Band 5/6 Community Nurse - Learning Disabilities
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We are currently recruiting for a full-time Band 5/6 Community Nurse in our MPFT Learning Disabilities team, as either a Band 5 development role or as a Band 6 Community Nurse. The post holder will have responsibility for providing specialised interventions for adults with learning disabilities who have complex critical and substantial healthcare needs and meet the eligibility criteria in conjunction with their families and carers. The post holder will have responsibility for the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care for an identified caseload ensuring provision for needs lead service.
Main duties of the job
An autonomous practitioner, working in partnership and in liaison with the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that the philosophy of individualised client care is upheld. Clinical practice will be developed to meet client need in a variety of settings without supervision. The post holder may have areas of specialised skills and knowledge that are utilised and developed in line with local and service need, and are identified within the personal development process. The post holder will develop their skills and knowledge and aspire to take charge for a limited period in the absence of the Team manager and provide support and guidance to other members of the team and other agencies.
Job responsibilities
Key duties and responsibilities:
1. To be responsible for a designated caseload, including liaison with other agencies, service users, and carers.
2. To utilise nursing knowledge and skills in assessing health care needs of people with learning disabilities in a range of environments to identify their health-care needs and implement nursing interventions as required.
3. To evaluate the outcome of nursing interventions to ensure that care plan objectives have been met and that health gains have been achieved.
4. Any interventions must be within the post holder's scope of clinical practice ensuring that training is maintained and skills are in line with current guidance.
5. To provide specialist advice and training to paid and unpaid carers about conditions associated with learning disabilities, to enable them to improve and enhance their caring role.
6. The post holder may be required to undertake additional formal training, leading to a qualification as a supplementary and/or independent non-medical prescriber in order to contribute to service developments, in line with the services service delivery plan, and to enhance client centred care.
7. To work in partnership with colleagues and other professionals to provide specialist nursing assessment skills, knowledge, and advice in order to formulate and implement comprehensive care plans designed to meet service users' assessed needs.
8. Where identified and required within the plan of care, to administer and monitor prescribed medication including the effects/side effects of medication as part of the individual service users' overall treatment plans.
9. To offer supervision and guidance to other nurses within the team, and other professionals as necessary.
10. To take responsibility to ensure effective communication with the team.
11. To ensure implementation of effective risk management strategies designed to effectively manage and mitigate risks.
12. To contribute to the delivery of agreed external training to support agreed therapeutic interventions/treatment in a wide variety of settings and to a variety of groups and individuals.
13. To facilitate access to other services including mental health admission where necessary and ensure appropriate involvement in the decision to admit, utilising clear/measurable objectives for admission and discharge plan.
14. To work with colleagues from the Local Authority and/or other health providers (as appropriate) to facilitate timely discharge to appropriate community based services, following all locally agreed protocols in this regard.
15. Advocate on behalf of service users and carers to ensure that clients' care needs are met and that all concerns are escalated to an appropriate level. Promote the needs and rights of people with learning disabilities including the right to and consent to treatment relating to their mental capacity.
Person Specification
Experience
* A minimum of two years post-registration experience in working with people with Learning disabilities with complex health care needs in a community setting.
* Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams.
* Experience of working autonomously without direct supervision.
* Experience of managing and prioritising a complex caseload.
* Experience of multi-disciplinary risk assessment and management planning.
Qualifications and Training
* Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD).
* Current professional registration with the NMC.
* Relevant qualification in Teaching & Assessing in Practice.
* Clinical Supervision or Mentorship Qualification.
* Good use of English both verbal and written.
* Evidence of continuing professional development and maintenance of portfolio.
Skills Knowledge and Abilities
* Able to apply Nursing care models and theories into practice.
* Working knowledge of adult safeguarding procedures.
* Highly developed communication skills.
* Good co-ordination and facilitation skills.
* Knowledge and good understanding of current trends and legislation impacting on services provided to people with a learning disability.
* Demonstration of skills required to deliver clinical supervision.
* Knowledge of DOLS and Mental Capacity Act legislation, Section 117 Aftercare.
* Computer/IT skills as appropriate to the role.
* Car driver - trust wide.
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.
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
#J-18808-Ljbffr