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 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
Community Staff Nurse 0-19 Universal Children’s Services
We are currently seeking applications from enthusiastic staff nurses who would like to work in Redbridge alongside our 0-19 skill mix team (Health Visiting and School Nursing). We currently have two vacancies within the team, one full time ( hours) and one 3 days per week ( hours ). However both roles give the opportunity for part time, flexible and condensed hours
Do you want to develop in a progressive, innovative environment and enhance your career? If so, join us in Redbridge's Integrated Universal and Early Intervention 0-19 team and find out all about the possibilities that can be opened up for you.
Our vision for delivering the Healthy Child Programme, in partnership with key partners is to ensure that every child in Redbridge has the very best start in life and grows up to be happy, safe, healthy, confident and resilient.
We have a robust system of managerial, clinical and safeguarding supervision in place to support all staff. If you are interested in working for us, have good clinical skills, motivational skills as well as an understanding of key policies relating to children, we would like to hear from you. This would be a great opportunity to work within a supportive skill mix team and also use your own initiative to help develop in your career.
Main duties of the job
We have a wide variety of trainings available within the Trust and our partner agencies in order to support your work in improving outcomes for children, young people and their families.
We are looking for dynamic and motivated individuals who are highly skilled in communication, with a strong approach to teamwork. Successful candidates will be able to deliver appropriately delegated commissioned elements of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) (DH 2009) and have experience in, or have ambition to work in, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency settings. Our nurses require a positive attitude towards actively engaging with a diverse range of clients in our Community.
You will be able to participate in child health screening, health promotion activities and supporting parenting in a variety of environments including the family home, clinics, schools and Family Hubs. Your role will include identifying health needs with children and families and in agreement with the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) across the 0-19 pathway, and you will plan, deliver and review appropriate and evidence based interventions to improve outcomes for children and families.
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. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
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 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.
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.
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have coproduced 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. NMC Registration
Desirable criteria
2. Evidence of further training
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Post registration Experience
Desirable criteria
4. Post Registration Experience of working with children and families
Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Knowledge of services provided by other agencies
6. Shows understanding of the Healthy Child Programme
7. Sound understanding of safeguarding children, policies and procedures
Desirable criteria
8. Evidence of adaptible approach
Skills
Essential criteria
9. Good interpersonal and communication skills
10. Ability to work as part of a Team
11. Solution focused with the ability to use own initiative
Other
Essential criteria
12. To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
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:
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.