Peer Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 6,000; Full time

Job description

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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.

Job overview

Have you ever thought about a career in Health visiting or School Nursing?

NELFT is delighted to offer suitable applicants an exciting opportunity to develop their career by undertaking the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCHPN) Course. This is run as a joint programme with London South Bank University, split between clinical practice and university attendance.

Our vision for Health Visiting and School Nursing is truly centred on what our children and families need. We are like many other NHS organisations committed to reducing health inequalities, but we have a unique approach to making real life improvements for the families under our care. Here at NELFT, Health Visitors and School Nurses are leading the way in transforming services for children and families. We currently have teams of dedicated and talented Specialist Community Public Health Practitioners who are out in communities pioneering a new, holistic, and inclusive approach to 0-19 Children’s Universal and Early Intervention services.

Please note we cannot consider your application if you do not have current NMC registration.

Main duties of the job

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Course Applications:

NELFT is delighted to invite applicants who are suitably qualified nurses to undertake the above course. Candidates must hold:

1. Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery
2. Evidence of applying for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date.
3. The course will be at level 7 and candidates will require a 2:2 or evidence of study at Level 7.
4. Students will have the course paid for and will receive a salary up to mid-point Band 5 (dependent on NHS experience).

Internal candidates to contact L for further information.

For an informal discussion or further information, please telephone any of the contacts below:

Lynn Barton email: L Tel: [phone]

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 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. 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 - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 pro rata for part time).

High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,192 to a maximum of £2,011 pro rata for part time).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates invited to interview are asked to provide:

1. Academic evidence of attainment of study at Level 7 or above for review by HEI representatives.
2. Evidence of recent study.

All places will be offered dependent on funding.

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and want to start your journey to becoming a UK-based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through NEU Professionals. 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 then 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 to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of nurse registration
• Evidence of continual professional development at level 6
• Experience of managing staff within a team

Experience

• Ability to support children and families to make informed decisions in relation to their health and well-being

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 efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognized 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.

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