Nursing Associate

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced, supportive environment where you will play a key role in theatre efficiency and patient safety. You'll be part of a highly collaborative team, closely linked with pre-operative assessment services, gaining valuable experience in surgical pathways while being supported to develop your skills and career within a forward-thinking NHS organisation. The Band 4 Nursing Associate within the Surgical Admissions Lounge and Day Case Unit supports the safe and efficient admission and preparation of patients for surgery.

Working closely with registered nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, they undertake observations, complete pre-operative checks, and ensure patients are ready for theatre. The role is key to maintaining patient flow, enhancing theatre efficiency, and delivering a high-quality, patient-centred experience.

• Working across all areas of the Day Surgery Unit, including pre-operative assessment, theatre support, and postoperative recovery.
• Admitting day‑case patients, completing pre-operative checks, and preparing them for their surgical procedure.
• Providing safe and effective nurse‑led discharge, ensuring patients receive appropriate post‑operative instructions, information, and support.
• Monitoring physiological observations and providing reassurance and support to patients throughout their time in the Unit.
• Offering emotional support to patients and their families, helping them feel informed and reassured throughout their day surgery journey.
• Delivering safe and effective post‑operative recovery care in accordance with Day Surgery and recovery protocols.
• Ensuring high standards of infection prevention and control are maintained at all times.
• Liaising with wards, theatres, and other Allied Health Professionals to ensure seamless, coordinated patient care.
• Complying with all departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), clinical guidelines, and Trust policies.
• Maintaining a safe clinical environment and adhering to all health and safety requirements.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK. Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practise in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:

• Nursing Associate Foundation degree
• NMC Registration

• Experience in supervising learners

• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Knowledge of Multidisciplinary team working