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Main area: Learning Disabilities – Community Learning Disability Team East North East
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 173-44824-LDS-B
Site: Asket Croft Town Leeds
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
The LYPFT Learning Disability service provides multi professional, specialist health services for people over the age of 18 with a learning disability across community settings, respite and the intensive support team. The service works in partnership with key stakeholders including service users and carers, adult social care, third sector and private providers to deliver health care for people with highly complex health needs that may include behaviours that challenge services, mental health and/or dual diagnosis and complex multiple impairment / physical health needs.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a nurse to join the East North East Community Learning Disability Team on a permanent basis. We are looking for dynamic community nurses keen to work with learning disabled adults who require specialist health support due to vulnerabilities, complex physical health, sensory, communication and behavioural impairments.
The successful candidates will be based within the East North East CLDT. The service runs Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
The band 6 community nurse will provide direct clinical care to adults with a learning disability with the aim to improve service users lives and prevent admissions to specialist mental health and general health hospitals by ensuring that the right plans are in place.
Main duties of the job
* Provide clinical and operational supervision to junior colleagues within the team.
* Develop intervention toolkits for nurses.
* Hold a caseload including care co-ordination to ensure care teams or family carers are supported to implement care and treatment as recommended.
* Contribute or lead on service development, service projects and task groups.
* Provide robust managerial and clinical supervision.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualified and registered RNLD/RNMH
Experience
* Experience of working with people with a learning disability
* Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary or multi-agency team
Skills
* Must be a driver with access to a vehicle.
* Evidence of professional development
Working for our organisation
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
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