Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and autonomous Senior Learning Disabilities Nurse to join the Trust's Learning Disability & Autism Team with a focus also on Education. As we transition to the Olive McGowan training, the additional educational needs will develop in due course.
Applications are invited from Registered Learning Disabilities Nurses and Allied Health Professionals with substantial experience of working with people with learning disabilities and autistic people at Band 6 or above in a healthcare environment.
You will be working within the safeguarding team, a dynamic team, taking a lead on service improvement for the Learning Disabilities & Autism service across BHRUT's two hospital sites.
We are looking for someone who has excellent leadership skills, effective organisational skills, highly developed communication skills and the ability to interact with people from a wide variety of professional backgrounds.
You will be responsible for improving the quality of care received by individuals with a Learning Disability and autistic people within the acute hospital setting by ensuring both local and national best practice is integrated within the Trust.
You will act as a role model and clinical expert within the speciality of learning disabilities across all areas of the Trust, supporting clinical staff in the management of care planning for patients with Learning Disabilities and autistic people.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to contribute to teaching, supporting and providing development opportunities for the teams working Trust-wide within Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust in relation to supporting patients with learning disabilities and autistic people.
You will also be expected to work as part of the Learning Disability & Autism Team responsible for the operational co-ordination and delivery of support and advice working with people with a learning disability, including those with autism. This will include supporting the families, carers and Trust staff.
In addition, You will be expected to deputise in the absence of the Lead Nurse Learning Disabilities & Autism and also provide direct line management to the Learning Disability & Autism Nurse.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record(we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated goodby the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Learning Disability Nurse or Registered Children's or Adults Nurse
Desirable
- oCurrent Practice Supervisor Assessor or equivalent
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to develop and provide education and training to multi-disciplinary staff
Desirable
- oExperience in completing audits
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- oPost-reg experience of working with people with a learning disability and autistic people
Desirable
- oExperience of working in an acute hospital environment at Band 6 level or above
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Learning Disability Nurse or Registered Children's or Adults Nurse
Desirable
- oCurrent Practice Supervisor Assessor or equivalent
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to develop and provide education and training to multi-disciplinary staff
Desirable
- oExperience in completing audits
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- oPost-reg experience of working with people with a learning disability and autistic people
Desirable
- oExperience of working in an acute hospital environment at Band 6 level or above
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
