Registered Nursing Associate – Galaxy ward – x2 posts

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a motivated, hardworking Nursing Associate to join Galaxy ward team at Barnet Hospital; the successful applicant should have excellent communication skills.

We expect you to perform with passion and drive, provide excellent care, and be supportive to patients, relatives, and other MDT members. You will be expected to promote an excellent standard of patient centred care in a supported environment. You must be prepared to work well within a team and have good interpersonal skills. We are seeking people that can demonstrate the trust values. Successful candidates must possess good IT skills.

The successful applicant will be able to develop their existing knowledge and skills in supporting children, young people and families with managing their condition.

You must be currently registered with the NMC as a nurse associate

Main duties of the job

The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centered care supporting patients of all ages and in a variety of settings. The nursing associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the scope of nursing care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Nursing associates are equipped with knowledge relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct.

We offer a competency-based framework of development with support from our practice development team. We can offer you excellent educational opportunities from in house study courses to post graduate education through our affiliated universities.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
  • oNursing Associate foundation degree qualification
  • oGCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Skills/Abilities/ Experience

Essential

  • oAbility to prioritise and manage your own workload appropriately and independently
  • oAble to undertake the clinical skills outlined in the Job description
  • oAbility to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
  • oAbility to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/ relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • oAbility to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people their families, carers and colleagues
  • oAbility to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to trainee nursing associates, nursing assistants as required within the clinical setting.

Experience and knowledge

Essential

  • oExperience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • oInsight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
  • oExperience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information Understanding of confidentiality issues

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
  • Excellent time management skills

Desirable

  • Friendly, approachable and punctual.
  • Accountability – Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good Team working
  • Openness – Shares information and good practice appropriately
  • Mutual respect – Treats others with courtesy and respect at all times
  • Flexible approach to working practices

Other

Essential

  • oUnderstands and acts in line with the NMC professional standards for practice contained with The Code
  • oUnderstanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organization, and how the role may contribute to service development
  • oKnowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional expert help and advice
  • oUnderstand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
  • oUnderstanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans

Trust Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

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: 13 August 2026

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