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Community Learning Disability Nurse, Hartlepool
Client:
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
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Job Reference:
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Posted:
11.03.2025
Expiry Date:
25.04.2025
Job Description:
Job summary
ALD North Tees Community Team provides services across both Stockton and Hartlepool with a base in each locality and is made up of Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology and AHP's (including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy) staff.
The team works collectively and collaboratively with others to ensure a high standard of care is provided and are always willing to go above and beyond what is expected when required.
The team works in partnership with key partners to ensure people with a diagnosed learning disability and their families and carers are supported by delivering high-quality clinical care.
The service runs 24 hours a day seven days a week with the expectation to cover 8-8 Monday through to Sunday and be part of an On-Call service 5pm -9am.
Please note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity to join a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team within the Teesside locality working and supporting people with Learning Disabilities to achieve a high quality of life and optimum health.
The successful candidate will hold and manage a caseload, working collaboratively with service users, their families, carers, and partner agencies.
The post holder will require excellent communication skills and be calm, confident, and resilient in their approach, and will need to be able to form therapeutic relationships. The post holder should be flexible, adaptable, and able to travel independently during the course of their duties.
This is a perfect opportunity to gain skills and specialist knowledge across the spectrum of health and social care.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby.
From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in, and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families, and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need to lead their best possible life.
Date posted
20 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-TSL-044-24-A
Job locations
Wessex House
32 Falcon Court
Stockton-on-Tees / Hartlepool
TS18 3TX
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached job description for the essential role criteria and responsibilities. Please do contact us if you would like to arrange an informal visit or to discuss the role in more detail prior to application or interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD (RNSC - CAMHS only) - RGN (If appropriate)
2. To be recognized practice assessor/mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
3. Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
4. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential
1. Working with people with learning disabilities/ mental ill health
2. Working in a person-centered therapeutic organization
Knowledge
Essential
1. Evidence-based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field
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