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
The post holder will be a Registered Nurse (RN12 – NMC) with either a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing) qualification or a Registered Children’s Nurse qualification. They will hold responsibility for an allocated caseload, providing assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care, while being professionally and legally accountable for their practice.
Main duties of the job
1. Work as part of the Special School Nursing Team, line managing Community Staff Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses and Support Staff, coordinating and delegating work as appropriate.
2. Identify and assess the health needs of school-aged children and families, particularly within SEND units and ARPs in mainstream schools, and deliver care in partnership with Primary Care, Education, Children’s Services, the Voluntary Sector and other agencies.
3. Actively contribute to safeguarding by prioritising attendance at case conferences, reviews and planning meetings in line with Havering’s Safeguarding Children’s Board requirements.
4. Provide comprehensive case conference and court reports as required, ensuring timely and accurate information sharing.
5. Deliver a continuum of support to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes for children and families, in line with national strategies and local priorities.
6. Act as the principal point of contact for a caseload of schools with SEND units and ARPs, building cooperative relationships with education staff to promote positive health outcomes.
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:
7. We are kind.
8. We are respectful.
9. We work together with our communities
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 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
10. RGN or registered child nurse or school nurse SCPHN
11. Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
12. Specialist Community Public Health Nurse- School Nursing
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
13. Knowledge and understanding of Child Protection Procedures.
14. Understanding of the Professional Code of Practice
Experience
Essential criteria
15. Working within a school nursing team or SEND unit
16. At least two years post qualification experience
17. Evidence of working with children and young people
Other
Essential criteria
18. Enthusiasm and innovative thinker
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:
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.