Consensus is not just a care provider – we’re a community of amazing people dedicated to inspiring and empowering people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. If you’re looking for a career where you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, then this may be the job for you.
Role : Senior Nurse LD, Autism, Mental Health – Management of own caseload over a cohort of residential services
Salary : £38,500 - £40,000 per hour + £5,000 Car Allowance
Service : Greater Manchester Area – Service Based/Work from Home
Your Benefits
Consensus is a certified Great Place to Work and here’s just a small selection of the benefits you’ll enjoy:
1. Career Ladder : Our dedicated career ladder provides clear opportunities for your future progression.
2. Learning & Development : We want you to succeed - supporting your personal and professional growth with training and qualifications to enable you to achieve your full potential.
3. Financial Benefits : You’ll receive Life Assurance of twice your annual basic salary and can withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday with Wagestream. You also have access to Discounts from over 150 retailers through our employee benefits platform.
4. Health & Wellbeing : From confidential telephone counselling, Mental Health First Aiders, dedicated wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme – colleague wellbeing is a priority and we’re here to support you.
Your Role
Through understanding the needs of the people you support, you’ll provide exceptional care that truly changes lives. A career with meaning, you’ll also have a lot of fun, too – from helping with daily tasks to leading a team to make a difference.
5. You will be a Registered nurse with an active PIN number, and a strong knowledge of person-centered care preferably with experience gained in working with learning disabilities, complex behaviours or forensic services.
6. You’ll be working with Service Managers and teams to ensure they have the right skills and strategies to deliver the best support to people living in Consensus Services.
7. Managing a caseload of individuals and providing support to teams across a cohort of residneial and supported living services
8. Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of practice and crisis management in order to support services and the people we support.
9. Working alongside the referrals and operations team to assess and support the transition and move-in of identified supported people in the most appropriate way for each person
10. Assisting in the formulation and delivery of health action plans and hospital passports helping to design interventions directly with the people we support, their families and our support teams, and instigating timely reviews
11. Also being aware of and demonstrating statutory legislation and Company policies and procedures e.g. CS Act, NMC Guidelines, Health and Safety (see role specification).
Next Steps
12. Once you’ve applied our dedicated in-house recruitment team will call to share more about the role.
13. The next step will be an interview in the service, where you’ll meet the team and the people we support.
14. If successful, we’ll organise your Free DBS Check and references prior to confirming your start date.
15. Your journey will then begin with a 3-day online induction, before heading to the service to get started.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds, You will ideally have experience in the social care sector or NHS (Registered Nurse, RNM, RNLD). As long as you come with a person-centred approach, a caring nature, and you are able to demonstrate a commitment to working as part of a team to support disabled and autistic people – then we’re here to provide you with the training and knowledge needed to succeed.