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.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Senior Community Nurse or District Nurse to join our Integrated Teams in Redbridge. This applicant is required to have a District Nurse certificate or 2 years experience working as a community Nurse.
The successful candidates will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust’s Values in their day to day work. These are the 5P’s:
1. Putting people first
2. Prioritising quality
3. Being progressive, innovative and continually improve
4. Being professional and honest
5. Promoting what is possible – independence, opportunity and choice
The successful candidates will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable.
The successful candidates will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise pre-registration students. They will have a commitment to collaborative working actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will lead and manage a Community Nursing Team, geographically aligned to GP practices and be responsible for the management of a caseload ensuring the provision of a high standard of nursing care to patients and their families in the community. He/she will work as part of the integrated primary/community health care team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries. Liaising with GPs, other professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies he/she will deliver individualised care to patients. The Senior Community Nurse works without direct supervision and provides leadership to the community nursing team.
Applications are welcome from nurses currently undertaking the Band 6 Development Program or willing to undertake the program.
Read the job description to obtain more information about the requirements for this post .
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).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436) pro rata for part time staff.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
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
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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
6. Current NMC Registration Registered Nurse (RN)
7. Evidence of professional up-dating
8. Agreement to undertake the following modules (band 5/6 Development programme),
9. Academic ability to study at degree level
Desirable criteria
10. Relevant post registration course and experience Palliative Care, Diabetes and Tissue Viability
11. Mentor Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
12. Has experience of team working that will assist the individual to manage an effective team
13. Interagency and collaborative working
14. Evidence of teaching and assessing individuals
15. Providing complex packages of care
16. 2 years community Experience
Desirable criteria
17. 3 years post registration experience
18. Ability to manage staff conflict and difficult situations
19. Experience of ensuring practice is based on sound evidence and clinical audit
Knowledge
Essential criteria
20. An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
21. Awareness of the content and application in practice of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
22. A good range of clinical skills, including assessment
23. Understand the importance of chronic disease management and rehabilitation in the community
Skills
Essential criteria
24. Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
25. Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
26. Good organisation skills and ability to prioritise and work in a self-directed way
27. Good organisation skills and ability to prioritise and work in a self-directed way
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:
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. 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.
31. 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.