Main area: Matron
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Wednesday - Friday 9am to 5pm)
Job ref: 395-HV729-24
Site: St George's Health & Wellbeing Hub
Town: Romford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata (plus HCAS)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 16/01/2025
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.
Job overview
NELFT is committed to meeting the needs of modern healthcare and providing the best possible services to its patients. The successful candidate will need a minimum of 5 years post registration experience, be able to function as an autonomous practitioner with advanced clinical assessment skills and a good knowledge of long-term conditions. It is also important that the candidate can demonstrate flexibility, good communication skills, and an ability to work as a team member as well as line manage the Assistant Practitioners within the team.
The post holder will work as a case manager and will be involved in delivering integration, working with GPs, Social Services, Care Coordinators, and the Community Nursing/Therapy Services. You will be providing case-management, care coordination, and support to patients in their own homes to avoid unnecessary hospital admission, reduce hospital stay and maintain health and well-being for the patients. We work closely with our Acute sector going into the local Hospital to facilitate early discharge.
Main duties of the job
This post requires that you work flexibly across all Localities in Havering within the Integrated Community Team.
NELFT has a multi-cultural and ethnically diverse population which offers a wide spectrum of healthcare challenges which can be both complex and rewarding. As part of our community health service commitment to improve the working lives of our staff, we offer flexible working arrangements, childcare vouchers, and family-friendly policies and staff benefits including an excellent pension scheme. We are committed to providing a culture of continuous learning, which actively supports the professional and personal development of our staff.
Post Holders require a valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
Working for our organisation
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).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT places 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 on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also 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).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC Registration Registered Nurse (RN)
* Nurse/Prescriber/Non-Medical Prescriber
* Evidence of professional updating
* Academic ability to study at degree level
Experience
* Has experience of team working that will assist the individual to manage an effective team
* 5 years post registration experience
Knowledge
* An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
* Awareness of the content and application in practice of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
* A good range of clinical skills, including assessment
Skills
* Good organisation skills and ability to prioritise and work in a self-directed way
* Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
* Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
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:
* 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.
* A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work-life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to 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.
* 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.
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.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community makes to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists, and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email recruitment@nelft.nhs.uk.
Correspondence with us
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.
In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, NELFT reserves the right to close the vacancy early. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date then please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Joanne Purcell
Job title: Locality Lead
Email address: Joanne.Purcell@nelft.nhs.uk
For further information, please contact Joanne Purcell Locality Lead via email joanne.purcell@nelft.nhs.uk
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