Job summary
We are ready to welcome another Registered Nursing Associate to the Primary Care Home (PCH) Team in the Waveney area which includes Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth , Southwold and Kessingland.

Do you want to develop and grow your clinical practice in an encouraging and supportive team? Do you like variety, want to work where no two days are the same? If yes, this role could be for you. The Nursing Associate will work independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process. The PCH is a multidisciplinary team delivering health care to people in Waveney. The combined skills of the team mean they are able to respond to the changing needs of patients and support those who may previously been admitted to hospital to remain at home. You will become an active member within this team of clinicians. We would be very happy to provide preceptorship to a newly qualified Nursing Associate

The PCH team provides community services 7 days per week 07:00- 20:30 hours

The core shift is 08:30- 16:30 other shifts included in the rota 07:00- 15:00 and 12:00 -20:00. Weekend and bank holiday working on a rotational basis. The post is offered at 37.5 hours per week. Worked in a 7.5 hour shifts over 5 working days.

Main duties of the job
As a Nursing Associate you will be providing an excellent standard of person centered care to adults in their own homes, residential care or clinic settings, providing a mixture of nursing and reablement interventions to support patients to maintain their health or recover from ill health where possible. You will work under the guidance of a more senior member of the multidisciplinary team to manage your own caseload of delegated patients.

You will complete holistic assessments for patients referred to the service. Participate in delivery of nursing interventions which could include, but not restricted to:

• Holistic assessments including environmental, moving and handling assessments, pressure area risk, nutritional needs.
• Urinary catheterisation
• Administration of medication via injection
• Wound care
• Participate in end of life care

If you would like further information or an informal visit please contact Lead Nurse Shona.Andrews@ecchcic.nhs.uk or Locality Lead Kirsti.Williams@ecchcic.nhs.uk

About us
South Waveney Primary Care Home is a multidisciplinary clinical team of health and social care professionals working in partnership partnership with Primary Care, Social Services, social care providers, other specialist community health teams and voluntary sector providers to ensure patients are able to remain in their own homes whenever possible.

ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

Details
Date posted 10 September 2026
Pay scheme Agenda for change
Band Band 4
Salary £28,392 to £31,157 a year
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time
Reference number 849-OL-83
Job locations Beccles Hospital
St Mary's Road
Beccles
Suffolk
NR34 9NQ
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Under the supervision and working in partnership with a registered nurse provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care contributing to the on-going assessment, provision and monitoring of care based on evidence and working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients in a range of care settings.
• Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a registered nurse when required.
• Support patients to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being
• Ensure personal and social needs are met and be able to care for a patient's nursing needs undertaking routine procedures including Venepuncture, ECG recording, Measuring and interpreting blood glucose levels, recording and interpreting vital signs, continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition, hydration, foot care, skin integrity.
• Identify and report changes in a patient's condition to a registered nurse.
• Prioritise and manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members.
• Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a patient's medical condition.
• Work with the registered nurse and engage with other agencies and community teams to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge of patients.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC Code.
• Provide effective evidence based care for service users under the guidance of a registered nurse.
• Governance and professional standards.

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