The Learning Disability Intensive Support Service (LDISS) is a nationally recognised service, it provides people with a Learning Disability with behaviours that challenge the service or a mental health condition that cannot be supported in mainstream services, the required support in the community with the aim at keeping people at home and out of hospital.
LDISS aims to give service users a meaningful, high quality and unrestrictive life where possible. Through providing the right interventions and support, service users will be assisted to live a life where they have choices, are included in their communities and achieve their potential.
Main duties of the job
The LDISS Team, as part of the Gloucestershire Health and care NHS Foundation Trust provide a specialist service for people with a Learning disability whose behaviour is causing significant impact on the individual their family or the services supporting them.
To be a member of a multidisciplinary team providing a service across 7 days a week.
LDISS is operational 365 days year working 08:00 - 20:00 however occasional night shifts may be needed. Staff are expected to work flexibly across a 24 hour period when required.
To work with both adults and children
To maintain responsibility for a shared caseload of up to 30 service users.
The post holder will be responsible for the implementation and collection of data required for clinical audits
The job role spans both LDISS and inpatient services and delivery into these services will be based on priority need.
The inpatient services provide specialist assessment and intervention on a short-term basis for those who require additional support and whose needs cannot be managed within their home environment.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
* 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users
* 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work
* 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority
* 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a senior member of the Learning disability Intensive Support Service (LDISS) working with service users throughout Gloucestershire. The purpose of this role is to:
Provide specialist skills and knowledge to deliver evidence based occupational therapy assessment and treatment to service users with complex learning disabilities
* Work as a key member of a specialist multidisciplinary service contributing expert knowledge and outcomes of assessments to support the creation of specialist intervention plans to manage complex needs including behaviours that challenge others
* Provide advice, and training to support primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers and carers to enable them to better meet the health needs of service users
Optimise the service users ability to remain in the community and / or be cared for in the least restrictive environment.
Facilitate appropriate discharge from hospital and respond to agencies requiring assessment of service users who are being considered for hospital admission.
Implement and monitor PBS strategies or equivalent strategies.
Be lead mentor for students under the remit of the profession
Supervising staff at band 5 and below
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
Desirable
* post graduate qualification in sensory processing
Experience
Essential
* experience of working in multi disciplinary teams
Desirable
* experience across a range of settings including community, residential settings and learning disability settings
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pullman Place
Great Western Road
Gloucester
GL1 3NF
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