Community Staff Nurse 0-19 | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 plus HCAS per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2025 |
| Location: | Dagenham, RM9 5TT |
| Company: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7455706/395-BD064-25-A |
Summary
Community Staff Nurse 0-19 Universal Children’s Services
We are currently seeking applications from enthusiastic staff nurses who would like to work in Barking & Dagenham (B&D) in the East Locality alongside our 0-19 skill mix team (Health Visiting and School Nursing). We currently have two vacancies within the team, one full time (37.5 hours) and one 4 days per week (30 hours ).
Do you want to develop in a progressive, innovative environment and enhance your career? If so, we want you to join B&D's Integrated Universal and Early Intervention 0-19 team and find out all about the possibilities that can be opened up for you.
Our vision for delivering the Healthy Child Programme, in partnership with key stakeholders is to ensure that every child in Barking & Dagenham has the very best start in life and grows up to be happy, safe, healthy, confident and resilient.
We have a robust system of managerial, clinical and safeguarding supervision in place to support all staff. If you are interested in working for us, have good clinical skills, motivational skills as well as an understanding of key policies relating to children, we would like to hear from you. This would be a great opportunity to work within a supportive skill mix team and also use your own initiative to help develop in your career.
Please see job description for main duties of the role.
We have a wide variety of trainings available within the Trust and our partner agencies in order to support your work in improving outcomes for children, young people and their families.
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 in 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. 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).
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary with a minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 per annum (pro rata for part-time).
We are looking for dynamic and motivated individuals who are highly skilled in communication, with a strong approach to teamwork. Successful candidates will be able to deliver appropriately delegated commissioned elements of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) (DH 2009) and have experience in, or have ambition to work in, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency settings. Our nurses require a positive attitude towards actively engaging with a diverse range of clients in our Community.
You will be able to participate in child health screening, health promotion activities and supporting parenting in a variety of environments including the family home, clinics, schools and Family Hubs . Your role will include identifying health needs with children and families and in agreement with the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) across the 0-19 pathway, and you will plan, deliver and review appropriate and evidence based interventions to improve outcomes for children and families.
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
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.
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Sep 2025