Main area: Learning Disability Nursing
Grade Band: 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working and hours are an option. Please discuss at interview.)
Job ref: 349-LCO-6929591*
Employer: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hulme District Office
Town: Manchester
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/03/2025 23:59
Assistant Practitioner - Learning Disability Nursing
Band 4
Job overview
Are you passionate about improving the health, wellbeing and outcomes of Learning Disabled Adults in Manchester? Are you dynamic, forward-thinking and looking for your next challenge? If your answers are yes, then we want to hear from you.
We are looking for registered Learning Disability Nurses to join our Community Learning Disability Teams across Manchester.
You will be working as part of a nursing-led team with wider support from the multi-disciplinary community-based team. The role will involve leading and contributing to the effective provision of services to people with a learning disability, complex needs and Autism.
Manchester Local Care Organisation is a pioneering, new public sector organisation. We're improving care by bringing together NHS community health and mental health services, primary care and social care services in the city.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide and manage a caseload of people who use the service using evidence-based and person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
2. This will involve working within a multi-disciplinary team with the emphasis on quality service delivery through holistic assessment and identification of needs.
3. To participate in project and group work, to enhance service delivery, in order to meet national and local targets.
4. To contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of both professional and service developments.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care NVQ Level 3 in Care or Equivalent
* CPD
Experience
* Will work within a Multi-disciplinary Team
* Will participate in Project Work / Group Work
* Working with Adults with complex health and behavioral needs
* Working knowledge of Positive behavioral support
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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