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, and Essex. 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 five 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
SCPHN School Nurse Band 6
Havering has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 School Nurse. We welcome all Qualified School Nurses with SCPHN qualification or Student School Nurses about to qualify to apply for this role.
We are looking to recruit motivated practitioners with initiative and drive to join our friendly and enthusiastic team and contribute to the further development of our service.
We work within a 0 -19 Healthy Child contract and our services work in close collaboration with Family hubs as well as other agencies to improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities for children, young people and their families in our borough.
Newly qualified practitioners have a 12 months Preceptorship Programme in place to aid their development. We also offer a wide range of training opportunities for continuous professional development through our learning and development department and external agencies.
We offer clinical supervision, mentorship and appraisals in order to support your development. We are keen to celebrate success in helping to improve health outcomes for children.
You will need to have the ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team. You need to have excellent communication skills and experience of working in partnership across organisational boundaries. You need to be willing to facilitate and support change in service delivery.
Main duties of the job
To identify and assess the health needs of school aged children and families in need, working in partnership with Primary Care, Education, Children’s Services, Voluntary Sector and other agencies.
To identify and assess children 5-19 with complex health needs, offering an enhanced integrated service within the multi agency team. Ensuring they have access to the support required to improve outcomes for children and young people.
Identifying possible safeguarding concerns, escalating as required and working with other agencies to support children and their families.
This role also includes working alongside social care, targeted services, family hubs, schools and members of the multi disciplinary team to ensure health equalities for all children, young people and families in Havering.
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:
1. We are kind.
2. We are respectful.
3. We work together with our communities.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary. (minimum payment of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 - Per annum, pro rata for part time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at Northeast 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.
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.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
4. Registered Nurse (RN)
5. Diploma / Degree Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Nurse
6. Relevant expereince working with children / young people
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Able to provide evidence of undertaking ongoing training and personal development Health Needs Assessment, Child Protection training
8. Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health/social care
9. Experience of employing evidence based practice
10. Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Knowledge
Essential criteria
11. Good understanding of the Healthy Child Programme
12. An understanding of professional, personal and managerial accountability
13. Good knowledge of current legislation relating to Safeguarding children and young people and how it relates in clinical practice
14. Able to demonstrate an understanding of National and local policies and guidance that relates to children’s health services
Skills
Essential criteria
15. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels both verbally and in writing
16. The ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team
17. Ability to engage and work within communities
18. Able to demonstrate effective time management skills
19. Ability to assess health needs of individuals, families and populations
20. Able to demonstrate group work/health promotional skills
Desirable criteria
21. Ability to demonstrate Innovation and motivation
22. Proven organisational and delegation abilities
23. Ability to be responsive to change
Other
Essential criteria
24. To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values
25. Commitment to the future development of NELFT
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:
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. 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.