Primary Care Nursing Associate Job with Visa Sponsorship (COS) at HMP High Down London – CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London’s population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Principal Duties:
- Work as part of the multidisciplinary team participating in procedures and duties in accordance with agreed standards relevant to role
- Participate in the assessment process of care needs and implementation of programmes of holistic care within set standards
- Ensure privacy and dignity is maintained
- Support the promotion of health and wellbeing of clients
- Undertake clinical interventions as delegated by a registered nurse or senior team member
- Maintain close liaison with the senior team member, who is responsible for the workload
- Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records both written and electronic in accordance with NMC Guidance for record keeping and CNWL Policy
- Assist with clerical and administrative duties as required
- Work in co-operation and partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in care of the patient
- Aware of and act upon, where necessary, the procedures in place to protect vulnerable individuals
- Take responsibility within own competencies for supporting all aspects of infection prevention and control
- Undertake such duties as may be reasonably required from time to time, as are consistent with the responsibility and scale of the post
- Work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of patients with specified long term conditions by providing quality evidence based care
- Assist with stock control and equipment checking (all clinical areas and emergency bags)
Clinical Duties:
The post holder will be expected to undertake the following (training will be given):
- Respond to medical emergencies and general alarms
- Administer medication as agreed within areas of competence and under the direction of a qualified nurse and act as ‘second signatory’ as required
- Wound care
- Vital observations and diagnostics e.g. blood pressure, pulse, SATs, blood glucose monitoring
- ECG recording
- Venepuncture
- Assist with minor surgery
- Near patient testing e.g. INR monitoring
- Health promotion advice
- Secondary health screening
- Assisting with sexual health prevention, screening and treatment clinics
- Providing additional support for patients with specific needs, e.g. the disabled and the elderly
- Assist with the activities of daily living and development of care plans for prisoners with physical and mental health needs.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Good general education to A Level or GCSE standard or equivalent
- • NMC PIN
- • Evidence of personal development in previous employment
- • NVQ 2 medication administration qualification
Desirable criteria
- • Care certificate or equivalent
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- • Previous relevant work experience
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working within a secure environment
Attitudes, aptitudes & personal characteristics
Essential criteria
- • Willingness to learn and develop; recognises the need for flexibility
- • Able to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- • Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
- • Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
- • Basic working knowledge of IT and emails
- • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
- • Willingness to undertake further training in areas such as patient personal care, phlebotomy and wound care assessment
Other
Essential criteria
- • Ability to promote anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices
- • Ability to promote and work in line with the working model of a 7 day a week service
NOTE: You must have appropriate UK professional 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 16 October 2025