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
Are you an experienced nurse looking for an exciting new opportunity? We are seeking a skilled, motivated and dynamic Nurse with a passion for high quality care and service development.
You will responsible for developing the competencies of the clinical nursing staff across Night Nursing Service, Urgent Community Response Team (UCRT), Rehabilitation And Frailty Team (RAFT), Thurrock Integrated Community Team (ICT), and Thurrock Day Hospital. These services cover the following geographical areas Thurrock, Basildon, Brentwood, Billericay, Wickford.
This role will support staff within the services to acquire and maintain the required skillset and competencies to ensure efficiency high quality services and patient safety is achieved. As part of this role you will need to work some evenings up to 10pm to support service development.
This is a permanent contract and close monitoring of improvements made from this role will be required, with an expectation to provide reports of the outcomes achieved. Skills in transformation/project management are essential.
This vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applicants.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide comprehensive assessment and support to learners including those on work-based programmes, supporting staff to develop and obtain basic nursing skills as identified within the service remit.
2. The post holder will support staff to develop their careers, promoting active learning via apprenticeships and training.
3. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, acting as a resource to provide nursing advice
4. Develop and maintain a collaborative approach to Mental Health and Physical Health training and develop the competencies for this experience.
5. Encourage joint working and actively work towards improving outcomes for patients via the process of education and experience.
6. Keep accurate data and provide accurate information as required.
Working for our organisation
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).
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 in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,122 per annum pro rata).
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 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
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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
7. Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current registration
knowledge
Desirable criteria
8. Knowledge/ Experience of International Nurse Education programmes
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Knowledge of Community 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:
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.