Registered Nursing Associate

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 06 July 2026

We are seeking 2 x wte Band 4 Registered Nurse Associates with the skills and knowledge to work as part of the SHAPE team (Supporting Health and Promoting Exercise). These roles will help us achieve a gold standard in comprehensive physical health assessments, interventions and signposting for patients experiencing severe mental health difficulties.

In addition to physical health checks the SHAPE programme aims to reduce health inequalities and improve health outcomes by offering patients weekly sessions with advice on health and wellbeing as well as opportunities to try activities including Zumba, Pilates and Pickleball.

The service is open 9-5, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). The postholders will be based at Studdert Kennedy House and will support the delivery of SHAPE in several Trust and community settings across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, including patients own homes as required.

If you are passionate to improve health outcomes in local populations then we would welcome your application and look forward to hearing from you.

• Responsibility for arranging and providing physical health checks for patients with a serious mental illness.
• Developing and reviewing physical health and wellbeing care plans identifying, organising and signposting to other resources as appropriate.
• Providing assessments/interventions/activities within your scope of practice and level of responsibility.
• Completing relevant paper and electronic documentation in line with the associate practitioner role and local processes, in a timely and effective manner.
• Provide information, advice and signposting to promote good physical health and wellbeing e.g. Smoking cessation, healthy diet, exercise, alcohol consumption, employment support etc.
• Encouraging patients to access suitable follow up monitoring and interventions for any physical health concerns.
• Escalating any physical health concerns to appropriate clinical staff including GPs.
• Supporting the delivery of a group health and exercise programme for these patients alongside other members of the team.
• Working flexibly to provide the service delivery need across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
• Working with external stakeholders, signposting to supportive services particularly in the VCSE sector.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary…