Intensive Support Team Practitioner

Job summary

Are you about to qualify as a Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities or Mental Health ?

Are you looking to commence or continue your Journey as a qualified Practitioner

Do you enjoy a challenge, being part of a team and thinking outside the box? If your answer is yes this could be the job for you!

This post is a excellentopportunity to consolidate learning or expand your current relevant clinical experience

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic passionate Practitioner to Join the Pan Dorset Learning Disabilities Intensive Support Team.

This post is suitable for Preceptorship programme.

If you hold the following qualifications RNLD, RNM, experience of working with vulnerable adults / children who may have a learning disability, challenging behaviour, mental health diagnosis and co morbidities and would like to work in a specialist service this could be the role for you.

Main duties of the job

The team provides intensive specialist assessments to support people who may be experiencing crises in their lives, inform services for people who are in transition from child to adult services. Monitoring treatment and supporting proactive transition for clients who may be in out of area specialist hospital settings

Work in partnership with client, family, carers and other professionals and organisations involved in the person life, working alongside local Community Learning Disabilities teams, primary care, criminal justice, psychiatric liaison. working within client's home, care settings and third sector provisions.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.