Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting part-time opportunity has arisen for a Community Learning Disability Nurse to work within the Intensive Community Assessment and Treatment Team (ICATT) based at Lindsay Close, Mansfield.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare is one of the country's leading mental health and learning disability service providers, employing over 6000 staff to provide these services over more than 100 sites.
ICATT provides a rapid, short-term assessment and treatment service for people with an intellectual disability who may challenge services and may have additional mental health needs. The ICATT Team seeks to provide an alternative to hospital admission where it is appropriate to do so, enabling service users to receive treatment and care within their own homes, remain involved in their care as part of their own community, therefore minimizing the disruption of their lives and the lives of those caring for them.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work in a variety of bases and settings and meet the needs of individuals living within the localities.
You will be a highly motivated team player able to demonstrate a high level of professional competence. You will be expected to also work autonomously and be responsible for your own caseload. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential. The post requires close work with patients, carers, external agencies, and other health and social care professionals. As part of a team, you will be expected to contribute to the risk management plans.
You must have the ability to analyze and assist in making decisions regarding client risk and support in complex cases.
You must have the ability to work alone in the community and manage your own workload and personal time management.
IT skills are essential as you will be expected to keep an electronic diary and enter information on an electronic clinical database.
Job responsibilities
You must be a Learning Disability Nurse registered with the NMC and have knowledge of working with people with learning disabilities, mental health, and challenging behavior.
Staff are expected to provide an enthusiastic and dedicated flexible service over a seven-day period on a rota basis, including weekends, bank holidays, and outside of regular office hours, with some lone working. You will receive support and supervision from senior members of the team on a regular basis and work with an allocated caseload.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Physical Requirements
* Able to undertake training in the management of violence reduction.
* Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties.
Qualifications
* Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
* Maintains current registration with the NMC.
* Further specialist knowledge/post-registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.
* Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration.
Experience
* Demonstrates successful multidisciplinary working.
* Knowledge of working with people with a learning disability, mental health, and challenging behavior.
* The ability to deal with and resolve conflict.
* Experience of working in or closely with the CIDT or assessment and treatment services.
* Awareness of different tools available i.e., HoNOS-LD.
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments.
* Knowledge of the nursing 6 C's.
* Knowledge of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency strategy.
* An excellent working knowledge of evidence-based practice and current government guidance in LD.
* Judgmental skills. The ability to analyze and assist in making decisions regarding client risk and support in complex cases.
* Awareness of safeguarding policies and procedures.
* Demonstrates a high level of understanding of the underpinning theory, practical knowledge, and experience in the area of: effective interpersonal skills, motivating staff and team building, negotiation, conflict and problem-solving, Learning Disability nursing, and Mental Health nursing as related to people with Learning Disabilities.
* Experience of working within or alongside MDT.
Skills
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Diplomatic, caring, and sympathetic.
* Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues.
* Good skills in assessment and intervention and evaluation of patients' nursing care.
* Skills to enable communication with people that have limited or different communication abilities.
* An ability to deliver presentations and individual training sessions.
* Ability to lone work in the community and manage own workload and personal time management.
Training
* Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education, and training that will enhance service delivery.
Contractual Requirements
* Able to work to meet the needs of the service including unsocial hours and bank holidays, long days, and weekends.
* Flexible working throughout all localities.
* Holds a full UK driving license and regular use of a vehicle.
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.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £36,483 a year (pro rata for part-time)
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