
- Community experience
- Experience of complex patients
- Skills and Attributes
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non- verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload;
- Computer literacy and ability to demonstrate IT skills e.g. email, PowerPoint, SystmOne
- Education, Qualifications and Training
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register; (*This is a level 5 Foundation degree specific to Nursing Associate practice)
- Placement experience working within the 4 fields of nursing
- Other
- Ability to travel
- Experience and Knowledge Required
- Understand the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to service development;
- Understands and acts in line with the NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
- Understands the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Evidence of receiving complex, sensitive information
- Community experience
- Experience of complex patients
- Skills and Attributes
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non- verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload;
- Computer literacy and ability to demonstrate IT skills e.g. email, PowerPoint, SystmOne
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 13d
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Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Nursing Associate
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Are you an experienced or newly qualified Nursing Associate?
If so, we want to hear from you!
We currently have a range of exciting opportunities for qualified Nursing Associates to join our established community nursing team in Bolsover. This role will provide care for housebound patients in Bolsover and the surrounding areas.
As a Nursing Associate you will be expected to provide community based individualised care to include long-term condition management, venepuncture and medication administration as well as completing various nursing assessments and following treatment regimes.
This is a very exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to progress and develop in the role.
Main duties of the job
Working as a Nursing Associate you will need to be passionate and enthusiastic about patient care putting patients at the heart of everything you do.
You will be working in a multi-professional team and will need to be able to think on the spot and be empathetic.
For this role you will need to be able to work as part of a team and communicate effectively with other staff and patients. You will also have the opportunity to manage your workload on a daily basis, following the guidance of your line manager.
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