Learn more about ELFT
East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) provides a wide range of mental health, community health, primary care, wellbeing and inpatient services to young people, working age adults and older adults across the City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton.
East London NHS Foundation Trust (formerly known as East London and The City University Mental Health NHS Trust) was formed in April 2000.
The new ELFT brought together mental health services from three community trusts in Tower Hamlets, Newham, The City and Hackney; pooling resources and much of London’s major mental health expertise to become one of the UK’s largest specialist NHS providers.
The Trust’s vision is to make a positive difference in people’s lives. We will do this by providing the highest quality mental health and community care to our local communities.
In order to achieve this and demonstrate our values, we work together as a team with our service users, carers, and partners. We actively make continuous improvements in order to deliver the highest quality services. We encourage research and innovation to find new and better ways of treating people and keeping them healthy and well. We then share what we learn to benefit as many people as possible.
Our main priorities in delivering our vision are:
- enhancing service user satisfaction
- boosting staff satisfaction
- maintaining financial viability
Living in London
Promotions and job opportunities at all levels abound in this cutting-edge and fast-moving city. With a large number of ‘University’ hospitals in the capital, there’s are also plenty of highly sought-after training opportunities that you’ll be able to access easily.
Of course, there are lots of other reasons to live and work in London, too. As one of the most exciting cities in the world, the capital of England offers every kind of entertainment imaginable, along with a mind-blowing array of attractions, landmarks and places of historical significance. You’d be surprised by how much sightseeing you can do simply by walking around the capital!
London is also one of the most multicultural cities in the world, with more than 200 languages being spoken by its inhabitants, and every type of cuisine on offer at its many restaurants, markets and food stores. In fact, some of our nurses describe the area they live in as a real ‘home from home’, with friends and neighbours who share their cultural heritage, and local events that bring the community together. London prides itself on its diversity, as do its NHS Trusts!
