Are you passionate and committed to supporting good health outcomes for people with Learning Disabilities?
As a result of the transfer of Learning Disability Services at the Whalley Site from Merseycare to Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, we have a number of exciting opportunities for qualified and non-qualified staff to join our experienced and hard-working team supporting care delivery to adults with learning disabilities and complex health and/or behavioural needs across four units.
Post holders will work as part of a full multi-disciplinary service that includes Healthcare Assistants, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Psychologists, and Medical colleagues.
Post holders will ideally have knowledge, skills, and experience in supporting people with a learning disability who have complex health needs or behaviours that challenge services. Compassion, good communication skills, flexibility, and an innovative attitude are essential.
Post holders will be able to access further role-specific training, ongoing support and supervision, and opportunities to develop their careers as LSCFT develops a new learning disability inpatient service in 2025.
Roles are based on-site at Whalley, and there are both full-time and part-time positions available.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To adhere to and promote the principles of Valuing People and provide person-centred care to people with learning disabilities.
2. To support the provision of Learning Disability Inpatient services to individuals with a learning disability, Autism, Mental and physical illness, as well as any associated difficulties to meet the health care needs of people with a learning disability under the supervision of the registered Nurses.
3. The post holder will be required to work within an MDT and carry out detailed observations and feedback to the wider team; they will also be responsible for delivering interventions under supervision. The post holder may be working on an individual basis or within a group setting.
4. You will work flexibly, working a rotational shift pattern including weekend working to meet the needs of the service and the wider network. This may require a move of work base as the Learning Disability Inpatient Service develops.
About the Trust:
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health, and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria, and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview. #J-18808-Ljbffr