Purpose: The Nursing Associate will support the Nursing workforce to provide safe effective care; ensuring evidence-based care for patients under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse (RN). The Nursing Associate will be proficient and competent and work within their scope of practice as governed by the NMC Code (2018) and NMC Standards of Proficiency (2018). The Nursing Associate may be expected to participate in audits and service improvement initiatives. The Nursing Associate will be expected to supervise and support HCAs, Trainee Nursing Associates and Pre-registration nurses.
It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills based on NMC (2018) guidelines and development of the Nursing Associate role. Principal duties to include: Deliver clinical care to patients as required within set protocols and within the scope of the Nursing Associates practice. Contribute to patient assessment (after appropriate delegation from the RN) and plan and deliver high standards of care. Co-ordinate a team of Health Care Assistants in care delivery and where appropriate other students on the FdSc programme.
Take responsibility for a group/caseload of patients as required and when delegated by a RN. Delegate tasks (not responsibility) to other members of the clinical care team as appropriate, e.g. Healthcare support workers, family members and lay carers. Assist in the delivery of health promotion advice as appropriate to role and in line with own level of competence.
Undertake agreed delegated enhanced tasks as specified in local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), competencies under the indirect supervision of an RN

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