Job summary
- Main area
- Registered Nursing Associate
- Grade
- RNA Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7356049
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £32,199 - £34,876 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro-rata if LTFT)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/09/2025
Employer heading

Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate
RNA Band 4
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Applicants must also hold a Nursing Associate qualification, be eligible to work in the UK and must be registered as a Nurse Associate with the NMC or about to complete the Student nursing associate training.
The registered Nursing Associate is an accountable practitioner of the multidisciplinary team who has a breath of knowledge and experiences across the lifespan and fields of nursing.
The post holder will work independently to promote health and prevent ill-health, implement evidence-based care and under the guidance and support of a registered professional will deliver advanced care responsibilities and therapy as delegated by a registered nurse.
Provide outstanding standard of safe, individualised, holistic and focused advanced care of a registered Nursing Associate, for an identified group or caseload of patients, in consultation with the patient, relatives and the multidisciplinary team.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Main duties of the job
· Deliver high quality, compassionate, evidence-based care to patients following the initial assessment by the registered practitioner using person centered approaches which promote health and independence.
· Recognise and consistently work within boundaries of the registered Nursing Associate role and their acquired skills and knowledge whilst developing competencies to progress their nurse education and training for example skills in leadership and medicines management
· To act as a reflective practitioner, questioning clinical practice and working within the limits of professional registration and competence.
· Report any incidents or accidents and raise/escalate any concerns as per organisational policy.
· Ensure safe administration of drugs in accordance with the Safety of Medicines Act Act,Standards of Proficiency, HEE Advisory Guidance and North Middlesex University hospital Medicines Management policies.
· Demonstrate a commitment to research based practice and clinical excellence and play an active part in the introduction of research-based change to improve patient centered care.
· Participate in data collection to support audit activity and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
Working for our organisation
North Middlesex University Hospital and Community Services is now part of the Royal Free London NHS Trust. We are now one of the biggest NHS Trust in UK. NorthMid and the community is one of London’s busiest acute hospitals, serving more than 350,000 people living in Enfield & Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
We are an integrated provider with a full range of adult, elderly care, maternity and children's services across medical and surgical disciplines including community 0-19yr old services in Enfield. Our specialist services include stroke, oncology, HIV/AIDS, cardiology, haematology, diabetes, fertility and orthopaedics.
At North Middlesex University Hospital, you’ll find a team that truly believes in living our values in everything we do. We are caring, we are fair and we are open.
What we have to offer:
You will be offered a supportive environment which provides opportunities to develop your clinical skills and transition as a confident practitioner. You will have access to experiential learning in the clinical areas as you look to develop your skills to progress into the Degree Apprenticeship Nursing programme if you are keen to advance your career.
We encourage flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Act in accordance with the Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates, and fulfill all registration requirements.
• To be familiar with and adhere to the Trust Code and Behaviour and Uniform and dress code policy.
• Respects the privacy, dignity, needs, beliefs, choices and preferences of patients and carers.
• Obtain informed consent for the identified care to be undertaken, ensuring the patient/client has a good understanding and knowledge of the decision-making process and is provided with accurate and appropriate information.
• Maintain clear and accurate patient records using both digital and paper-based records.
• Recognise and effectively respond to emergency situations requesting support from the registered nurse in a timely and appropriate manner.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- GCSE grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English equivalent or equivalent
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plan
- Ability to deal with nonroutine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marian Quee
- Job title
- Lead Nurse for Recruitment and Retention
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773736235
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