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

This is a physical health needs service

To work as part of the Community Treatment Team (CTT) to avoid unnecessary admissions to the acute hospital settings (BHRUT Hospitals). To assist with delivering nursing and therapy care as part of a multi professional service/team, within the accident and emergency and community setting working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management, and independence throughout the continuum of care. Including being professionally and legally accountable.

Using current evidence-based therapy techniques, when based in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) setting, assist with providing a thorough and rapid assessment, facilitating a quick and effective discharge home. Engage with community services to create a seamless journey for patients from the A&E setting to home.
When based within the community undertake visits and holistic assessment of needs and assist with ongoing management of personalised care thus reducing the need for an acute admission.

The service is staffed 365 days per year from 8am till 10pm, the post holder will work various shifts during this time at any of the bases.
To assist with management of a defined caseload of patients with complex needs.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role will be to assist the delivery of samples from from the community setting to an acute setting, supporting the qualified clinicians to increase their capacity for assessing patients. 
The applicant will also be expected to carry out the role of HCA in between this duty if the time allows.

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High-Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735).

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

The job description has been attached and the main responsibilities are listed as above.

Please ensure that you fully read the JD 

• To assist with ordering of equipment for patient use.
• To maintain, update and develop personal, professional knowledge and skills achieving high standards of patient care at all times.
• To undertake training, this will lead to new skills being developed, to develop services. Reflect on practice regularly and plan personal development to achieve growth development. Access supervision monthly from your supervisor to enhance and reflect on own practice.

Person specification

essential and desirable

Essential criteria

demonstrate the trust values good standard of written and spoken english Level 3 in health & social care Demonstrates a commitment in learning Previous healthcare/NHS experience basic understanding of patient needs to be able to travel efficiently throughout the area UK driving licence and own a car

Desirable criteria

can undertake some clinical observations undertsanding of patient confidentiality awareness of the community issues and the needs of elderly people able to participate in clinical audit

desirable

Desirable criteria

able to participate in clinical audit

desirable

Desirable criteria

able to participate in clinical audit

desirable

Desirable criteria

to be able to participate in clinical audit

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.