A Vacancy at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
The Learning Disabilities Health Facilitation Team supports people with Learning Disabilities to access health care within community and acute hospital settings. We have an opportunity for an experienced clinician to join our team for a one year fixed contract. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive and creative with experience or interest in working with people with Learning Disabilities.
We see patients across West Sussex, the successful applicant would be based at Littlehampton Health Centre and cover the Worthing, Adur and Arun GP services.
We work to promote best practice, and ensure the delivery of high-quality care for people with Learning Disabilities. We work closely with the relevant MDTs, including GPs, Consultants, Special Care Dentistry and community services. We advise and support complex best interest decision making, reasonable adjustments and care planning. We deliver a Learning Disability Champion programme, and the successful candidate would be part of the planning and delivery of sessions and support.
We are an inclusive service, and won the SCFT Inclusive Champion award in 2021. We were nominated again in 2022 and continue to seek opportunities to develop our service.
The role of the Health Facilitator will be to improve and facilitate access to care in primary services, through supporting the GP practices and community services with health issues and the needs of people with learning disabilities. The post holder will also cover some work as an acute liaison nurse to allow smooth transition to and from hospital services.
If you are passionate about excellent care, keen to advocate to ensure equitable and inclusive access to health care and are experienced in supporting people with Learning Disabilities, then we’d love to hear from you. Informal contact prior to application or interview is encouraged.
If you would like to make a difference to the experience that people with Learning Disabilities have accessing health care then we would like to hear from you.
As the largest provider of community healthcare services in Sussex, our teams help people to plan for and manage changes to their health, supporting patients and their families to live more independently. We employ over 5,000 full and part time staff, and provide community services to a population of 1.3 million people.
Each year our dedicated clinicians see adult or child patients more than 2.6 million times, caring for people from their earliest moments right up to the final stages of their life.
SCFT teams deliver a range of health and care services to more than 9,000 people every day, working in care homes, clinics, intermediate care units, people’s own homes, GP surgeries, schools and other community venues across the region.
Our vision is to provideexcellent care at the heart of the communityand achieving the highest level of service is our top priority.
We develop and nurture our staff, and recognise that they are our greatest asset.
We give them clear career pathways, support their wellbeing, recognise and value their diversity and provide them with the leadership, skills and knowledge they need to deliver the best care for our patients now and in the future.
To provide specialist learning disability knowledge, expertise and input to support the work of the access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities, to ensure that people with learning disabilities living in West Sussex can effectively access primary and secondary health care services as required, resulting in improved health outcomes.
To support implementation of the Directed Enhanced Service (DES) Annual Health checks for people with Learning Disabilities, through provision of specialist education and support to Primary Care Staff to ensure that practices are able to meet its requirements and to promote uptake of the DES amongst practices across West Sussex.
To identify training needs for local services and people with learning disabilities and their carers and deliver as appropriate in conjunction with people with learning disabilities.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Eleanor Dunn
Email address
eleanor.dunn2@nhs.net
Telephone number
01403 620438
This advert closes on Thursday 23 Jan 2025