Senior Nurse

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Grays; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization is seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Senior Nurse for the Thurrock Day Hospital. The role involves delivering clinic-based care, primarily for patients with complex wounds, and liaising with other professionals. Ideal candidates will have clinical skills, teaching experience, and a passion for collaborative work in healthcare settings. NELFT offers a supportive environment and a comprehensive induction program, encouraging applications even from those who may not meet all specified criteria.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Comprehensive induction training

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year post registration community nursing experience.
• Evidence of teaching and assessing learners.
• Experience of interagency collaborative working.
• Excellent range of clinical skills.
• Good organisation skills and ability to prioritise.

Responsibilities

• Support peers and the team leader while working on their own initiative.
• Supervise pre-registration students.
• Lead clinic based care for patients with Complex Wounds.
• Work without direct supervision and provide leadership.

Skills

Team working

Clinical skills

Organisational skills

Interagency collaboration

Teaching and assessing learners

Education

Post registration community nursing experience

Job description

Overview

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 five 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

Band 6 Senior Nurse – Thurrock Day Hospital

NELFT are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 6 Senior Nurse to join our team in Thurrock Day Hospital.

The service currently operates from 08:30 – 16:30 hrs Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays.

Responsibilities

The post holder will support peers and the team leader and be an effective team member while 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.

The post holder will lead clinic based care, primarily for patients with Complex Wounds (predominantly Leg Ulcers), providing a high standard of nursing care to patients and their families in the clinic environment. The clinics are currently on 2 sites in Grays and Corringham, with a view to expand to a 3rd location in the future, so travel to either site is required. The service also provides management of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC lines) within the clinic as well as diagnostic tests (ECG and 24hr BP monitoring) on behalf of primary care. The post holder would need to become competent at these and help coordinate the referrals in and the delivery of the service.

The post holder will work as part of the nursing team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries. Liaising with GPs, other professionals, and statutory and voluntary agencies. The senior nurse works without direct supervision and provides leadership to junior members of the team.

Please note this is not a community mental health role.

Working for our organisation

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 Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Benefits

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum, pro rata for part time).

We encourage you to refer closely to the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage.

Details

Use of AI: Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

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.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects and supports the diverse communities we serve. As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen local employment and deliver high-quality, person-centered care, we will prioritise applications from individuals living in our local boroughs and surrounding areas.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Has experience of team working that will assist the individual to manage an effective work
• Minimum 1 year post registration community nursing experience

Desirable criteria

• 3 years post registration experience
• Experience of ensuring practice is based on sound evidence and clinical audit

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Evidence of teaching and assessing learners

Collaboration

Essential criteria

• Experience of interagency collaborative working

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent range of clinical skills
• Good organisation skills and ability to prioritise
• Basic awareness of IT and IT skills

Leadership

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates an importance of the supervision and appraisal process

Desirable criteria

• Ability to manage staff conflict and difficult situations

Final notes

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage.