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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
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 of 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:
* Putting people first
* Prioritising quality
* Being progressive, innovative and continually improving
* Being professional and honest
* Promoting what is possible - independence, opportunity and choice
The successful candidates will be Registered Nurses (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 effective team members while working on their own initiative. They will supervise pre-registration students and 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.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
* Current NMC Registration Registered Nurse (RN)
* Evidence of professional up-dating
* Agreement to undertake the following modules (band 5/6 Development programme)
* Academic ability to study at degree level
Desirable criteria
* Relevant post-registration course and experience e.g. Palliative Care, Diabetes, and Tissue Viability
* Mentor Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Has experience of team working that will assist the individual to manage an effective team
* Interagency and collaborative working
* Evidence of teaching and assessing individuals
* Providing complex packages of care
* 2 years community experience
Desirable criteria
* 3 years post-registration experience
* Ability to manage staff conflict and difficult situations
* Experience of ensuring practice is based on sound evidence and clinical audit
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* 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
* Understand the importance of chronic disease management and rehabilitation in the community
Skills
Essential criteria
* Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
* Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
* 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:
* 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.
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.
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
* Band 6 Senior Community Nurse/District Nurse (PDF, 476.5KB)
* NELFT Application - Hints and Tips (PDF, 38.4KB)
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