Site Grays Health Centre Town Grays Salary £37,338 - £44,962 p.a. (plus HCAS) pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/01/2025 23:59
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.
Job overview
Are you an experienced health care professional in working with Looked After Children and passionate about improving health & wellbeing outcomes?
NELFT is committed to enhancing our services to children and young people and we are looking for a Health Visitor/School Nurse to take on the role of a Looked After Children Nurse in Thurrock.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Looked after Children Team and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals and agencies. The Children Looked After Nurse will be required to identify and implement plans to meet the health needs for this vulnerable group. This will be achieved by improving the co-ordination, access and delivery of health care to children and young people in care (0 -19yrs) both living in Thurrock and who are the responsibility of Thurrock. This role will provide a valuable contribution to the wider safeguarding health agenda.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Health Visitor/School Nurse
* Teaching/Mentoring Qualification/working towards
* Registered Nurse first level
Experience
* Have significant clinical experience of the health needs of children and young people and the health needs of looked after children
* Aware of current legislation and guidance in relation to Looked After Children and Safeguarding Children
* Ability to develop effective working relationships with all agencies
* Working within a community setting
Skills
* Have proven negotiation and leadership skills
* Providing clinical/management supervision
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.
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