Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Do you aspire to make a difference for adults with a learning disability and autism who come into contact with criminal justice services?
Do you want to broaden your experiences, completing specialist risk assessments and treatment interventions across secure hospital and community settings?
There is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning Disability nurse to join the Secure Outreach Transitions Team. Based at Roseberry Park Hospital, the service operates across Teesside, Durham, Darlington, and Redcar & Cleveland. The team provides support to service users and care teams 7 days a week over an 8-8 period.
The service provides secure care and treatment to individuals with highly complex clinical presentations in community and inpatient settings.
We work with those who are diagnosed with a Learning Disability with or without an Autism diagnosis who pose a significant risk to others within the community. Additionally, we support individuals who are admitted to Secure Services and work with inpatient clinical teams to reduce length of stay. The team also works alongside secondary mental health and learning disability services, offering comprehensive risk assessment, shared care, and CPA management responsibilities across the Tees, Esk, and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust area.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop therapeutic interventions, training, and group work. Opportunities for training and personal development will be available.
Main duties of the job
1. Delivering high quality patient care
2. Successfully communicating with others, establishing and maintaining great working relationships and gaining cooperation
3. Effectively analysing information, identifying problems, developing solutions, and making recommendations/decisions
4. Effective processing and management of information and the use of information
5. Efficient and effective planning and organising of activities
6. Developing and implementing policies and/or services/systems
7. Managing finance and physical resources/assets e.g., equipment, fixtures and fittings, stationery, etc.
8. Undertaking research, audits, and governance, providing assurance to others
9. Management of others, including planning and allocating work, training and development, and management of the employment contract
10. Managing self and level of autonomy
About us
The Secure Outreach Transitions Team is a multidisciplinary service based at Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough. The team has close links to the Secure Inpatient Service, local community mental health and learning disability teams, and private healthcare providers across the region.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Experience
* Current Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council - RMN / RNLD / RGN
* Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or currently in progress of achieving.
* Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing Clinical Supervision or in the process of achieving.
* Postgraduate diploma in a subject relevant to the area or be willing to work towards and achieve within 2 years.
* Within the first year of being in post, hold a recognised qualification in a governed therapy/advanced clinical qualification e.g., Intermediate Systemic Family Therapy/Post Grad diploma in CBT/British Isles Dialectical Behaviour Therapy/NMP (Independent Prescriber).
* Equivalent clinical experience to that of a Post Grad Diploma/master's level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in a relevant clinical area with significant experience, together with evidence of relevant CPD.
Experience
* Significant experience working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field.
* Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours.
* Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice.
* Working collaboratively with service users, their families, and carers.
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team.
* Quality improvement activities.
* Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally.
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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