Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Job overview
The Perinatal Parent Infant Mental Health Service are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and knowledgeable nursery nurse to join our team on a fixed-term basis for the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
The successful post holder will work as part of our Multi disciplinary team, providing treatment and intervention to women during the perinatal period who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
The core purpose of the team in which the post-holder will work, is to deliver high quality, tailored interventions in maternal mental health and attachment based approaches to mothers and infants in Waltham Forest.
The Nursery Nurse role involves working with mothers and babies in their own homes, the community or at other premises such as children’s centres across the boroughs.
Please be aware that this advert will be closed early if we received a high volume of applicants
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist the multidisciplinary team in meeting the needs of children and their families by undertaking delegated duties that support and enable family centred care. To work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that there is appropriate communication with other professionals involved in the care of the child and mother.
You will work alongside professionals offering therapeutic input with the mother and baby relationship as a focus of your work.
The post holder would be expected to have robust knowledge of child development and attachment which will inform their intervention. They should also have experience with maternal mental illness and the impact this has on the mother baby relationship.
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
1. Diploma in Childcare and Education (NNEB), Cache level 3, early years diploma or Diploma in childcare studies(BTEC)
Desirable criteria
2. Early years Degree
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Experience of working within a community setting within the NHS
4. demonstrate an interest in working with women and babies in the area of perinatal mental health Experience in or able to
5. Experience of working with infants and their families in varied contexts
6. Assessing developmental stages with from birth and up to 2 years
7. Working within multi-agency environment
Desirable criteria
8. Experience of working with mental health clients
9. Experience of delivering groups
Knowledge
Essential criteria
10. Knowledge of developmental stages of babies from birth to 1 year and recognition where development falls out of expected milestones
11. Knowledge of antenatal care and preparation
12. Knowledge of local safeguarding policies and procedures
13. Skills and Knowledge of caring for babies from birth to 1 year
Skills
Essential criteria
14. Effective communication skills
15. Ability to form therapeutic relationships
16. Exposure to distressing and emotional circumstances
other
Essential criteria
17. To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values
18. To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
embodiment of trust values
Essential criteria
19. Putting people first
20. Prioritising quality
21. Being progressive, innovative and continually improve
22. Being professional and honest
23. Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity and choice
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
24. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
25. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
26. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
27. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.