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Job summary

Main area
District Nursing
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full and part time hours available)
Job ref
245-NAM4DN-03-25-A
Employer
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
DN bases - Tameside Hospital
Town
Tameside
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/09/2025 23:59

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Registered Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner

Band 4

Job overview

Registered Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner

Band 4 - Full time-37.5 hours per week- Permanent 

The Tameside & Glossop District Nursing Service are currently looking to recruit a Band 4 Registered Nurse Associate

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our award winning service and developing integrated organisation. If you are a self-motivated, dynamic individual with a passion for community care, this could be the position for you.

You will be working alongside a multi-skilled team of community nurses led by Specialist Practitioners in District Nursing, delivering nursing care to a diverse population within a variety of settings in the community.

The District Nurse Team promote wellbeing and independence to all our patients in an understandable and approachable way. We provide the most appropriate care, working alongside families, carers and other agencies.

 You must be able to display effective communication skills with patients, family, carers as well as the wider multi professional workforce.

Main duties of the job

The RNA will work as part of the Health and Social Care Team, be multiskilled and will work across the various disciplines. They will provide planned care and be able to take appropriate action to achieve the planned aims. The Assistant Practitioner will be proficient, competent and require minimum supervision. The role specific higher technical/clinical skills of the post will be further enhanced as part of an induction programme during the first 6-12 months of employment with supervised assessed competencies being signed off by a registered professional. 

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. 

 The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registration OR Foundation degree in Health & Social care.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within a healthcare environment.
  • Awareness of development needs to meet role

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Can maintain accurate patient/nursing records.
  • Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication.
  • Provide care for patients following a designated care plan.
  • Administer prescribed medications in accordance with role specification/job description.
  • IT/Computer literacy
  • Willingness to undertake the training required to carry out the job.
  • Demonstrate an awareness of patient safety including safeguarding procedures.
  • Willingness to abide by the Trusts policies and procedures.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel to different locations within Tameside and Glossop

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Amanda Hayden
Job title
Practice Educator and Development Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07956655979
Additional information

 

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