Community Learning Disability Nurse (Band 6)
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We are currently recruiting for a Learning Disability, Band 6 Nurse working across Stafford / Lichfield.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary locality team, alongside other healthcare professionals. Responsible for a defined caseload, autonomously implementing a range of evidence-based clinical interventions in various settings, including collaborative working with other care providers and partner organisations.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility for providing specialised interventions for adults with learning disabilities who have complex critical and substantial healthcare needs, in conjunction with their families and carers. Responsibilities include:
1. Assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care for an identified caseload.
2. Ensuring provision for needs-led service.
3. Acting as an autonomous practitioner, working in partnership with the multidisciplinary team.
4. Developing clinical practice to meet client needs in various settings without supervision.
5. Utilising and developing specialised skills and knowledge in line with local and service need.
6. Developing skills and knowledge to aspire to take charge in the absence of the Team Manager.
7. Providing support and guidance to other team members and agencies.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:
* Supporting your career development and progression.
* Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
* Options for flexible working.
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources.
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate.
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI, and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates.
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k.
* Free car parking at all trust sites.
* Free flu vaccinations every year.
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met).
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation, and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job responsibilities
1. Responsible for a designated caseload, including liaison with other agencies, service users, and carers.
2. Utilising nursing knowledge and skills to assess health care needs of people with learning disabilities in various environments.
3. Implementing nursing interventions as required.
4. Evaluating nursing interventions to ensure care plan objectives are met and health gains achieved.
5. Ensuring all interventions are within the post holder's scope of clinical practice.
6. Providing specialist advice and training to paid and unpaid carers about conditions associated with learning disabilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD).
* Current professional registration with the NMC.
* Relevant qualification in Teaching & Assessing in Practice.
* Clinical Supervision or Mentorship Qualification.
Experience
* A minimum of two years post-registration experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities with complex health care needs in a community setting.
* Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams.
* Experience of managing and prioritising a complex caseload.
* Experience of providing managerial supervision and leading staff teams.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
* Working knowledge of adult safeguarding procedures.
Personal Attributes
* Ability to practice in an ethical way, considering the needs of the client and their best interests.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Team Leader and Head of Nursing
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