NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Children Looked After Nurse
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Children Looked After Nurse
North East London NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity to join the North East London NHS Foundation Trust as a Children Looked After Nurse, based at the Axe Street Child & Family Centre. This permanent role offers 37.5 hours per week and falls within Band 6 of the NHS pay scale, with a salary ranging from £39,959 to £48,117. As part of our commitment to supporting children and young people in care, this role focuses on promoting their health and wellbeing to ensure they have the best opportunities in life.
About North East London NHS Foundation Trust
North East London NHS Foundation Trust is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to diverse communities. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to make a difference. Our mission is to provide innovative and person-centred care that creates lasting positive impacts. By prioritising equality, diversity, and inclusion, we aim to ensure that our workforce reflects the communities we serve.
The Role
As a Children Looked After Nurse, you will play a vital role in supporting the health and wellbeing of children and young people in care. Your work will ensure that each child’s individual needs are met, and you will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to provide tailored care. This role is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people, helping them thrive and achieve their full potential.
- Work closely with children and young people in care to assess and address their health needs.
- Develop and implement individualised care plans in collaboration with multi-agency teams.
- Provide advice, support, and advocacy to ensure children and young people have access to appropriate services and resources.
Essential Skills And Qualifications
- Qualified and experienced community nurse with a valid NMC registration.
- Proven experience working with children looked after, demonstrating understanding of their specific needs.
- Strong ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and build effective relationships with children, families, and professionals.
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Why Join Us?
- Be part of a team dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people in care, making a lasting impact on their health and wellbeing.
- Benefit from a competitive salary within Band 6, alongside NHS pension and other benefits.
- Work in an inclusive environment where your contributions are valued, with opportunities for professional development and career progression.
Working for Us
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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
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
- We are kind.
- We are respectful.
- We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
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 Goodmayes Hospital.
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Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, Goodmayes)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).
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. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.
Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.
We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.
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 to this when completing your application.
Name: Denise Edwards
Job title: Clinical Lead Nurse
Contact Number: 0300 555 1200 extension 56085
Email: denise.edwards@nhs.net
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