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
NELFT is delighted to invite applicants who are suitably qualified nurses to undertake the above course. Candidates must hold:
1. Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery
2. Evidence of applying for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date.
3. Students will have the course paid for will receive a salary up to mid-point Band 5 (dependant on NHS experience)
Main duties of the job
For an informal chat please contact
4. Claire Cranwell email: Tel: 03003001999
Please note - When submitting applications please make sure you indicate at the top of your personal statement your preferences regarding health visiting or school nursing
Interviews for ARU University Chelmsford and will take place during September provisional dates being the 2nd,12th or the 19th a 10 minute presentation will be part of the interview process. The title will be given tosuccessfulapplicants
Interview panels will consist of HEI, Trust representation, and service users Candidates invited to interview are asked to provide:
Evidence of recent study.
ID
All Places will be offered dependant on funding.
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 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,258 to a maximum of £2,122).
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
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.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Supporting statement must demonstrate some knowledge and understanding of the Health visitor/School nursing role – depending upon their level of first registration experience how they articulate this may vary but we are looking to see that they have engaged with some research of the role over and above having a ‘passion for working with children’. Some of understanding the broader context of public health and transferrable skills should be evident
Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. evidence at least 120 Credits at Level 5 (applicants who have completed nursing and midwifery in the UK from 2000 onwards would meet this criteria). If in doubt contact the university for advice
7. Applicant must have entered NMC PIN number
skills
Essential criteria
8. The application form needs to have been completed with due care and attention – accurate education and employment chronologies.
9. Good written communication skills
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Applicant must have identified they are interested in health visiting or school nursing in the personal statement as requested on the application
11. Depending upon year of first registration there needs to be some evidence of CPD
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:
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.