We are seeking motivated and dynamic
Band 5 Community Nurse
to join the Specialist Children’s Community Nursing Team in providing excellent quality nursing care for children with Complex Needs attending Special School in Waltham Forest.
The Specialist Children’s Community Nursing team comprises three teams – Child Development Nursing, Special School Nursing, and Children’s Community Nursing team. They offer care to children across Waltham Forest in their homes, in clinic, and in Special School settings. The aim is to provide an excellent standard of nursing care to enable children to achieve their best possible outcomes.
The post holder will assist the existing Children’s Community Nursing Team in carrying out a range of clinical activities. They will utilise a range of skills and experience gained in clinical practice to provide holistic assessments for children who have complex needs. Clinical judgement will aid the postholder to formulate a care plan based on these assessments. The postholder will also demonstrate excellent time management skills to enable them to work autonomously at times. Excellent communication skills are essential, as well as good knowledge of current Nursing best practice and the ability to work as an effective team member across the Specialist Children’s Nursing Teams as well as the wider Multidisciplinary Team and external agencies.
Key Responsibilities: To be directed by the team lead or shift coordinator in prioritising day-to-day work and case management. To work as part of the Community Children’s Nursing Team to ensure the ongoing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised evidence-based programmes of care. To provide high quality, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people within their home, school, nursery, or other community setting – working at all times within the limits achieved of the competency framework for the Community Children’s Nursing Team. To work in partnership with the child, young person, and their family and carers, to identify individual needs and deliver nursing care. To encourage and support self-management and independence of clients and families, providing training and support within limits of identified competence. To be responsible for accessing annual mandatory training in line with trust policy and ensuring attendance at clinical supervision and monthly one-to-one meetings with preceptor/supervisor. To identify limits of own knowledge/skills and seek advice as necessary from team members or specialist practitioners – or other members of the multi-professional team. To work as part of the Community Children’s Nursing Team to provide support in discharge planning from acute care to community settings, including children with continuing care needs.
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 partway through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT:
NELFT places 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. New starters will have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend various 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 £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
As part of the Specialist Community Nursing Children’s Service, we can offer you: Regular clinical and managerial supervision. A programme of in-service training and rotation opportunities. Flexible working opportunities. Training and development opportunities.
The role will require the successful candidate to work as part of the team based at Wood Street Health Centre and also provide care in children’s family homes as part of the role.
Please Note:
Previous applicants need not apply.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
If you are an overseas qualified nurse wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, please check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Visit
here . Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses, we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Use of AI:
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants from seeking appropriate support with applications should they need it for the purposes of any declared disability.
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Band 5 Community Nurse
to join the Specialist Children’s Community Nursing Team in providing excellent quality nursing care for children with Complex Needs attending Special School in Waltham Forest.
The Specialist Children’s Community Nursing team comprises three teams – Child Development Nursing, Special School Nursing, and Children’s Community Nursing team. They offer care to children across Waltham Forest in their homes, in clinic, and in Special School settings. The aim is to provide an excellent standard of nursing care to enable children to achieve their best possible outcomes.
The post holder will assist the existing Children’s Community Nursing Team in carrying out a range of clinical activities. They will utilise a range of skills and experience gained in clinical practice to provide holistic assessments for children who have complex needs. Clinical judgement will aid the postholder to formulate a care plan based on these assessments. The postholder will also demonstrate excellent time management skills to enable them to work autonomously at times. Excellent communication skills are essential, as well as good knowledge of current Nursing best practice and the ability to work as an effective team member across the Specialist Children’s Nursing Teams as well as the wider Multidisciplinary Team and external agencies.
Key Responsibilities: To be directed by the team lead or shift coordinator in prioritising day-to-day work and case management. To work as part of the Community Children’s Nursing Team to ensure the ongoing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised evidence-based programmes of care. To provide high quality, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people within their home, school, nursery, or other community setting – working at all times within the limits achieved of the competency framework for the Community Children’s Nursing Team. To work in partnership with the child, young person, and their family and carers, to identify individual needs and deliver nursing care. To encourage and support self-management and independence of clients and families, providing training and support within limits of identified competence. To be responsible for accessing annual mandatory training in line with trust policy and ensuring attendance at clinical supervision and monthly one-to-one meetings with preceptor/supervisor. To identify limits of own knowledge/skills and seek advice as necessary from team members or specialist practitioners – or other members of the multi-professional team. To work as part of the Community Children’s Nursing Team to provide support in discharge planning from acute care to community settings, including children with continuing care needs.
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 partway through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT:
NELFT places 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. New starters will have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend various 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 £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).
As part of the Specialist Community Nursing Children’s Service, we can offer you: Regular clinical and managerial supervision. A programme of in-service training and rotation opportunities. Flexible working opportunities. Training and development opportunities.
The role will require the successful candidate to work as part of the team based at Wood Street Health Centre and also provide care in children’s family homes as part of the role.
Please Note:
Previous applicants need not apply.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
If you are an overseas qualified nurse wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, please check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Visit
here . Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses, we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Use of AI:
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants from seeking appropriate support with applications should they need it for the purposes of any declared disability.
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