Learning Disability and Autism Practitioner - Southport, United Kingdom - 347 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

347 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Southport, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Learning Disability and AutismPractitioner at Mersey and west Lancashire Teaching Hospitals covering the Southport and Ormskirk sites.

The role will be to cover maternity leave and provide the service Monday to Friday.

The Learning Disability and AutismPractitionerwill support the Named Nurses and the Assistant Director Safeguarding to ensure that the organisation delivers excellent care to those with a learning disability, and or autism.

The post holder will ensure the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities, and is compliant with the NHS Learning Disability Improvement Standards.

The role will include supporting the Named Nurses to deliver our duties for the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards for those patients with a learning disability and or autism.

The post will be mostly at Southport Hospital, although the successful applicant will be expected to work across both Southport and Ormskirk sites as required, and may be required to attend external meetings.

The post holder will provide an advanced level of learning disability and autism expertise, knowledge and advice during the care of highly complex conditions and / or situations.

They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their families and or carers to ensure the delivery of excellent care.

The role will provide partnership working developing effective relationships with multi-agency partners, the patient, families and or carers, to support the admission and discharge processes, and to provide the delivery of high standards of care to those with a learning disability and or autism.

In addition the post holder will use their expertise to be a source of training and supervision, developing and providing learning disability and autism training.

They will be required to demonstrate the Trust's compliance to any future mandated learning disability and autism training.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

For further information, please see attached Job Description.

Advertising date: 21st November 2023

Closing date: 4th December 2023

Shortlisting date: 5th December 2023

Proposed Interview date: 15th December 2023