Nursing Associate: Sponsorship Available

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Nursing Associate is a key member of the Emergency Department team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients presenting with a wide range of urgent and emergency care needs. Working under the direction of Registered Nurses and within their scope of practice, the Nursing Associate supports the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care across all areas of the Emergency Department.

The post holder will contribute to the safe and effective running of the department by undertaking clinical observations, delivering delegated care, assisting with investigations and treatments, supporting patient flow, and promoting a positive patient experience. They will work collaboratively with nurses, doctors, allied health professionals and support staff to ensure patients receive timely, compassionate and evidence-based care.

The Nursing Associate will be expected to maintain high professional standards, demonstrate excellent communication skills, and contribute to patient safety, quality improvement and service development initiatives. They will act as a role model for healthcare support workers and students and support the learning and development culture within the department. Nursing Associates are recognised as part of the Emergency Department workforce development pathway alongside Registered Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers, apprentices and students.

Main duties of the job

As a Nursing Associate you will:

  • Provide direct patient care in accordance with agreed care plans and scope of practice.
  • Undertake clinical observations and escalate concerns appropriately.
  • Assist with investigations, procedures and treatments.
  • Support patients with personal care, comfort and wellbeing needs.
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
  • Recognise and respond to signs of patient deterioration.Contribute to patient flow and timely care delivery.
  • Support infection prevention, safeguarding and patient safety processes.
  • Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.
  • Participate in education, training and continuing professional development activities.
  • Support students, apprentices and new starters within the department.
  • Contribute to audits, quality improvement work and service development initiatives.

Person Specification

Experieince and Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of specialty
  • Understand the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team worked in and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
  • Understanding of how to apply evidence-based practice to ensure high quality care

Skills

Essential

  • Take responsibility for the delivery of care to a group of patients. Deliver high quality patient centred care, within set protocols and within scope of the Nursing Associate role.
  • Ability to manage, prioritise, and organise own workload.

Desirable

  • Ability work in a team and can assist with the mentoring/support of junior colleagues.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Foundation Degree achieved through recognised Nursing Associate training programme.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 22 November 2026

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