Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months (March 2027)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-7456303-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Gatway
- Town
- Craven Arms
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Nurse Associate
NHS AfC: Band 4
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts (listed here), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.
Job overview
Join South West Shropshire Community Nursing Team as a Nurse Associate
Are you ready to make a difference in people’s lives—right where they live? We have an opening for two passionate and dedicated Nurse Associates to join our forward-thinking South West Shropshire Community Nursing Team, delivering high-quality planned care to patients in their homes.
You could be part of a team that’s supportive and empowering in providing community healthcare. We provide nursing and therapy services that offer an alternative to hospital admission, support timely discharge, and empower individuals to maintain independence in the comfort of their own homes.
💼 What You’ll Be Doing:
- Delivering evidence-based care across a wide range of clinical needs
- Supporting patients in their journey to independence in their most appropriate place of care
- Receiving specialist training in Continence Care & Assessment
- Collaborating closely with the Continence Nurse to provide timely, targeted care
🎓 What You’ll Bring:
- NMC registration and qualification at Nurse Associate level
- Demonstrable clinical experience and a commitment to continuous professional development
- A proactive, caring attitude and a drive to support patients in the community
🌱 What We Offer:
- A supportive environment focused on clinical development and CPD
- Hands-on training and mentorship to expand your skillset
- The chance to be part of a team that truly values your contribution
Main duties of the job
You will play a vital role in delivering compassionate, safe, and effective care across a variety of settings. Your work will support individuals in maintaining dignity, independence, and wellbeing.
- Deliver Person-Centred Care: Provide high-quality support tailored to individual needs, ensuring privacy, dignity, and safety are upheld at all times.
- Health Monitoring: Continuously assess and monitor the condition and health needs of patients, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), families, and carers.
- Risk Assessment: Complete nursing risk assessments using recognised tools to inform safe and effective care planning.
- Continence Care: Undertake continence assessments to identify individual needs and contribute to personalised continence management plans, promoting comfort and dignity.
- Care Planning & Delivery: Contribute to the development and implementation of care plans in partnership with Registered Nurses, ensuring interventions are evidence-based and responsive.
- Ongoing Assessment: Recognise when reassessment is needed and refer appropriately to ensure timely action and optimal care outcomes.
- Medication Administration: Once deemed competent, safely administer prescribed medications in line with clinical guidance.
- Prioritisation & Escalation: Identify changing priorities in patient care and seek guidance from Registered Nurses or other healthcare professionals when necessary
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
⏳ Please note: This vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. Apply now to avoid missing out on this incredible opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Educated to level 5 Diploma of Higher Education and Foundation degree in nursing associate practice / Nurse Associate Apprenticeship Certificate.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working as an Nurse Associate within the NHS or other care setting.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered health or care professional
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to service development
- IT skills appropriate to the role
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to meet the travel needs of the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natasha Carthy
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01588 676 323
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