Waterloo Medical Centre

Nursing Associate

The closing date is 13 March 2026

Job summary

We are seeking and innovative and enthusiastic full time Nursing Associate to join or friendly team.

The successful applicant will be experienced in primary care.

Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, the post-holder will provide assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.

The post-holder will work with reference to practice agreed protocols and guidelines, providing nursing treatments to patients both independently and participation with our clinical team.

We are a surgery dedicated to patient-centred care and making a positive difference in our community.

Main duties of the job

This is a clinical role working under the supervision of the Practice Nurse and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols. The Nursing Associate will assist the practice clinical team in the provision and delivery of prescribed programmes of patient care.

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About us

We are in the exciting position of adding new roles to compliment the current surgery teams- to work towards bringing the 2 surgeries together under the South Central Primary Care Network, based at Waterloo Medical Centre, to give the patients a patient-centred care approach.

Blackpool South Central PCN Ltd

Blackpool South Central PCN consists of the following practices

Waterloo Medical Centre
Bloomfield Medical Centre

Date posted

26 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A2720-26-0002

Job locations

178 Waterloo Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 3AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key role requirements:

-Work as part of the PCNs MDT to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision.

-Improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity.

-Contribute to the delivery of integrated care.

-Work with the PCN MDT to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties complement existing workforce.

-Provide support and supervision to training nursing associates, healthcare assistants, apprentices, and those on learning assignments/placements as required.

-Support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care.

-Develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care, and mental health.

-Perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse.

-After undertaking additional training, provide flu vaccinations, ECGs, and venepuncture, and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the PCN, in line with the competencies of the role.

-Promote health and well-being to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check.

-Care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions, and learning disabilities.

-Advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services.

-Communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues across the PCN, attending and contributing to meetings as required.

-Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records.

-Enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.