Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Community Nurse to join our team covering the North Northamptonshire area. This is a part-time substantive post (30 hours a week).
You will work as part of the Community Team for People with Learning Disability (CTPLD). The team has bases in Northampton and Kettering, and this post will be attached to our Kettering team; however, travel across Northamptonshire at times will be required.
We want to recruit a dedicated workforce to meet the diverse needs of our service users. Successful candidates will need to have a genuine interest in working within a multi-disciplinary team and a passion for improving the lives and health outcomes of people with a learning disability.
Main duties of the job
As part of the CTPLD specialist multidisciplinary team, you will assess and provide support and intervention to people with a learning disability who have identified nursing needs. You will work in collaboration with the person, their circle of support, and other relevant professionals and services to enhance, optimise, and maintain the person's quality of life and health inequalities.
You will need to be passionate about working with people with a learning disability and have experience of working as an effective and responsible member of a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of working with people with learning disabilities would be preferred.
The Northamptonshire Community Team for People with Learning Disability delivers specialist multi-disciplinary healthcare to adults who have a learning disability presenting with physical health needs, a mental illness, and/or challenging behaviour. The service provided is person-centred and tailored to the individual and their environment, taking into account their ethnic and cultural backgrounds and needs. We provide this through direct support, joint working with other services, and/or through offering consultancy to other professionals involved.
Due to the community nature of the role, you must hold a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle during working hours.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health, and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work, or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
We can offer you a friendly and dynamic team environment, with a commitment to continuing professional development. You will be part of established Nursing teams across Northamptonshire, who will provide regular clinical supervision and peer support.
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Recognised Nursing Qualification - RNLD
* Evidence of CPD or additional training
Experience & Knowledge
* To communicate effectively with individuals, carers, families, team and service members, and other agencies, including the summarising and communicating of complex information
* Reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal
* Experience of working as an effective and responsible member of a multi-disciplinary team
* Knowledge of current issues and best practice in Learning Disability Nursing
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a team, with good personal organisation skills and ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work in a busy, sometimes pressurised environment, prioritising and working to deadlines
* UK Driving Licence & access to a car for work purposes
* Ability to take a proactive approach to process and service improvement
* Effective written and oral communication skills, including use of IT systems and the internet i.e., SystmOne, ESR. In accordance with professional and Trust standards
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.
Address
Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities
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