Registered Nurse Associate - Midland Centre Spinal Injuries

Go back Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Registered Nurse Associate - Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries

The closing date is 09 June 2026

An excellent opportunity has become available for a Registered Nurse Associate on the Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries (MCSI). Applications are invited from both experienced and newly-qualified nursing associates.

MCSI is a 46 bedded ward which specialise in caring for patients with spinal cord injuries.

Candidates should be flexible and have good communication skills.

Under current Home Office Immigration Rules, this role does not meet the UK Visas and Immigration criteria and the position is not therefore eligible for skilled worker sponsorship. Applications from candidates that require skilled worker sponsorship will NOT be shortlisted.

If you have continuously held a Skilled Worker visa since you got your certificate of sponsorship, are extending or updating your visa, and got your certificate of sponsorship before 22 July 2025 you may be eligible for Skilled Worker Sponsorship in line with currently published Home Office immigration Rules.

Practice independently under the leadership of a registered nurse and be responsible and accountable for safe, compassionate, person-centred care as per the NMC Code of professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates (2018).

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic NHS Trust (RJAH)is one of the leading orthopaedic hospitals in the country, with some of the highest levels of staff and patient satisfaction, as well as a strong reputation for research and innovation.

In the National Staff Survey, 74% of our staff would recommend the Trust as a place to work and 92% would recommend the hospital to a friend or relative for treatment.

Joining RJAH is more than just a job - we want our people to have the best opportunities to thrive in their role.

We have a range of fantastic staff benefits on offer to everyone who joins RJAH and you'll have access to outstanding professional development opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities - including our recently-opened £6 million Headley Court Veterans' Orthopaedic Centre (the first unit of its kind in the UK).RJAH has strong links with a range of universities including Staffordshire, Keele, Glyndwr, Chester and Birmingham.

The hospital is located on a site outside Oswestry in Oswestry, just off the A5. The nearest train station is in Gobowen, approximately two miles from the hospital. The station is part of the Chester to Birmingham line.

We are based in North Shropshire, close to the border with North and Mid Wales. It is one of the most attractive parts of the country, with a rich historic culture and excellent transport links. It offers outstanding opportunities for anyone who enjoys an outdoor lifestyle or is looking to raise a family.

The post holder will:
1. Work at all times in accordance with the 6 platforms of NMC Code Being an accountable professional Promoting health and preventing ill health Provide and monitor care Working in teams Improving safety and quality of care Contributing to integrated care

2. Be accountable for their own professional actions and those delegated to others.
3. Provide and monitor care that is compassionate, safe and effective to people within the practice setting.
4. Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families, and carers.
5. Contribute to ongoing assessment and recognise when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment.
6. Work in partnership with people, to encourage shared decision making, to support individuals, their families and carers to manage their own care when appropriate.
7. Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and ability to perform a range of nursing procedures and manage devices, to meet peoples need for safe, effective and person-centred care (As per the NMC Standards of proficiency for registered Nursing Associates 2018)8. Demonstrate and apply an understanding of how and when to escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
9. Demonstrate the ability to recognise when a persons condition has improved or deteriorated by undertaking health monitoring. Interpret, promptly respond, share findings, and escalate as needed.
10. Achieve and maintain competence in identified mandatory and statutory training; develop and maintain clinical competencies, skills and knowledge which relate to the area of clinical practice (i.e., venepuncture, cannulation, ECG, urethral catheterisation care and any other relevant duties).11. Administer medications as described by local policy and in line with the NMCs standards for medicines management.
12. Administer medication; oral, topical, inhaled, subcutaneous, intra- muscular, PR and enteral feeding tube.
13. On completion of additional Local training and achievement of competencies, will…