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Band 4
Full-time, Part-time

Nurse Associate

Royal Cornwall Hospitals TrustWest Cornwall Hospital, St Clare street, Penzance, TR18 2PF, United Kingdom£28,392 - £31,157Closes 16/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Posted
03/09/2026
Closes
16/09/2026

Sponsorship verdict

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Role summary

This role is for an enthusiastic and highly-motivated Registered Nurse Associate to join the friendly and supportive team on Medical Unit 2 at West Cornwall Hospital. The successful candidate will develop clinical skills and expertise, providing holistic care as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The role requires compassion, teamwork, excellent communication, emotional resilience, and initiative.

Essential criteria

  • Registered Nurse Associate on the NMC Register
  • Nurse Associate Foundation Degree Qualification
  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
  • Able to communicate accurately and effectively both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • 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
  • Registered Nurse Associate on the NMC Register
  • Nurse Associate Foundation Degree Qualification
  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
  • Able to communicate accurately and effectively both verbally and in writing
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • 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

Useful to know

Band 4 pay context

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.

Application window

Posted 2d ago · Closes in 12d

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly-motivated Registered Nurse Associate to join our friendly and supportive team on Medical Unit 2 at West Cornwall Hospital.

We can offer you a diverse working environment whilst allowing you to develop your clinical skills, knowledge and expertise giving you the opportunity to gain advanced specialised skills to care for our patients.

You will work as part of highly skilled, multi-disciplinary health care team providing holistic care to our patients. The role is exciting and challenging, where compassion, teamwork, excellent communication skills, emotional resilience and initiative are paramount.

_This role has been approved for advertising; however, it is also being assessed as a suitable alternative employment opportunity. As a result, the vacancy may be withdrawn or there may be a delay before shortlisting can begin._

_This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly._

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job include but are not limited to:

Providing personal care, repositioning patients to maintain skin integrity and mobilising patients to support recov

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