- Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidenced-based care to a individuals with a diagnosis of LD, ASD and behaviours that may be challenging those that care for our patients.
- Act as a clinical and professional role model, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement within the clinical area.
- The role can involve dealing with and supporting highly distressed people. Your skills and experience as highlighted in the Person and Job specifications attached to this vacancy will be key.
- You will be required to complete physical health checks -depot injections -metabolic monitoring of patients on anti-psychotic medication, and provide support to carers and families.
- There will be opportunities to contribute to wider team quality improvements.
- To support the management of the caseload including allocation and waiting lists.
- You will work closely with the Band 7 and deputise as and where required.
- Registered Nurse / Midwife (for Health Visitors only) Level 1
- Degree or Equivalent
- Post Registration Qualification
- For District Nurses / Health Visitors / School Nurses Posts Only Specialist
- Community Public Health Nursing Post Registration Qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months
- Hold an NMC approved mentoring qualification
- Leadership or Management Qualification or willingness to work towards
- Significant post registration experience in relevant area of practice
- Demonstrates motivation and commitment to providing high quality
- patient centre care and patient education
- Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities
- To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for leadership and quality care for patients
- Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
- Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)
Access Practitioner/Community Learning Disability Nurse - Leicester, United Kingdom - Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Description
Job summary
Band 6 Community Learning Disability Nurse/Access Clinical Practitioner (nurse). There are vacancies for both of the above roles.
Access Clinical Practitioners (nurse) will be dealing with referrals coming into the service and completing assessments both face to face and over the phone as well as supporting the MDT with assessments.
We work with individuals and their carers with Learning Disabilities that have health needs relating to their mental health, physical health, behavioural needs promoting healthy lifestyles and well-being.
The Community Learning Disability Nurses work closely with MDT teams to provide holistic and collaborative care for our patients.
The team work hard to ensure that patients living in the community are able to manage their mental and physical health, ensuring they are able to access the necessary level of support from all health care providers and services.
Our core hours are from 08:30-16:30 Mon-Fri- we can offer flexibility within these times, with half-days or less considered for the right candidates.
This exciting opportunity to join our well established MDT has arisen due to career progression.
We are looking to recruit nurses who are passionate about meeting the holistic health needs of people with Learning Disabilities and addressing health and inequalities that are prevalent within this cohort of patients.
Own car is essential for this role as you will be travelling to visit patients, public transport is not suitable for this role.
Main duties of the job
There will be a variety of settings and opportunities for bank staff across the whole of the nursing community specialist nursing offer.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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Person SpecificationQualifications
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