About this role
Job summary
Are you a qualified Nursing Associate looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your skills within primary care?
Redburn Park Medical Centre is looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Nursing Associate to join our friendly and supportive clinical team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Nursing Associate who is passionate about providing high-quality, person-centred care and who wants to develop a broad range of clinical skills within a busy GP practice environment.
You will work alongside our GPs, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and wider multidisciplinary team, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and accessible care to our patients.
We are looking for someone who is confident, organised and able to work both independently and as part of a team. You will have a genuine interest in primary care and be committed to treating patients with dignity, respect and compassion.
***** Interviews are scheduled for Wednesday 16th September 2026 *****
Main duties of the job
The Nursing Associate will work as an integral part of the practice nursing team, supporting registered nurses and other clinicians to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care to our patients. The role will involve undertaking a range of clinical duties within the Nursing Associate's scope of practice, including clinical observations, health checks, long-term condition monitoring, wound care, venepuncture, vaccinations and other appropriate procedures. The post holder will also support health promotion, preventative care and patient education, recognising and escalating concerns appropriately and maintaining accurate clinical records. Working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team, the Nursing Associate will play an important role in helping the practice deliver high-quality care to our approximately 6,500 patients, while enabling registered nurses to focus on patients with more complex clinical needs.
About us
Redburn Park Medical Centre is an established NHS GP practice serving a diverse population of approximately 6,500 patients in North Shields and the surrounding area.
We are proud to be a Deep End practice, recognising the important role we play in providing high-quality healthcare to a population experiencing greater levels of health inequality and social disadvantage. Being a Deep End practice brings both challenges and opportunities, and we are committed to ensuring that our patients receive equitable access to high-quality, person-centred care.
Our practice team works collaboratively to provide comprehensive primary care, with a strong focus on prevention, early intervention and supporting patients to manage both acute and long-term health conditions.
We recognise that working in a Deep End practice requires a flexible, compassionate and holistic approach. Our team considers the wider circumstances that can influence a person's health and wellbeing, working with patients and our wider multidisciplinary partners to help reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes.
The practice is based in Percy Main and has accessible ground-floor facilities and on-site parking. We work closely with the wider primary care, community and multidisciplinary teams to ensure patients receive the right care from the right professional.
Job description Job responsibilities
The Nursing Associate works alongside a team within general practice. The post holder will be an integral part of the general practice team, working as part of Redburn Park Medical Centre.
The nursing associates principal task is to support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care of patients.
Primary Responsibilities include:
Delivery of high quality, compassionate care whilst undertaking specific clinical and care tasks under the direction of a registered nurse (or other registered care professional dependent) with a focus on promoting good health and independence
To provide high-quality holistic and person-centred care to individuals
To provide routine care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
To provide wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required
To work as part of the organisations MDT to provide and monitor care, under direct or indirect supervision.
To improve safety and quality of care at every opportunity.
To contribute to the delivery of integrated care.
To work with the organisations MDT to ensure delivery of nursing associate duties to complement existing workforce.
To work with a supervisor to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership and reflective practice skills within the workplace.
To provide support and supervision to training nursing associates, healthcare assistants, apprentices and those on learning assignments/placements as required.
To support registered nurses to enable them to be able to focus on the more complex clinical care.
To develop relationships across the MDT to support integration of the role across health and social care including primary care, secondary care and mental health.
To perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations, and pulse.
After undertaking additional training, to provide flu vaccinations, ECGs and venepuncture and other relevant clinical tasks as required by the organisation in line with the competencies of the role.
To promote health and wellbeing to all patients, for example undertaking the NHS health check.
To care for individuals with dementia, mental health conditions and learning disabilities and to process the LD recall system and follow up patients who don't attend.
To provide wound care (ulcer/Doppler etc.) to patients.
To advise patients on general healthcare and promote self-management where appropriate, including signposting patients to personalised care colleagues and local community and voluntary sector services.
To communicate proactively and effectively with all MDT colleagues attending and contributing to meetings as required.
To maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient health records ensuring that clinical data is appropriately recorded with SNOMED CT codes.
To process pathology results as required.
To enhance own performance through continuous professional development, imparting own knowledge and behaviours to meet the needs of the service.
To work with your line manager to access regular clinical supervision to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present.
To contribute to and embrace the spectrum of clinical governance.
To attend a formal appraisal with your manager at least every 12 months. Once a performance/training objective has been set, progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed.
To contribute to public health campaigns (e.g., COVID-19 or flu clinics) through advice or direct care.
To support and deliver health promotion and wellbeing programmes including any opportunistic delivery.
Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills Essential
Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Clinical skills as part of Nurse Associate duties.
Desirable
Knowledge of SystmOne.
Experience Essential
A demonstrable commitment to professional development. Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines. Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate. Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information. Experience in Safeguarding polices and processes.
Desirable
Experience working in General Practice. Experience supporting long-term condition management
Qualifications Essential
NMC Registration
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Redburn Park Medical Centre
Address 15 Station Road
Percy Main
North Shields
Tyne And Wear
NE29 6HT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.redburnpark.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)