Job summary
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Community Learning Disability Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities, supporting them to achieve better health outcomes and live fulfilling lives in the community.
Role:
- The assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for children and adolescents who have learning disabilities and mental health difficulties.
- Managing a caseload under supervision, offering a range of clinical interventions to meet the mental health needs of children and adolescents with learning disabilities.
- Work collaboratively with families, carers, and other professionals across health and social care.
- Providing supervision, where agreed, to more junior members of the team.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RNLD).
- 12 months post-registration experience, learning and professional development.
- Experience working with people with learning disabilities in community settings.
- Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
- To provide specialist support, advice and guidance to individuals, families and carers.
- To provide specialist support as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- To complete specialist assessments as clinically indicated.
- To participate in PBS training and offer specialist support within the PBS framework.
- To participate in referral meeting, team meetings and wider MDT meetings.
- To contribute to team and service development.
- To carry an individual caseload.
- To keep up to date with research and development in your fields of practice.
- To attend training relevant to the role.
- To maintain NMC registration and remain up to date with research and development in learning disability nursing practice.
- To complete individual risk assessments under supervision and to put a safety plan in place if needed.
- To communicate with and support social workers, care providers and other agencies and services.
- To supervise and assess student nurses on placement with the team.
About us
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is growing and changing. We provide specialist mental health, learning disability and community services across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, and we're hiring people who want to shape what comes next.
Formed on 1 April 2020 through the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, we're now focused on the future with a new Trust Strategy and our Best for the Black Country programme.
What we do
Adult and older adult mental health
Children and young people's mental health
Specialist learning disability services
Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
To practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
-
To be professionally accountable for the effective and efficient management of a defined caseload, taking into account the need to combine your own responsibilities and those of the multi-disciplinary team.
-
To be responsible for setting high standards of care within the resources available and to review and monitor these on a continuous basis through the process of audit, case review and on-going supervision.
-
To promote a positive approach to health education and health promotion.
-
Participate in consultancy and specialist input to a range of other professionals and agencies in relation to individuals with complex needs.
-
Advise and influence local and regional policy, strategy and operational practice in relation to health needs of people with learning disabilities.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- Registered nurse LD
- 12 months post registration experience
Desirable
- Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary/agency setting
- Experience of assessing and managing mental and physical health conditions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The Gem Centre
Wolverhampton
WV11 3PG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
This listing was aggregated from publicly-available sources. The employer holds an A-rated sponsor licence at the time of this listing, but sponsorship of this specific role is not guaranteed — the employer's offer and UK Visas and Immigration are the final authority. Details may have changed since our last update — verify with the employer via the Apply link.