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.
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Job overview
Due to additional funding, there is an exciting opportunity to expand the already well-established Special school and complex needs nursing team in Redbridge.
We are looking for registered Paediatric nurses, who will work as a member of the Specialist School Nursing Team, supporting a defined caseload of children and young people aged 3-19 years with complex healthcare needs and disabilities within the community and school settings. You will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, being professionally and legally accountable
The post holder will work in schools, with children with a range of learning disabilities and complex health needs, to carry out clinical procedures in partnership with other professionals and agencies in order to meet identified care needs. The nursing team establish and maintain effective communication, working closely with parents and carers, education and other agencies to ensure the children achieve their full potential in school.
If you enjoy caring for children with complex needs of all ages, in a growing and dynamic team, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
Main duties of the job
1 To work collaboratively with the children, parents and carers to achieve best possible health and wellbeing outcomes.
To assess the health needs of children and school community, agree individual and school health plans and deliver these through multidisciplinary partnerships.
To provide skilled, effective, evidenced based nursing care for children with complex care needs including technology dependent children.
To promote the optimum use of available resources and to secure the highest standards of care to school aged children.
To deliver and manage training needs of school and health staff in the delivery of health care to children in the school, through the agreed competency based training packages, including assessment and sign off competency of staff members.
To manage the provision of continence products to children in the school.
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Working as part of a team of special school and complex needs nurses supporting each other and ensuring the health needs of the children are met.
The service covers all year through. Core service hours are Monday-Friday, 9-5.
4-6 weekly supervision with team lead, and whole team meetings. 3 monthly and ad-hoc safeguarding supervision.
Working for our organisation
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. 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 £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941) 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
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1. Working as part of the Special schools and complex needs nursing team.
2. Identify and assess the health needs of school aged children. To work in partnership with children and their families, and all other health, education and social care professionals to achieve the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes.
3. Provide a continuum of support according to need.
4. Working autonomously with an identified caseload.
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Registered Paediatric Nurse with current NMC registration
2. 2 years minimum post registration experience
3. Evidence of working with children/young people with complex needs
Desirable criteria
4. working within the community setting
5. Qualification in teaching/learning
Knowledge
Essential criteria
6. awareness of NHS policies
7. able to carry out tasks without direct supervision
8. To understand, identify and act upon changing clinical needs of children
Desirable criteria
9. Knowledge of the impact of additional needs on children and young people and their family/carer.
10. Awareness of Equality and valuing diversity principles
Skills
Essential criteria
11. Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
12. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
13. Able to implement evidence and research into own practice
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:
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.