North UCR - Registered Nursing Associate​/Nursing Associate

Main area Community Nursing Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Sunday shifts between 8:00am - 8:00pm Bank Holidays included) Job  
-PG

• Full time
• Flexible working

Employer Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Fakenham, Aylsham, North Walsham, Rackheath Town Norfolk Salary £27,485 - £30,162 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 08/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 18/03/2026

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.

Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing  sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.

Please be aware of the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted, and that unfortunately overseas applicants who are new to care will not reach the minimum salary threshold to obtain a certificate of sponsorship and therefore your application will be withdrawn.

With effect from the 1 st April 2026 Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust will be merging with Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust to form a new organisation. The new Trust will provide a wide range of community health and social care services to over 4 million people, with a budget of circa £380 million and a workforce of over 7,000 people.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team in North Norfolk utilising your skills and judgment in a multi-disciplinary team to provide an urgent community response to community patients, to avoid hospital admission. The UCR team work together to support colleagues across the system, working with other urgent care providers, working as part of the wider Rapid admission avoidance pathway.

If you like working in a fast paced environment in an unplanned situation and have community or emergency care experience, this would be a great opportunity for development.

This is a 7 day a week service and some weekend working will be expected. Hours of service delivery are, 8 am - 8 pm, 365 days per year.

Various bases available across the North in Fakenham, Aylsham, North Walsham, Wroxham, Brundall. Ideally we are looking for candidates who are interested in being based in Aylsham or North Walsham. All team member are expected to provide cover across the whole area demanding on patient demand.

You must hold a full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

To provide and monitor high standards of safe, person centred health care to patients within their own places of residence, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, without direct supervision by following prescribed care pathways over a 12 hour period.

You will be responding to 2hour Admission Avoidance visits, such as blocked catheters, urgent wound care, and other unplanned nursing care.

You will be fully supported by the wider Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team with all aspects of the delivery of care for this complex group of patients.

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