Nurse Associate Apprenticeship

Summary

Joining us as a SNA (Student Nursing Associate) is a great way to become a Nurse Associate and offers a lot of unique benefits. You will be fully supported through your journey.

Wage

£18,571 a year

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You will be paid in line with agenda for change trainee pay (Annex U 21 salary percentage - yr1 70% and yr2 75% of the top of band 4). If you already work for us , there may be opportunity for pay protection.

Training course

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

Hours

Full-time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 working - shift work), exact working days and hours TBC

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

20

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

You will be a Nursing Associate working within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties. As a Band 4 Nursing Associate within the team’ you will be regularly supported and supervised by a nominated Band 5 Nurse, and you will be encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.

You will be required to undertake the administration of medications; however, these will not include medications deemed as high risk
You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and Code of Conduct
You are required to maintain links with your professional body and provide evidence for the revalidation process
You will provide support to the nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users
Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work” V 03-01-2024 Band 2-7
You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across clinical boundaries and in unfamiliar situations as outlined within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
You will be required to offer clinical and managerial leadership to Health Care Support Workers as part of your role within the team. You may be required to take on tasks that require you to operate electronic staffing record systems such as PDR/supervision
You will maintain a positive and open attitude towards organisational change and service development
You will work flexibly by working a rotational shift pattern including weekend and night duty to meet the needs of the ward and the wider network
To move clinical areas at either short notice or no notice in order to meet the changing needs of the service
To participate in the process of internal rotation as and when required. To be compliant with all mandatory training

Where you'll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

Furness General Hospital, Dalton Lane, Barrow in Furness, LA14 4LF
WESTMORLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL, BURTON ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 7RG
Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

