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Registered Nursing Associate
Role summary
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The Registered Nursing Associate supports registered nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team in delivering safe, compassionate, person-centred care. Requirements typically include a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, NMC registration, relevant clinical experience, and evidence of continuing professional development. The candidate should be able to assess and monitor patients, record care accurately, administer medications within competence, recognise deterioration, communicate effectively, and work flexibly across services. The role requires professionalism, confidentiality, teamwork, emotional resilience, and a commitment to safeguarding, equality, infection prevention, and NHS values. Experience in mental health, community, or broader healthcare settings may be advantageous.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, learning disability, physical health, community, and specialist services across Gloucestershire. The Trust works with patients, families, carers, local authorities, primary care providers, and voluntary organisations to deliver integrated care close to home wherever possible. Its workforce includes nurses, nursing associates, therapists, doctors, psychologists, support workers, and corporate professionals. The organisation promotes recovery, independence, inclusion, safety, and respect, while supporting staff through training, supervision, professional development, and wellbeing initiatives. Services are delivered in hospitals, community settings, outpatient clinics, residential environments, and patients’ homes. As an NHS employer, the Trust generally offers nationally determined pay, pension membership, annual leave, flexible working options, and access to NHS learning and development opportunities.