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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Lead within Brentwood & Billericay Community Health Team, this is an exciting and autonomous role supported by the District Nurse Team Leads and Operational Lead.

Working in a clinical role across the borough the successful candidate will review and implement plans of care for complex patients across the borough, acting as a clinical expert and role model to the Community Nursing and Mental Health and Well being teams 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills, as well as a sound knowledge base linked to advanced physical assessment and treatment planning of individuals with complex comorbidities that require a multidisciplinary approach from the Primary Care Networks(PCN).

The Clinical Nurse Lead will be required to support the community nurses and the PCN partners to coordinate and deliver the care to this cohort of complex patients, ensuring that services wrap around and support them to maintain their health and wellbeing in their normal place of residence.

The post holder will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) and will be required to support the Community nursing teams and the Primary Care Networks(PCNs) to coordinate and deliver the care to patients within the respective localities, including being professionally and legally accountable.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFTNELFT 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.

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 – FringeThis 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).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

The post holder will support their peers and Operational Lead and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise pre-registration students. They will have a commitment to collaborative working actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.

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

R/N or any other 1st level Nursing qualification Post-graduate level degree or equivalent

Desirable criteria

District Nurse Qualification Certificate/Diploma in Management Studies Specialist Community Practice Teacher

Experience

Essential criteria

Relevant recent experience 4 years Primary Care experience Evidence of Post-registration continued professional development Research and audit Developing policies, protocols/guidelines Management of staff and Leadership experience

Desirable criteria

Budgetary management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of NHS and government policies, including NSF’s

Skills

Essential criteria

Good understanding of clinical audit and research objectives In -depth knowledge of current clinical issues Good understanding of Clinical Governance

Desirable criteria

Nurse prescriber/Non-Medical or agree to undertake

Other

Essential criteria

Commitment to the future development of primary care nursing

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:

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. 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. 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. 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.