Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The post holder will be welcomed as a member of the friendly Community Learning Disability team in North Tyneside, offering regular team meetings, robust support and supervision, and a commitment to continued professional development.
As an integral part of North Tyneside Community Learning Disability Team, the post holder will work in the community with families and carers. They will be responsible for a personal caseload and will work across primary and secondary healthcare services to ensure equity of access for those with a learning disability. They will assess, plan, implement & evaluate high-quality care for adults who have a learning disability.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main Duties of the Job
This post will be based with the Community Learning Disability Team in North Tyneside, but the post holder will be required to work in a range of settings in North Tyneside.
1. Manage their own caseload and complete health and risk assessments.
2. Support individuals with complex mental health and/or forensic needs to access primary and secondary care.
3. Develop specialised Positive Behavioural Support Plans for patients and service providers to reduce or prevent placement breakdowns or admissions into inpatient settings.
4. Support the skills of the wider CLDT service to ensure physical health and wellbeing is prioritised and embedded within all aspects of specialist work.
5. Chair, attend, and contribute to all relevant meetings.
6. Provide supervision and appraisal for junior staff.
7. Be involved in developing and delivering training.
8. Be involved in audit and quality improvement projects.
About Us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality, we have opened a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools, with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. This is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare; this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job Responsibilities
The post holder will provide specialised nursing care and Positive Behavioural Support plans for adults living within the North Tyneside area who present with complex mental health and/or forensic needs.
The post holder will have supervisory responsibilities for junior staff and also work within the Integrated Community Learning Disability Team, ensuring the service continues to provide the highest possible care to the patients we support.
There is an expectation that the post holder will chair, attend, and contribute to all relevant meetings and be involved with service development, audits, and quality improvements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* R.N.M.H/R.N.L.D. Qualification
* Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for the post, expectation this will be completed within an 18-month period).
* Advanced Practice with specialist knowledge in the provision of care for people with learning disabilities (BSc, Diploma or relevant portfolio to this level)
* Teaching Qualification
Experience and Knowledge
* Experience of working with people who present with challenging behavior as well as experience of working within a PBS framework.
* Experience working with children and adults.
* Experience of multi-agency working.
* Experience of working in a community setting.
Other
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
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.
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