Job Summary
Join Our Dedicated Healthcare Team - Make a Difference Every Day
Are you passionate about patient care and making a real impact? We're looking for a committed
Nurse to take on a vital role in shaping and delivering exceptional care for our patients.
What You'll Do:
- Lead the assessment of patient care needs, crafting tailored programmes of care that truly make a difference
- Develop, implement, and evaluate innovative care plans, ensuring every patient receives the highest quality support
- Act as the dedicated care provider for a specific patient group, while supporting the wider patient community
- Play a key role in managing and organising team workflows, fostering effective communication, and maintaining a positive, collaborative environment
- Mentor and support junior staff and learners, guiding the next generation of healthcare professionals
- Serve as a trusted supervisor and assessor, nurturing talent and ensuring excellence in training
Why Join Us?
Be part of a dynamic team where your expertise and compassion directly improve lives. Enjoy the satisfaction of nurturing talent, leading care initiatives, and working in a supportive environment committed to professional growth.
Ready to make a meaningful difference? Apply now and help us deliver outstanding care every day.
Main duties of the job
Are you ready to leverage your clinical expertise to make a meaningful difference? We're seeking a dedicated
Nurse to lead and support patient care on our busy ward/unit.
What You'll Bring To The Team:
- Use your skills and experience to assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate personalized care programmes for a specific patient group, while supporting the wider patient community
- Assist in managing daily ward activities, ensuring smooth workflow, effective communication, and a positive environment for both patients and staff
- Provide vital guidance and mentorship to junior team members--especially newly qualified staff--to support their growth and confidence
- Play a pivotal role in the education, supervision, and assessment of learners and unregistered staff, fostering professional development
- Deliver evidence-based nursing interventions, applying your knowledge and skills to meet each patient's unique needs
- Collaborate seamlessly with the multidisciplinary team, making timely referrals and ensuring comprehensive care
- Offer compassionate support to patients and their families, upholding their dignity, privacy, and emotional well-being
- Continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of care, making adjustments to optimise patient outcomes
- Practice using highly developed clinical skills specific to your specialty, ensuring the highest standards of care
- Uphold the professional, ethical, and legal standards that underpin nursing practice
About Us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -
care,
appreciate and
inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Details
Date posted
27 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year Pro-rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
236-OCO-NM383-25
Job locations
Oldham-various clinic sites
Oldham-various clinic sites
Oldham
OL2 6QW
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
Person Specification
Essential/desirable
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2)
- Degree / diploma in nursing studies or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of mentorship qualification
Essential/desirable
Essential
- Be an effective team member
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Evidence of good IT skills
Desirable
- Demonstrate initiative to proactively problem solve with a solution focus
- Full UK license with willingness to use own car for work purposes
- Experience of the use of clinical systems
Person Specification
Essential/desirable
Essential
- Be an effective team member
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Evidence of good IT skills
Desirable
- Demonstrate initiative to proactively problem solve with a solution focus
- Full UK license with willingness to use own car for work purposes
- Experience of the use of clinical systems
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
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
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oldham-various clinic sites
Oldham-various clinic sites
Oldham
OL2 6QW
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oldham-various clinic sites
Oldham-various clinic sites
Oldham
OL2 6QW
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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