Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse Associate

The closing date is 02 January 2026

Job summary

The Registered Nurse Associate role is an essential role for community inpatients and the post holder will work alongside Registered Nurses and Rehab Care Assistants to provide highest quality patient-centred care.

The Registered Nurse Associate role bridges the gap between the Rehab Care Assistants and Registered Nurses. The role is professionally regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Holders of this qualification will be required to register and re-validate as per NMC registration requirements in order to practice as a Nurse Associate in England.

Main duties of the job

Within community inpatients, the Nurse Associate role is to contribute to the work of the team in providing the highest quality of physical health care and participate in on-going assessment process of health needs and the implementation of planned care in a physical health inpatient unit over the 24/7 period that meets the needs of the patients.

The post holder will be working in an integrated multi professional inpatient team that includes a Ward Matron, Team Leaders, Staff Nurses, unregistered staff, therapy MDT, medical staff and wider trust colleagues. The post holder will provide quality care for a group of patients specialising in rehabilitation in a physical health inpatient unit (and palliative care in one of the units - Danetre Hospital). We provide sub-acute care and rehabilitation for patients stepping down from acute hospitals, step-up patients from the community and admission avoidance into acute hospitals if suitable.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TG598-ACS

Job locations

Brackley Community Hospital

Brackley

NN13 6QZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Active Nurse Associate registration with NMC
Level 5 Foundation Degree or equivalent

Desirable

Previous inpatient/rehabilitation care experience
Additional relevant care certificate or post-reg training

Skills

Essential

Ability to deliver safe patient care, including medicine administration
Good written & verbal communication skills
Basic IT and electronic patient record skills

Desirable

Able to record/report physical observations, ECG
Understanding of sub-acute rehab & palliative care
Experience using SystmOne or similar EPR

Personal

Essential

Able to deliver care that includes moving & handling
Friendly, approachable, team-focused attitude
Professional manner; upholds NMC Code
Flexible to work days/nights/weekends/bank holidays

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Active Nurse Associate registration with NMC
Level 5 Foundation Degree or equivalent

Desirable

Previous inpatient/rehabilitation care experience
Additional relevant care certificate or post-reg training

Skills

Essential

Ability to deliver safe patient care, including medicine administration
Good written & verbal communication skills
Basic IT and electronic patient record skills

Desirable

Able to record/report physical observations, ECG
Understanding of sub-acute rehab & palliative care
Experience using SystmOne or similar EPR

Personal

Essential

Able to deliver care that includes moving & handling
Friendly, approachable, team-focused attitude
Professional manner; upholds NMC Code
Flexible to work days/nights/weekends/bank holidays

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.