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 to join an innovative and dynamic team within the Rehab and Frailty Team (RAFT) in the community. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Band 5 Registered Nurse who is passionate about service development and providing high standard of patient centred care. You will be working closely with a friendly team of Multidisciplinary staff including Doctors, Nurses, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, IHCA’s, HCA's and rehabilitation assistants who are committed to maintaining independence, promoting self-care and assisting patients to achieve their goals. The successful candidate will be hardworking, reliable and able to use their initiative and work flexibly to respond to the service needs.
The Rehab and Frailty Team covers the hours - seven days a week 365 days a year. We are committed to upskilling and supporting peoples professional development.
Main duties of the job
A passion for care and the patience for teaching are also important qualities within this profession as the work includes educating both patients and family on the basics of healthcare and self-management/shared care.
Professionals in the Rehab and Frailty Team work varied shift patterns, to cover the team operating hours from 7am – 10pm, Monday -Sunday.
Our patients will usually include elderly people with frailty and long-term chronic conditions. Also physically disabled people, including any complex care needs from age 18 upwards including those with terminal illnesses.
The daily workload for a Frailty Community Nurse is wide ranging from multiple assessments for holistic care. Also, clinical nursing procedures, emotional support to helping patients and families to manage their condition.
Give us a call for an informal chat - we would be happy to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
We are kind.
We are respectful.
We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
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.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum, pro rata for part time).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. End of life care and Advanced Care Planning
2. Managing the deteriorating patient with frailty
3. Complex and simple wound care,
4. Observations and ECG's
5. Catheterisation
6. Venepuncture,
7. Utilising advanced physical assessment skills
8. Pressure area care and ordering pressure prevention equipment
9. Comprehensive Falls assessments
10. Taking Medical and Social History
11. Completing Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (Including Clinical Frailty Scoring and Memory Assessments)
12. Attending MDT's and Broad Rounds
13. Liaising with other community teams and acute trusts
14. Line management of Junior members of Staff
15. Health promotion and education
16. Referring to Therapists for patient rehabilitation
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 to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
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. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
17. 2 Years NHS Community Experience
Essential Criteria
Essential criteria
18. Registered Adult Nurse, NMC sub part 1 RNA (Adult)
19. Current Mentorship Qualification
20. Ability to get self and any equipment needed around the community in an efficient and timely manne
Essential
Essential criteria
21. Vehicle Licence Holder
22. Trained in Venepuncture
Desirable criteria
23. Nurse Prescriber
24. Experience in Frailty or Elderly Care
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:
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. 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.