Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Children's Learning Disability Nurse Band 7 to work across the CDC nursing and Specialist School Nursing Teams in Barking & Dagenham. The teams promote positive and effective health outcomes for children and young people with learning disbilities and complex health needs. It is an integrated multi-disciplinary team and a commitment and experience of working in that context would be advantageous. The applicant should be a 1st level Registered Learning Disability Nurse, ideally with experience of working with children and young people in the community. The ability to evidence knowledge, and experience of providing evidence based interventions and safe care are essential. Applicants should have good knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to this client group with an ability to evidence advanced communication skills. Advocating for the children and young people across the age ranges and supporting them and their families in being prepared for adulthood.



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.



The successful candidate will be a part of a multi-disciplinary team working to meet the needs of children with learning disabilities in Barking & Dagenham. Being an effective team member, whilst also working on their own initiative. Having a commitment to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health, social care and education professionals and agencies.



Providing clinical expertise to the wider team and supporting paediatricians, nursing and allied professionals to meet the varied and complex needs of children and young 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 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 attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of 4,551 and a maximum payment of 5,735 per annum pro rata).



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.



The post holder will support children and young people referred to them through assessment, managment, planning and delivering care. Working with the wider team to support the MDT in meeting the various and complex needs of children with learning disabilities in Barking & Dagenham. The post holder will have a commitment to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health, social care and education professionals and agencies.



For further information please see the JD and person spec.



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.