Nursing Associate

Go back Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 13 January 2026

An exciting opportunity for a 9 month fixed term contract in the Same Day Emergency Care Unit.

A Nursing Associate is a member of the Nursing team in England that helps bridge the gap between Health and Care Assistants and Registered Nurses.

Nursing Associates work with people of all ages, in a variety of settings in Health and Social Care. The role contributes to the core work of Nursing, freeing up Registered Nurses to focus on more complex clinical care.

This makes sure that everyone entering the profession has the skills they need to care for people safely, with integrity, expertise, respect and compassion from the moment they start.

Like with Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals, Nursing Associates can expand their knowledge and skills with the right training and governance. The intention is for nursing associates to support, not substitute, Registered Nurses.

Candidates must have an active NMC Nursing Associate registration.

Main duties to include:

• Undertaking clinical tasks including venepuncture and ECGs.
• Supporting individuals and their families and carers when faced with unwelcome news and life-changing diagnoses.
• Performing and recording clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations and pulse.
• Discussing and sharing information with registered nurses on a patients' condition, behaviour, activity and responses.
• Ensuring the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.
• Recognizing issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable adults.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

For more details about this role please refer to attached Job Description and Personal Specification

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Per annum/ Pro rata

• NMC Nursing associate pin
• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service develop men
• Understanding of NMC Code of Conduct and Nursing Associate proficiency's
• Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and well-being (Making Every Contact Count
• An understanding of RACU and the service it provides
• Experience in a respiratory setting

• experience of working in a hospital setting

• Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• To confidently be able to perform ECG
• To safely sample bloods and insert cannula
• Carry out peak flow
• Carry out observations safely and elevate accordingly to charge nurse

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.

Fixed term

9 months

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working