Nursing Associate
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role involves working as a Nursing Associate within CSH Surrey's Community Nursing services, supporting the nursing workforce to deliver safe and effective care under the indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse. The successful candidate will provide holistic nursing care to patients in the community, coordinate Health Care Assistants, and participate in service improvement. The role requires working within the scope of practice and adhering to NMC guidelines.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver clinical care to patients within set protocols and scope of practice.
- Contribute to patient assessment, plan, and deliver high standards of care.
- Coordinate a team of Health Care Assistants and other students in care delivery.
- Take responsibility for a group/caseload of patients when delegated by a Registered Nurse.
- Delegate tasks to other clinical care team members as appropriate.
- Undertake agreed delegated enhanced tasks under indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C / 4-9 in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Competent IT skills relevant to role
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, and that of others e.g. Healthcare Support Workers
- Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required.
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload.
- Flexibility in working pattern
- Ability to travel to other sites
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Demonstrates knowledge of clinical governance and clinical effectiveness
- Demonstrates an understanding of current issues relating to the NHS
- Experience in Cerner applications or similar EPR
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £29,812 – £32,715 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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CSH Surrey
Nursing Associate
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
The NHS 10 year plan puts care in the community at it's heart, providing personalised, accessible and holistic support closer to home and to be able to rise to the challenges of increasing complexity and acuity. Enhanced community services will come together to support the person to stay safe and independent in the place they call home.
If you want to be part of this exciting challenge then consider coming to work with CSH Surrey. We are looking for talented, forward- thinking Nursing Associates to join our Community Nursing services.
The successful applicant will be supporting the Nursing workforce to provide safe and effective care under the indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). You will be working within the scope of your practice, providing, holistic nursing care to our patients living within a defined geographical location within the community. You will support and supervise HCAs, Trainee Nursing Associates and Pre-registration nurses. You may also be expected to participate in service improvement initiatives and audits. This role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills based on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) guidelines and the development, going forwards of the Nursing Associate role.
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