Are you a Nurse Practitioner with a passion for delivering outstanding care that brings the 6 Cs (care, compassion, commitment, courage, communication and competence) to life? Whether you are already an experienced registered learning disability nurse or a newly qualified nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to complete your preceptorship, we would like to hear from you.
The post holder will be required to deliver evidence-based health and behavioural assessments and interventions to adults with a learning disability who have complex and challenging needs. You will be working in a multi-disciplinary context with the expectation to be person-centred, creative, and innovative in meeting the health needs of individuals whilst offering support to families and carers. There will be an opportunity to work across a range of settings and with a range of provided services, not directly supervised but under the guidance of a Senior Nurse. The team also offers regular opportunities for continuing professional development and clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for the assessment of health care needs and the development and evaluation of Care Plans for individuals referred to the Service.
The post-holder will have responsibility for prioritising and managing a supervised caseload delegated by the Team Manager/ Clinical Lead and be responsible and accountable both professionally and legally for all aspects of clinical and non-clinical activity in the service area, ensuring a high standard of clinical care is delivered to the people with learning disabilities under their management.
The post-holder will be required to work in diverse environments away from the main area and not directly supervised but will be under the guidance of a Senior Nurse.
Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties:
As a community practitioner, you will be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the post holder's own non-clinical activity.
To actively promote and ensure that all aspects of clinical care offered to people with learning disabilities are of a high clinical standard and evidence-based in line with professional codes of conduct and local policies and procedures.
To liaise with other members of the Learning Disability Team and other agencies, families, and carers to support the development of Health Action Plans for people with learning disabilities incorporating specialist individual treatment plans and goals. To evaluate regularly and modify the aims and goals in consultation and agreement with the person with learning disabilities and carers.
To take responsibility for the safe administration of medication to service users ensuring that NMC Regulations are adhered to.
To facilitate access to generic services where possible and to act as a link person for Primary Care Health Services.
To carry out specific Nursing interventions for people with more complex needs in terms of health, mental health, epilepsy, and challenging behaviour.
To regularly evaluate progress using appropriate outcome measures and change care programmes.
To develop and monitor written information for patients and their families and/or carers. The post holder will provide written or verbal information and reports to the multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team and other external agencies as required.
To identify the need for referral to other professions and agencies as required.
To be aware of psycho-social issues, cultural and social differences and consider the implications of these when formulating a care programme.
To ensure that professional practice promotes social inclusion and is person-centered at all times and to attend planning meetings and case conferences, as required.
To develop risk management plans for clients on your own caseload.
To carry out intake assessments.
Professional Responsibilities:
To be responsible for clinical record keeping in accordance with NMC Guidelines, Trust and Department standards for documentation and legal requirements.
To plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the Service to clients within the clinical area on a day-to-day basis, and to assist the MDT in the planning and developing of the Service, introducing new and innovating pathways within the Team.
To promote health for people with learning disabilities by education and training sessions.
To participate in the Learning Disabilities Directorate On-call Service.
In exceptional circumstances to co-operate with reasonable requests from more senior staff to vary your area of work to meet unplanned clinical need.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered nurse qualification - Learning Disabilities RNLD Current NMC Licence to Practice.
* Portfolio demonstrating evidence of learning and development.
Desirable
* Training qualification ENB 998 or equivalent.
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
* Demonstrate experience at pre-registration level of working across a wide range of clinical areas.
* Experience of nursing care planning process for adults with Learning disabilities.
Values
Essential
* Continuous Improvement
* Accountability
* Respectfulness
* Enthusiasm
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Strong customer service belief
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Skills
Essential
* Ability to communicate effectively at all levels with other professionals and with people who may have significant barriers to understanding.
* Demonstrates good standard of verbal and written communication skills including basic I.T. skills.
* Basic knowledge of national and local policy / good practice guidance relating to care of people with learning disabilities.
* Awareness of specialist assessment tools.
* Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
* Able to plan and manage own workload.
* Ability to work in an unpredictable work environment which may include people with challenging and aggressive behaviour.
* Flexible approach to hours and duties.
* Keen to progress own personal development.
* Must have the ability to travel within the area of work.
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wakefield House
Guardian Street
Warrington
WA5 1DU
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