Job summary
- Main area
- Learning Disabilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: 37.5 hours per week
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 382-FICC126-24
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bickerstaff House
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Learning Disability Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the Community Integrated Learning Disability Team. The Post holder will work as part of the Joint Health and Social Services Community
Learning Disability Team.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who have excellent values, interpersonal and communication skills. You should be innovative, person centred and committed to improving outcomes for people with a learning disability across health, social care and third sector services.
Main duties of the job
The team offers an integrated specialist health and social care service to people with a learning disability and their carers, living in community settings. You will carry a caseload and work as an allocated nurse to service users with complex health needs. You will have experience of completing health assessments and person centred health actions plans and will be able to facilitate and support ongoing access to healthcare.
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, and offers a full range of district hospital services and community health services to this population.
Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change. Our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen and ensure that you are part of our defined preceptorship programme.
If you are motivated to deliver high standards of care and have the personal qualities and characteristics as outlined in the Blackpool person then this could be the post for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To participate in the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of programme of care for people with a learning disability
To liaise effectively with primary care teams and all professional agencies in the development and planning of care for the person with a learning disability
To use specialist knowledge effectively, informing clients and carers about clinical aspects of learning disability
Attend and contribute to PCP's and joint assessment meetings by being the client's facilitator and providing verbal/written reports of the clients needs
To be personally accountable for professional and ethical action and ensure compliance with the NMC Code of Conduct and Trust policies and procedures.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nursing Qualification RNLD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team and with partner agencies.
- Experience of working in a community setting with adults with a learning disability.
- Knowledge of the current legislative framework and good practice guidance regarding supporting people with Learning Disabilities.
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act.
- Experience in the completion of health screenings, health assessments and the completion of care and intervention plans.
- Experience in the development of Person Centered plans and Health Action Plans.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in working collaboratively with colleagues in primary and secondary health settings, social care and third sector agencies.
- Experience in the identification and delivery of training.
- Experience in the use of medication to support people with a learning disability and challenging behaviour and/or mental ill health.
- Experience in case/care management and the facilitation of multi-disciplinary planning meetings.
SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Ability to build a rapport with people from all backgrounds and agencies.
- Ability to network with other agencies.
- Ability to know your own limitations and when to seek supervision.
- Emotional intelligence
- Self motivated and able to work on own initiative.
- Ability to communicate effectively with service users, carers, providers, particularly in stressful situations or times of crisis.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to identify team development opportunities and contribute to the development of care pathways.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sariya Sinzara
- Job title
- Deputy Team Manager( Health)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 477803
- Additional information
Vicky Cox
Lead Liaison Nurse
01253 477803
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