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Central London Community Health Trust Nursing Associate

The closing date is 17 November 2026

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Job summary

Are you a compassionate, motivated and enthusiastic Nursing Associate looking to make a real difference in your community? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 4 Nursing Associate to join our Barnet Integrated Community Service on a 5-month fixed-term contract.

You'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to housebound patients in their own homes, helping to promote independence, support earlier hospital discharges and prevent avoidable admissions.

Working alongside our dedicated District Nursing teams, specialist nurses, GPs, therapists and social care professionals, you'll deliver clinical interventions under the supervision of registered healthcare professionals.

We're looking for someone with excellent communication skills, a proactive approach and a genuine passion for delivering compassionate community care.

Important - Visa Sponsorship

Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without requiring employer sponsorship. Unfortunately, we will not be progressing applications from candidates who require sponsorship to undertake this role.

Join CLCH and help us deliver excellent care closer to home!

Main duties of the job

As a Band 4 Nursing Associate, you will be responsible for providing a safe, personalised and effective care to patients who require community nursing care by working alongside the community nursing team to deliver clinical and administrative duties.

Your main duties will include

• Providing a number of clinical activities and holistic care under the direct delegation of a registered nurse and carers using a wide range of clinical skills and interventions within a home environment.
• You will need to possess excellent communication skills and a team player and be able to adapt to the changing work patterns of the night service by remaining calm under pressure.
• You will also need to have good IT skills to support the systems in place.
• The Integrated Community Nursing Services has a key focus on facilitating discharges, case management and reducing admission to hospital.
• The service works closely with Acute Hospitals, Hospice, including GPs.
• The service provides care to patients in the community setting. you will be well supported by our current team and provision is also made for your continued professional development.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,262 to £36,027 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

5 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-NORTH-8383230

Job locations

East Barnet Health Centre

149 East Barnet Road

Barnet

EN4 8QZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence based care for an allocated group of patients.
• Be an accountable professional who is responsible for their actions, working in line with NMC standards of proficiency
• Recognise and work within the limits of their competency
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence based care for an allocated group of patients.
• Be an accountable professional who is responsible for their actions, working in line with NMC standards of proficiency
• Recognise and work within the limits of their competency
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
• GCSEs Grade 9 - 4 in Maths and English or equivalent
• Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working within a health / care setting in the field of area applied for
• Relevant experience of working self-directed or as part of a team.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• 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
• Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within the Code.
• Post holder should have a valid NMC PIN NUMBER
• Relevant clinical skills in the area of work
• disciplinary team.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice when needed
• Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to an appropriate registered health or care professional
• Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• IT awareness and ability to use NHS systems
• Ability to support, supervise and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting

Key Attribute

Essential

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
• GCSEs Grade 9 - 4 in Maths and English or equivalent
• Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working within a health / care setting in the field of area applied for
• Relevant experience of working self-directed or as part of a team.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• 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
• Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within the Code.
• Post holder should have a valid NMC PIN NUMBER
• Relevant clinical skills in the area of work
• disciplinary team.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice when needed
• Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to an appropriate registered health or care professional
• Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
• IT awareness and ability to use NHS systems
• Ability to support, supervise and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting

Key Attribute

Essential

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

East Barnet Health Centre

149 East Barnet Road

Barnet

EN4 8QZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

East Barnet Health Centre

149 East Barnet Road

Barnet

EN4 8QZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Lead

Maria Divina Tan

[email protected]

02084926413

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,262 to £36,027 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

5 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-NORTH-8383230

Job locations

East Barnet Health Centre

149 East Barnet Road

Barnet

EN4 8QZ

United Kingdom

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