Calling all Registered Nurses (Learning Disability) or Social Workers
Are you bored in your current role? Do you want to learn new skills and work with complex individuals to improve their quality of life with a small supportive team?
Do you need a better work/life balance? Do you want to keep up your professional skills? Would you like to gain experience in new areas? Do you value diversity, fairness, excellence, and sustainability, and are passionate about working with others to ensure high-quality care for NHS patients? Then Continuing Healthcare is the place where you can thrive!
We currently have a vacancy within our service and are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Learning Disability Nurse to join our team.
The role involves assessing eligibility criteria under the NHS National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care 2009 (revised 2022), planning and commissioning packages of care (including Personal Health Budgets), supporting individuals, their families, and health professionals through the Continuing Healthcare process (including transition from child to adult services) and reviewing eligibility/packages of care.
Devon Partnership NHS Trust is growing as we establish ourselves as one of the leading providers of mental health services in the country. Working as part of Devon Partnership NHS Trust, you will make a difference to people's lives.
* Relocation package of up to £8k available - See further information in the supporting documents
Main duties of the job
We need a nurse practitioner who is experienced working with people who have learning disabilities - an essential characteristic.
NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is the name given to a package of care that is arranged and funded solely by the NHS for individuals who are not in hospital but who have complex ongoing healthcare needs.
Devon Partnership NHS Trust is responsible for the decision-making and commissioning processes, working closely with the Local Authorities on behalf of Devon ICB.
Successful candidates will have excellent communication and assessment skills; be resilient, able to work autonomously but also work as part of a team. This is a community-based post and although the role is based in Exeter and East Devon, post holders will be expected to travel covering the whole of Devon, and occasionally out of the county.
The team values a role which is fast-paced and employs the use of holistic nursing where we look at the needs of the person. The nature of the role is autonomous and challenging but the benefit of supportive colleagues.
1. New Assessments
2. Reviews
3. 117 reviews
4. Case Management
This is a role for someone who is invested in supporting others to improve their health outcomes and quality of life using Best Practice. We are an innovative team who likes to use ideas to continually improve practice and work in partnership with other agencies to achieve this.
About us
We provide mental health & learning disability services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high-quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
Our values
We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile, making time for people, challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part-time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to undertake assessments, design care packages and procure services for individuals with a learning disability who have complex health needs. These include the CHC process and Section 117 aftercare. The post holder will be expected to carry a caseload of people with complex physical and mental health needs, care manage, review and monitor their packages of care at least annually unless earlier re-assessment is required. The post holder will be expected to have good knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and be able to undertake both MCA and Best Interest decision making.
The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the effective provision of services to people with a learning disability with complex needs across the MDT ensuring that other teams in wider LD services are supported when needed.
All staff working within the Learning Disability service are responsible for providing and maintaining high-quality supportive relationships which at all times acknowledge the individual rights and personal dignity of the service user, encouraging individual opportunity for growth, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
In the performance of all duties and responsibilities, the employee will be expected to show an in-depth range of clinical experience and expertise in the field of Learning Disabilities coupled with an awareness of the entitlements of the service user.
Person Specification
Other
* Ability to be mobile across a geographical area to meet the demands of the role
Knowledge and skills
* Sound understanding of the Continuing Healthcare Framework, including Funded Nursing Care and Section 117 aftercare.
* Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts.
* Skilled communicator
* Engaging and liaising with colleagues
* Discretion and confidentiality
* Ability to work flexibly within a complex environment
* Negotiation and motivational skills in hostile and complex situations
* Ability to work alone and as part of a team
* Time management and prioritisation skills
* Ability to work across a large rural area and different services.
* Service development principles and strategies
* Excellent clinical assessment skills
* Skilled at providing clinical, professional and management supervision
* A range of good IT skills
* Reflective and responsive to feedback
* Clarity of thought and creative approach to problem solving.
* Budget management.
* Staff management.
* Ability to manage change in a positive manner.
Experience
* Demonstrates experience of effective multidisciplinary and multi-agency work
* Experience of working with people with a Learning Disability with complex physical health, challenging behaviour and/or mental health needs
Qualifications
* RNMH / RNLD / RGN (with experience of working with People who have a Learning Disability)
* Other post-registration qualifications to enhance knowledge to fulfil job role.
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