Senior Community Learning Disability Nurse

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• The post holder will demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills and have undertaken appropriate post registration training.
• To have an understanding of Health and Social care policy and legislation for the service user group in relation to your professional practice.
• To independently prioritise, maintain and manage a complex specialist personal caseload.
• To be highly proficient in the assessment, identification, treatment and management of the specialist health and nursing needs of the learning disability population. This includes risk assessment, assessment of complex conditions e.g. challenging behaviour including forensic issues, palliative care, mental health, epilepsy etc.
• To liaise and communicate effectively and sensitively with other professionals in the MDT and external agencies (e.g. Mental Health Teams, Drug and Alcohol, Palliative and Children's Service's) providing highly specialist advice as necessary.
• To lead in, implement and evaluate specialist programmes of care which support the health care of individuals or groups with Learning disabilities and complex needs.
• Lead in the co ordination of complex case work as a case manager for individuals.
• To have a good understanding of the specific needs of the service user group including at times of crisis. E.g. during placement breakdowns, mental health and physical health relapse, times of transition and periods of challenging behaviour.
• To work collaboratively with service users, their carers and families as appropriate, to make decisions relevant to the service user's individual needs.
• To recognise the impact of a person's communication needs and tailor interaction to meet this need.
• To plan, implement and regularly review integrated individual support plans for each client in conjunction with team members as appropriate.
• To work in service user's homes and a variety of community settings where conditions may pose a risk, including lone working.
• To have skills to input, analyse and present data/statistics to inform evidence based practice.
• To write timely professional reports/ records and action plans in line with professional guidelines that complies with CPFT record keeping policies.
• To provide specialist clinical advice in relation to individual case work to other professionals within the LDP.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• R.N.L.D.
• Registered Practice Educator or mentor in line with Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements
• Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervising staff
• Additional clinical training relevant to specialism

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with adults with a learning disability
• Experience of managing a caseload
• Experience of nursing assessment and intervention relevant to adults with an LD

Desirable criteria

• Post qualifying experience within a community MDT
• Care co-ordination in CPA/ Case Management experience
• Experience in providing clinical supervision

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Effective organisation and time management skills
• Ability to reflect and critiacally appraise own performance and of those they supervise
• Ability to prioritise own work and the work of those they supervise

Desirable criteria

• Counselling skills
• Ability to deliver health education training

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential criteria

• Evidence of continual professional development
• Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Knowledge
• Awareness of current trends legislation and guidance in support for people with learning disabilities and their carers

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel within a rural location

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

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

• Band 6 Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 216.0KB)
• CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
• CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
• CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)