Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Our Community Learning Disability Team are looking for an experienced Learning Disability nurse. The successful candidate will be a full and active member of a multidisciplinary all age service which focuses upon the health care needs of children, young people and adults who have a learning disability and unmet health needs. This may include challenging behaviour, forensic needs, autism, mental health needs, terminal illness, communication needs, sexual health and health promotion needs. To be highly skilled at managing challenging behaviour of client and their family members at times of distress and crisis.
This post is open to qualified Learning Disability practitioners with substantial NHS Band 5 experience.
This is a permanent part time post (30 hours) to be worked across Monday to Friday.
Main duties of the job
The nurse will have a specific focus on providing specialised nursing assessments, planning intervention and evaluation of programmes of care for those individuals who require specialist support to access health services, those individuals who may be at risk of developing early ageing conditions, those children, young people and adults who present with significant behavioural challenges and high dependency needs to themselves, their families and carers and services, and young people between the ages of 14 to 25 who are transitioning from children's to adult services.
Job responsibilities
Key results from the job holder
* To be a full and active member of a multidisciplinary all age service which focuses upon the health care needs of children, young people and adults who have a learning disability and unmet health needs.
* The nurse will have a specific focus on providing specialised nursing assessments, planning intervention and evaluation of programmes of care for those individuals who require specialist support to access health services.
* To support primary care to manage appropriate cases within the primary care setting in collaboration with the Locality Hub services.
* To effectively support the all age service model for children, young people and adults with Learning Disabilities.
* To provide formal, on-going clinical supervision and caseload management supervision to junior and less experienced community learning disability staff and students.
* To maintain effective case management of a clinical caseload within the Community Learning Disability Team in line with recommendations.
* To carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and may be required to demonstrate procedures to and supervise and teach qualified and / or unqualified staff and pre-registration Nursing Students.
* To accept responsibility for own professional practice as an accountable practitioner.
* To undertake Breakaway/Physical Intervention Techniques according to the Community Learning Disability Service Policy.
* To participate in the service Referral and Initial Assessment Process and Procedure.
* To participate as an effective member of the MDT, undertaking referrals, direct liaison with Primary Care and Locality Hub to ensure identified needs of service users and their carers are met.
* Facilitate and maintain effective liaison with parents, other health professionals, social workers, primary care teams and any other relevant services.
* To have responsibility and be professionally accountable for all aspects of assessment, implementation, evaluation for client specialist caseload.
* To promote client self-care and independence towards an individuals maximum optimal potential.
* To develop and deliver specific individualised focused training to staff / carers (paid/unpaid) / families and services.
* To maintain clear, comprehensive and contemporaneous clinical records on all patients.
* To be highly skilled at managing challenging behaviour of client and their family members at times of distress and crisis.
* To undertake safe practice by the assessment/implementation/evaluation of effective client Risk Assessment/Management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse Learning Disability (Part 5 or Part 14 NMC Register) or BSc (Hons) Learning Disability Nursing and Social Work.
* Mentorship qualifications or willing to undertake training.
* BSc (Hons) Community Specialist Learning Disability Nursing or relevant Degree.
* Health needs assessment for people with learning disabilities.
* Mental capacity act training.
Experience
* Significant post registration experience of working with children / adults with a Learning Disability.
* Experience of working within a Multi-disciplinary Service / Team.
* Experience and understanding of ordinary life models.
* Ability to work in partnership with other agencies.
* Experience of undertaking specialist assessments in relation to unmet health needs, mental health.
* Experience of project management / service improvement.
* Experience of liaising with primary and secondary care.
* Experience of working in a Community team.
Skills
* Assessment, planning, information analysis, intervention, evaluation of package of care.
* To be able to communicate effectively with patients who have expressive and receptive communication difficulties.
* Self-motivated and good time management skills.
* Ability to organise & delegate to qualified/unqualified staff.
* Ability to deliver training to staff, carers & wider services.
* Ability to ensure safe practice, by clarifying level of role within organisation.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of the safeguarding process.
* Knowledge of Learning Disability Team's role and function.
* Awareness of current professional nursing issues and Regional, National Health Policy.
* Knowledge of Transforming Care Agenda.
* Knowledge of implementing de-escalation techniques.
* Knowledge of current local and national guidance regarding health needs assessment of people with learning disabilities.
Additional
* Be able to travel independently around the borough.
* The ability to work flexibly in accordance with client and service needs.
* Awareness and experience of break away & De-escalation Techniques.
* Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their 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.
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