Nursing Associate

Transformationunitgm; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health provider in the UK is seeking a full-time Nursing Associate to join their Community Mental Health Recovery service. The successful candidate will have a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree and NMC Registration, providing care and support to adults with serious mental illnesses. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, with opportunities for professional development and support. This role offers a salary range of £28,860 - £31,671 annually, including a 5% Fringe HCAS. Applications are welcome from diverse backgrounds.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Excellent health and wellbeing support

Free parking

Qualifications

• Passion for mental health recovery services.
• Experience in a similar role delivering care in mental health.
• Ability to work face to face with service users and staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for individuals with mental health needs.
• Ensure evidence-based best practices in care provision.
• Support qualified nurses to meet individuals' needs.

Skills

Mental health care delivery

Interpersonal communication

Teamwork

Education

Nursing Associate Foundation Degree

NMC Registration as a Nursing Associate

Job description

Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Aldershot Centre for Health Town Aldershot Salary £28,860 - £31,671 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata. Salary period Yearly Closing 12/02/2026 23:59

B4 Nursing Associate - Full time

NHS AfC: Band 4

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an experienced Nursing Associate to provide input to our Community Mental Health Recovery service. You will be joining a team of Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and psychiatrists in providing specialist support to adults in the local area with serious mental illness.

To succeed in this role, you will have a passion for delivering excellence in mental health recovery services and supporting staff to reflect on their approach. You will be working face to face with service users, their carers and staff. Successful candidates will receive specialist training and supervision to ensure we adopt a consistent and evidence-based approach. The post holder will work as a valued team member by delivering health care interventions in clinics. It will also involve supporting rapid response and supporting assessment clinics.

You are required to have a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree and NMC Registration as a Nursing Associate. Please note we do not provide sponsorships for this role.

Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.

Main duties of the job

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for individuals with Mental Health to take into account their physical health, mental health, social circumstances and lifestyle choices.

• To ensure care provided is in line with evidence based best practice.

• Work closely with qualified nurses to provide support to meet peoples needs

Please refer the attached Job description for full details.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description and person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
• NMC Registration as a Nursing Associate

Experience

• some work experience in an exact or similar role delivering care in a mental health setting

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.

Sponsorship

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.