Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 236-SCO-CS282-25-A-PS
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salford Royal Hospital
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Nursing Associate - Critical Care
Band 4
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Qualified Nurse Associate to work on our Critical Care. The Critical Care Unit comprises of a 40 beds and cares for level 2 & 3 General Adult, Surgical, Neuro and Trauma patients. You will be based within Critical Care Unit, but be expected to rotate across all the areas of the NCA to gain more expertise in the diverse area of nursing within the Critical Care setting. We encourage Qualified Nurse Associate's to apply who have had the following experience during their training:
• Critical Care / HDU
• Neuroscience
• Surgical experience
• Experience working within an acute hospital setting
Main duties of the job
The Critical Care division is passionate about the quality of the care we deliver to our patients, and we are constantly striving and challenging the care we deliver. We aim to deliver a safe, clean & personal service to our patients every time.
Please note you need to be registered as a Nursing Associate with the NMC.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Foundation Degree
- GCSEs Grade C or above in Maths and English Language / new GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent
Knowledge, Training & Experience
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 plans
Desirable criteria
- Neurosurgical experience at level 2 / 3
- Critical care experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and nonverbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- 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
- Have effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise
- Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
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
- Keeley Steele
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 206 5487
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