Community Nurse for Children with a Learning Disability
1. To plan and manage own workload, which will be identified and supervised by Senior Community Nurse for Children with a Learning Disability and CNCLD Team Lead.
2. To share responsibility for day-to-day management of the service in the absence of the Team Lead and other team members.
3. To be a competent, autonomous community practitioner, with support from senior members of the team.
4. To work with a team of nurses and as a member of the Children and Young People's service to promote a seamless provision for children.
Main Duties of the Job
1. To provide care in partnership with parents/carers/child using interventions appropriate to the assessed need as per the CNCLD Standard Operating Procedures.
2. To evaluate the outcome of interventions using a process of regular review in collaboration with the child, family, CNCLD, and other professionals involved.
3. To advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of ill health.
4. Participate in Safeguarding Children processes as required, sharing information as necessary and completing reports within timescales.
About Us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why Work for Us?
* We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
* As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What Do We Stand For?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect, and enable.
Job Responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant, there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* NMC Registered Nurse - Learning Disability, Mental Health, Children, or Adult.
* Evidence of some relevant post-registration education.
EXPERIENCE
* Experience of working with families with children with learning disabilities.
* Evidence of providing complex clinical assessment to determine health care need for children/people with learning disabilities.
* Evidence of planning effective care with children/adults with complex needs.
* Evidence of effectively implementing planned care with families of children/people with a learning disability.
* Evidence of being able to effectively demonstrate the voice of the child when evaluating the provision of care.
* Can demonstrate working to the scope of professional practice and use of evidence-based practice.
* Experience of Safeguarding Children Policies and Procedures.
* Experience in multi-agency joint working practice and some experience of working with children who have challenging behaviour.
* Demonstrate an awareness of Mental Capacity Assessments / Best Interests Assessments.
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
* Clear, concise verbal and written communication skills.
* Experience of working as part of a multi-skilled team and appropriate delegation of tasks and supervision.
* Excellent computer skills on a range of software applications.
* Ability to write detailed reports/referrals so that the child or young person can access the appropriate care and support.
* Can demonstrate sound judgement skills and use of initiative.
* Enthusiastic approach to professional and staff development.
* Excellent organisational skills consistent with working autonomously.
* Ability to encompass and embrace changes in the working environment.
* Participates in interagency collaboration.
* Ability to motivate, negotiate, and reassure others through use of supervision and appraisal techniques.
* Participation in specialist projects.
* Willingness to learn and develop new skills.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
* Ability to travel in a car to other sites to various community sites on a daily basis.
* Ability to manage small loads and transport equipment.
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.
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