Specialist Community Practitioner - Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom - CWP

CWP

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Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Main area

Learning Disability Nurse
Grade

Band 7

Contract
Permanent

Hours
Full time hours per week

Job ref
373-LD0276

Site

Work Place Hub
Town

Ellesmere Port

Salary
£41,659 - £47,672 Per annum

Salary period
Yearly

Closing
06/01/2023 23:59

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) supports thousands of vulnerable people across Cheshire and Merseyside.

We provide physical, mental health and learning disability services to a total population of around one million people.

Situated near two thriving cities in Liverpool and Manchester, CWP operates from 66 sites across Cheshire and Merseyside, including Wirral, Chester, Winsford, Crewe, Macclesfield, Sefton and Trafford.

We have been recognised by the Health Service Journal as one of the top places to work in the health service for the last two years running.

and committed to delivering person centred care.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated CWP as 'Good' overall, 'better' for treatments and 'Outstanding' for care.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or you are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

Job overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, dynamic, experienced, and dedicated learning disability nurse to join our established innovative, community-based LD West Cheshire multi-disciplinary team

You will be joining a well-established and supportive team, where person centred care is at the forefront of everything that we do.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality clinical care and supporting the clinical leadership within the community nursing team, ensuring all work is needs led, evidence based and in line with current legislation.

You will also support the leadership and development of services in line with the workstreams that are the focus for the care group, which includes, mental health, forensic, physical health, NDD and cognitive impairment.

CWP hosts CANDDID, the Centre for Autism Neurodevelopmental disorders and Intellectual Disabilities, which carries out research, education and training, and all clinicians are encouraged and supported to develop research and QI skills.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of adults with a learning disability, and those who care for them and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job:

The post holder will carry a caseload of clients with learning disabilities who have the most complex needs, where a very high level of clinical expertise is required to deliver care that will reduce health inequalities for people including behaviours of concern and/or autism.

The post holder will act as transformational role model/guide to deliver specialist learning disability assessment, intervention and person centred outcomes.

They will also be responsible for providing clinical supervision and appraisals of nurses within the team and supervise students while on placement with the team.

Working for our organisation:

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do.

We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We have been recognised by the Health Service Journal as one of the top places to work in the health service for the last two years running.

CWP also scored the highest in the north west (among mental health, learning disability and community Trusts) for staff "recommending CWP as a place to work" in the NHS Staff Survey 2020.

We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool - and provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

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