Your training course

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Act in accordance with the Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates (NMC, 2018), and fulfil all registration requirements
Keep complete, clear, accurate and timely records
Recognise and report any factors that may adversely impact safe and effective care provision
Take responsibility for continuous self-reflection, seeking and responding to support and feedback to develop professional knowledge and skills
Safely demonstrate evidence-based practice in all skills and procedures required for entry to the register: Standards of proficiency for nursing associates Annex A & B (NMC 2018)
Act as an ambassador for their profession and promote public confidence in health and care services
Communicate effectively using a range of skills and strategies with colleagues and people at all stages of life and with a range of mental, physical, cognitive and behavioural health challenges
Recognise signs of vulnerability in self or colleagues and the action required to minimise risks to health
Develop, manage and maintain appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
Provide, promote, and where appropriate advocate for, non-discriminatory, person-centred and sensitive care at all times, reflecting on people’s values and beliefs, diverse backgrounds, cultural characteristics, language requirements, needs and preferences, taking account of any need for adjustments
Report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes
Challenge or report discriminatory behaviour
Apply the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and the prevention of ill health when engaging with people
Promote preventive health behaviours and provide information to support people to make informed choices to improve their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing
Identify people who are eligible for health screening
Promote health and prevent ill health by understanding the evidence base for immunisation, vaccination and herd immunity
Protect health through understanding and applying the principles of infection prevention and control, including communicable disease surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship and resistance
Apply knowledge, communication and relationship management skills required to provide people, families and carers with accurate information that meets their needs before, during and after a range of interventions
Recognise when capacity has changed recognise and how a person’s capacity affects their ability to make decisions about their own care and to give or withhold consent
Recognise people at risk of abuse, self-harm and/or suicidal ideation and the situations that may put them and others at risk
Monitor the effectiveness of care in partnership with people, families and carers, documenting progress and reporting outcomes
Take personal responsibility to ensure that relevant information is shared according to local policy and appropriate immediate action is taken to provide adequate safeguarding and that concerns are escalated
Work in partnership with people, to encourage shared decision making, in order to support individuals, their families and carers to manage their own care when appropriate
Perform a range of nursing procedures and manage devices, to meet people’s need for safe, effective and person-centred care
Meet people’s needs for safety, dignity, privacy, comfort and sleep
Meet people’s needs related to nutrition, hydration and bladder and bowel health
Meet people’s needs related to mobility, hygiene, oral care, wound care and skin integrity
Support people with commonly encountered symptoms including anxiety, confusion, discomfort and pain
Give information and support to people who are dying, their families and the bereaved and provide care to the deceased
Recognise when a person’s condition has improved or deteriorated by undertaking health monitoring, interpreting, promptly responding, sharing findings and escalating as needed
Act in line with any end of life decisions and orders, organ and tissue donation protocols, infection protocols, advanced planning decisions, living wills and lasting powers of attorney for health
Work collaboratively and in partnership with professionals from different agencies in interdisciplinary teams
Maintain safe work and care environments
Act in line with local and national organisational frameworks, legislation and regulations to report risks, and implement actions as instructed, following up and escalating as required
Accurately undertake risk assessments, using contemporary assessment tools
Respond to and escalate potential hazards that may affect the safety of people
Participate in data collection to support audit activity, and contribute to the implementation of quality improvement strategies
Prioritise and manage own workload, and recognise where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members
Recognise when people need help to facilitate equitable access to care, support and escalate concerns appropriately
Support and motivate other members of the care team and interact confidently with them
Monitor and review the quality of care delivered, providing challenge and constructive feedback when an aspect of care has been delegated to others
Support, supervise and act as a role model to nursing associate students, health care support workers and those new to care roles, review the quality of the care they provide, promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback
Contribute to team reflection activities to promote improvements in practice and services
Access, input, and apply information and data using a range of methods including digital technologies, and share appropriately within interdisciplinary teams
Act in accordance with the Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates (NMC, 2018), and fulfil all registration requirements
Keep complete, clear, accurate and timely records
Recognise and report any factors that may adversely impact safe and effective care provision
Take responsibility for continuous self-reflection, seeking and responding to support and feedback to develop professional knowledge and skills
Safely demonstrate evidence-based practice in all skills and procedures required for entry to the register: Standards of proficiency for nursing associates Annex A & B (NMC 2018)
Act as an ambassador for their profession and promote public confidence in health and care services
Communicate effectively using a range of skills and strategies with colleagues and people at all stages of life and with a range of mental, physical, cognitive and behavioural health challenges
Recognise signs of vulnerability in self or colleagues and the action required to minimise risks to health
Develop, manage and maintain appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
Provide, promote, and where appropriate advocate for, non-discriminatory, person-centred and sensitive care at all times, reflecting on people’s values and beliefs, diverse backgrounds, cultural characteristics, language requirements, needs and preferences, taking account of any need for adjustments
Report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes
Challenge or report discriminatory behaviour
Apply the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and the prevention of ill health when engaging with people
Promote preventive health behaviours and provide information to support people to make informed choices to improve their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing
Identify people who are eligible for health screening
Promote health and prevent ill health by understanding the evidence base for immunisation, vaccination and herd immunity
Protect health through understanding and applying the principles of infection prevention and control, including communicable disease surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship and resistance
Apply knowledge, communication and relationship management skills required to provide people, families and carers with accurate information that meets their needs before, during and after a range of interventions
Recognise when capacity has changed recognise and how a person’s capacity affects their ability to make decisions about their own care and to give or withhold consent
Recognise people at risk of abuse, self-harm and/or suicidal ideation and the situations that may put them and others at risk
Monitor the effectiveness of care in partnership with people, families and carers, documenting progress and reporting outcomes
Take personal responsibility to ensure that relevant information is shared according to local policy and appropriate immediate action is taken to provide adequate safeguarding and that concerns are escalated
Work in partnership with people, to encourage shared decision making, in order to support individuals, their families and carers to manage their own care when appropriate
Perform a range of nursing procedures and manage devices, to meet people’s need for safe, effective and person-centred care
Meet people’s needs for safety, dignity, privacy, comfort and sleep
Meet people’s needs related to nutrition, hydration and bladder and bowel health
Meet people’s needs related to mobility, hygiene, oral care, wound care and skin integrity
Support people with commonly encountered symptoms including anxiety, confusion, discomfort and pain
Give information and support to people who are dying, their families and the bereaved and provide care to the deceased
Recognise when a person’s condition has improved or deteriorated by undertaking health monitoring, interpreting, promptly responding, sharing findings and escalating as needed
Act in line with any end of life decisions and orders, organ and tissue donation protocols, infection protocols, advanced planning decisions, living wills and lasting powers of attorney for health
Work collaboratively and in partnership with professionals from different agencies in interdisciplinary teams
Maintain safe work and care environments
Act in line with local and national organisational frameworks, legislation and regulations to report risks, and implement actions as instructed, following up and escalating as required
Accurately undertake risk assessments, using contemporary assessment tools
Respond to and escalate potential hazards that may affect the safety of people
Participate in data collection to support audit activity, and contribute to the implementation of quality improvement strategies
Prioritise and manage own workload, and recognise where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members
Recognise when people need help to facilitate equitable access to care, support and escalate concerns appropriately
Support and motivate other members of the care team and interact confidently with them
Monitor and review the quality of care delivered, providing challenge and constructive feedback when an aspect of care has been delegated to others
Support, supervise and act as a role model to nursing associate students, health care support workers and those new to care roles, review the quality of the care they provide, promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback
Contribute to team reflection activities to promote improvements in practice and services
Access, input, and apply information and data using a range of methods including digital technologies, and share appropriately within interdisciplinary teams

Your training plan

Nursing Associate (NMC 2018) Level 5.

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

About this company

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) Lancaster and Westmorland General (WGH) Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom hospital and GP practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe and Ulverston Community health centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services with full Emergency Department and Critical/ Coronary Care Units and various Consultant Lead Services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care, including Outpatient, Diagnostics, Therapies, Day Case, Inpatient Surgery. Community Facilities provide a local Outreach Service and Diagnostics within Morecambe Bay. Our Community Services for adults are provided in people’s homes, Community Centres, Clinics, GP Practices, Community Hospitals and our General Hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independence, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, health educations, advice and support.

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

On completion there may be opportunities to apply for the RNDA 2-year top up course (subject to availability). This will be based on interview and progress through the Nurse Associate course. Candidates are also welcome to step off and work as a Nurse Associate).

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Faye Allonby

uhmbtpef@mbht.nhs.uk

01524 516114

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318421.

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Closes in 23 days (Monday 26 May 2025)

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