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Location: Okehampton, EX20 1PN & Tiverton, EX16 6LB
Salary: £37338.00 to £44962.00
Date posted: 28th March 2025
Closing date: 13th April 2025
Our professional responsibility is to reduce the risk of infection to others as far as possible. Getting vaccinated against diseases that can be passed person-to-person in healthcare settings is part of this responsibility. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and support on vaccinations and access to vaccinations where requested.
Job Description
Calling all Registered Nurses (Learning Disability) or Social Workers. Are you bored in your current role? Do you want to learn new skills and work with complex individuals to improve their quality of life with a small supportive team? Do you need a better work/life balance? Would you like to gain experience in new areas? Do you value diversity, fairness, excellence, and sustainability, and are passionate about working with others to ensure high quality care for NHS patients? Then Continuing Healthcare is the place where you can thrive!
We currently have a vacancy within our service and are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Learning Disability Nurse to join our team. The role involves assessing eligibility criteria under the NHS National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care 2009 (revised 2022), planning and commissioning packages of care (including Personal Health Budgets), supporting individuals, their families and health professionals through the Continuing Healthcare process (including transition from child to adult services), and reviewing eligibility/packages of care.
Successful candidates will have excellent communication and assessment skills; be resilient, able to work autonomously but also work as part of a team. This is a community-based post and although the role is based in Mid Devon, post holders will be expected to travel covering the whole of Devon, and occasionally out of the county.
Main Duties of the Job
* New Assessments
* Reviews
* 117 reviews
* Case Management
This is a role for someone who is invested in supporting others to improve their health outcomes and quality of life using Best Practice. We are an innovative team who likes to use ideas to continually improve practice and work in partnership with other agencies to achieve this.
About Us
We provide mental health & learning disability services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing.
Our Values
We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion.
Job Responsibilities
To actively engage with a wide range of stakeholders including staff, service users, their carers, and other statutory and voluntary sector agencies to ensure people are fully briefed, know and understand commissioning and care management processes in relation to Continuing Healthcare, Funded Nursing Care, health and social care funded packages of care, and section 117 aftercare.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse - with Learning Disability experience
Essential Skills
* Sound understanding of the Continuing Healthcare Framework, including Funded Nursing Care and Section 117 aftercare.
* Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts.
* Excellent clinical assessment skills.
Experience
* Demonstrates experience of effective multidisciplinary and multi-agency work.
* Experience of working with people with a Learning Disability with complex physical health, challenging behaviour and/or mental health needs.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Okehampton Community Hospital, Cavell Way, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1PN
Website: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Contact Information
Clinical Team Manager - North: Jill Goodwill, 07583020194
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