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- Work within the Specialist Learning Disability Service both autonomously and jointly with members of the team under the Clinical supervision of a Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse.
- Hold a Clinical caseload and will be expected to provide a variety of assessments and interventions for children and young people on an individual or group basis in a community setting, within own level of competence and capability.
- Deliver specialist assessment and management with supervision to a client group of children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties including those whose behaviour is perceived as challenging or a concern.
- Provide Specialist Learning Disability advice and support to other professionals Working within the model of a Positive Behaviour Support framework.(PBS) under the guidance of a Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse.
- Provide a range of early help interventions across pathways such as emotional health and well-being, communication issues, including parent support/resilience.
- Provide Specialist Sleep assessments and interventions under the guidance of a Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse.
- Support individuals and their families to promote a model of self managment of their own health and wellbeing.
- Co-facilitate Specialist Workshops in area's such as Supporting Behaviour that challenges & Specialist Sleep Support.
- Supervise, and support Band 4 Learning Disability Support Assistants.
- Contribute to the training and development of newly qualified, and new staff members.
- Participate in the provision of student placements.
- To promote and support participation of service users across the service , ensuring the voice of the Child or Young Person with a Learning Disability is heard , using adapted communication when required.
- To communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to, carers, families and members of the multidisciplinary team/other professions in a way that is accessible and easily understood. This will include facilitating strategies for people with communication disorders where barriers to understanding may exist.
- To demonstrate empathy with clients, carers, families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to communication exist, or sensitive issues are being dealt with. Patient, carers and family will frequently have difficulty accepting the information provided.
- To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging difficulties.
- To employ good presentation skills to promote multi-disciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice to a broad range of audiences including other professionals and users.
- To write reports reflecting knowledge of paediatrics and learning disability that can be accessible to both lay and professional people.
- To contribute to clinical pathways both multi and uni-professional by discussing own and others input around clients needs, ensuring a well-coordinated care plan.
- To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible.
- To demonstrate good negotiation skills across a range of issues.
- To be empathetic and reassuring in all communications.
- To communicate effectively with children and young people including
- the use of special communication techniques, e.g. sign language,
- PECS, or communication aids. To include writing bespoke reports and letters in a way that is accessible to each individual.
- Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy
To be responsible for undertaking a range of formal and informal holistic assessments and negotiating functional goals with parents and school staff and providing training where appropriate to enable successful implementation of programmes within the setting and home under the guidance of a Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse- To use routine outcome measures and a goals based approach, collaboratively with service users, in ways that inform treatment and clinical care.
- To work closely with clients, carers, and families agreeing decision making relevant to the patient/client management.
- To co-produce clear specialist care plans based on best practice with children, young people and their families/carers.
- To ensure care plans are written in an understandable format for the child, young person and their family/carer.
- To provide appropriate interventions both direct and indirect within a Positive Behaviour Support framework , and to evaluate outcomes.
- To undertake Specialist Sleep Assessment and intervention , providing evidenced based advice specific to the needs of Children & Young People with a Learning Disability.
- To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
- To provide a range of brief interventions across the pathways such as behaviour support, sensory screening, Specialist Sleep support and interventions and mental wellbeing/resilience.
- To co- facilitate specialists workshops for parents , in key areas such as Sleep & support for behaviours that may be described as challenging.
- To participate in and support the LeDer programme across the South West.
- To increase awareness and promotion of 14 + Annual Health Checks for Children & Young People with a Learning Disability to help support the reduction of health inequalities in this cohort of young people.
- To ensure that all documentation and records are kept safe to ensure confidentiality
- To promote self-advocacy and to act as an advocate for children, young people and their families.
- To always consider safeguarding and child protection issues, following relevant policies and procedures and receiving safeguarding supervision as required.
- To produce reports on children/young people, in a timely manner, that convey the key findings of assessment and formulation and treatment outcome in a way that is understandable to the recipients of the reports, including children/young people and their families and referrers.
- Nurse Qualification
- Experience in Learning Disability
- Car Driver
- NMC registration
- partnership working experience
- Experience of developing resources to support Positive Behavioural changes
- An interest in Sleep processes and potential Sleep related health issues
Community Learning Disability Nurse - Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom - Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Based in Devon or Torbay you will have responsibility for actively participation as a key member of the Specialist Learning Disability Service.
As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work and your career development
We are excited to be advertising for a Senior Learning Disability Nurse for the Specialist Learning Disability Service.
The Specialist Learning Disability Service consists of Learning Disability Nurses. Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists & Assistant Practitioners who offer a range of services for children and adolescents with a diagnosed Learning Disability and Autism from assessment and intervention to consultation, liaison and training for other agencies.
The service can support Children & Adolescents with a moderate to profound Learning Disability, in conjunction with complex behavioural, health or Sleep issues related to this diagnosis.
We provide training in Positive Behaviour Support, Specialist Sleep Training, FAIT (Frankish Assessment on the Impact of Trauma) and Talking Mats . Bespoke training is also considered if required for the role. Job description Job responsibilities
Bittern Road
Exeter
EX27FW Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply NMC #J-18808-Ljbffr