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The role of a Nursing Associate is a new role that is designed to bridge the gap between a healthcare assistant and a registered eir valuable contribution to healthcare is regulated by the NMC and will allow for progression via further study to registered nursing programmes such as Adult Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and Child Nursing. As part of your course, you鈥檒l get the chance to immerse yourself in placements that will help you to build up the practice-based knowledge and skills to deliver such care, and become an integral part of the nursing community.

In the first year as a Nursing Associate student, you鈥檒l be introduced to the fundamental aspects of person-centred care and explore the NMC Code to understand what is expected of a proficient, competent and safe Nursing Associate.

You鈥檒l also get the chance to put your newfound knowledge and skills to the test with two core practical placements, where you鈥檒l encounter patients with a wide range of needs in a nursing environment.

Careers

On graduation you鈥檒l be eligible to register as a Nursing Associate with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Once registered you鈥檒l be able to join the Nursing Associate workforce in England. We work with staff across acute hospital and community settings in Cambridgeshire and Essex, and service users, in developing this course to ensure that it meets the needs of health care employers and the needs of the public accessing health care services. You may choose to continue your studies after completion and may have the opportunity to progress on to a registered nursing degree in Adult Nursing, Child Nursing or Mental Health Nursing. This would be on completion of a bridging module to prepare you for branch specific study.