Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing Associate
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (includes weekend working)
- Job ref
- 824-HERTS-7752966
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harpenden Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Harpenden
- Salary
- £28,860 - £31,671 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Nursing Associate
Band 4
Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.
Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.
Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.
Job overview
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services & the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
Are you a qualified Nursing Associate looking for a supportive team & the opportunity to develop new skills? This is an exciting time to join the community nursing service in West Herts.
We are developing new community pathways which will support the delivery of more care in people’s homes & to enable us to do this we have a range of new learning and development opportunities available through the CLCH Academy.
We have a new opportunity for a Band 4 Nursing Associate to join our community nursing team in the St. Albans & Harpenden area.
You will be supported to develop & achieve competencies to provide individualised care to patients who have long-term conditions & to complete various nursing reviews following treatment regimes.
Working as a nursing associate you will need to be passionate & enthusiastic about patient care, putting patients at the heart of everything you do.
You will be working in a multi-professional team and will need to be able to think on the spot and be empathetic.
For this role you will need to be able to work as part of a team and communicate effectively with other staff and patients.
You will be passionate about our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do.
Main duties of the job
Applicants must have the relevant NA or AP qualification already in place, and ideally will have had previous experience of working in the community. Key skills to demonstrate in your application are your clinical skills and experience, team work, communication skills, and willingness to learn. We are a home visiting service, so a driving license and access to a vehicle which is available for work use are essential requirements for the role.
The nursing associate will be working predominantly with patients, community nursing team, GP practices, and multidisciplinary team.
You will have regular input from the Professional Development Nurses and your Team Leader to support you in gaining the competencies relevant to your role. We also have a great track record of supporting Registered Nursing Associates to complete the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Programme.
It will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those of CLCH.
There is a requirement to contribute to our weekend rota, typically working three weekend days out of every four week roster cycle.
PLEASE NOTE - APPLICANTS MUST 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)
PLEASE NOTE - the role is not eligible for sponsorship as it is an apprenticeship
Working for our organisation
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 (Band 5 roles and above)
- 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
** Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. **
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate with current UK NMC registration
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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
- Relevant clinical skills in the area of work
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal, non- verbal communication) with patients/relatives, carers and other members of the multi-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
- Ability to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
- Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to an appropriate registered health or care professiona
- 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 Attributes
Essential criteria
- 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) (dependent on borough)
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carly Singleton
- Job title
- Locality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07884001676
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