Do you have an interest in working in the field of learning disabilities and/or mental health and would like a new challenge? The Specialist Mental Health in Learning Disabilities Team is looking to recruit a motivated learning disability/mental health nurse specialist to join the team for a fixed term of 12 months.
The team consists of psychiatrists and specialist nurses and work closely with specialist challenging behaviour teams and psychology.
This is a community-based nursing post with an emphasis on clinical work, providing specialist assessment and intervention in the management of people with learning disabilities and additional mental health needs; in partnership with service-users, their families, carers and social care providers. Caseloads consist mainly of people with functional mental health problems, and a smaller group of people with challenging behaviour or dementia. The posts also involve carrying out clinical supervision and teaching staff.
The successful candidates will be an RNLD or RMN with experience working with people who have a learning disability and additional mental health problems. We are looking for motivated people who are able to work within a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency context, which includes spending time in the patient’s family, supported living and care homes and day opportunities.
For more info or to arrange an informal visit, please call Denzel Mafukidze on 02082693331, or Jill Davies, Clinical Lead for MH in LD on 02038895113
The post holder will provide high quality specialist nursing services that reflect the needs of adults with learning disabilities who have mental health needs.
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• To manage a complex clinical caseload ensuring high standards of care that is flexible to the needs of the service user.
• When appropriate facilitate access to generic health services in accordance with individual needs.
• Actively contribute to the development and implementation of Policies, Procedures and Clinical Guidelines in the community setting particularly in areas associated with mental health and within the transforming care agenda.
• To be responsible for delivering specialist mental health assessment, (including risk assessment, formulation, diagnosis and management planning). Implementing and evaluating clinical care, keeping up to date with advances in nursing practice and mental health research and monitoring clinical performance.
• Develop formal links and working relationships with local community Adult Mental Health Teams, in patient service, Mental Health in Learning Disability In-Reach team and, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Bexley.
• To participate in the Care Programme Approach, and where appropriate act as Care Co-ordinator for patients on Enhanced CPA.
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
• To accept referrals according to locally agreed guidelines. To manage a complex clinical caseload ensuring high standards of care that is flexible to the needs of the service user.
• When appropriate facilitate access to generic health services in accordance with individual needs.
• Actively contribute to the development and implementation of Policies, Procedures and Clinical Guidelines in the community setting particularly in areas associated with mental health and within the transforming care agenda.
• In partnership with the medical team, be responsible for the development of the specialist mental health in learning disability service locally for people with a learning disability.
• To be responsible for delivering specialist mental health assessment, (including risk assessment, formulation, diagnosis and management planning). Implementing and evaluating clinical care, keeping up to date with advances in nursing practice and mental health research and monitoring clinical performance.
• Develop formal links and working relationships with local community Adult Mental Health Teams; Mental Health and Learning Disability In-Reach Team and in patient services across Oxleas.
• To participate in the Care Programme Approach, and where appropriate act as Care Co-ordinator for patients on Enhanced CPA.
• Arrange Care and Treatment Reviews and/or Care and Education Treatment Reviews when appropriate, in line with national policy guidance.
• Work jointly with other professionals within the Learning Disability Partnership and ensure prompt and appropriate delivery of services.
This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Feb 2025
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