Community Nurse

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 13 February 2025

Job summary

The LYPFT Learning Disability service provides multi professional, specialist health services for people over the age of 18 with a learning disability across community settings, respite and the intensive support team. The service works in partnership with key stakeholders including service users and carers, adult social care, third sector and private providers to deliver health care for people with highly complex health needs that may include behaviours that challenge services, mental health and/or dual diagnosis and complex multiple impairment / physical health needs.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a nurse to join the East North East Community Learning Disability Team on permanent basis. We are looking for dynamic community nurses keen to work with learning disabled adults who require specialist health support due to vulnerabilities, complex physical health, sensory, communication and behavioural impairments.

The successful candidates will be based within the East North East CLDT. The service runs Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

The band 6 community nurse will provide direct clinical care to adults with a learning disability with the aim to improve service users lives and prevent admissions to specialist mental health and general health hospitals by ensuring that the right plans are in place.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical and operational supervision to junior colleagues within the team, developing intervention toolkits for nurses as well as holding a caseload including care co-ordination to ensure care teams or family carers are supported to implement care and treatment as recommended.

The Learning Disability service has clear clinical governance pathways and supports professional and service development. As a band 6 there is an expectation to contribute or lead on service development, service projects and task groups. Robust supervision structures are in place with 1:1s with support from the Specialist Nurse Practitioner, peer support through weekly MDT meetings and community nurse meetings.

The candidate should have a passion for improving the health and well-being of adults with a learning disability, using their experience of leading and delivering high quality care from relevant experience. For this role you will need to be a compassionate and person-centred clinician who can carry out comprehensive, person-centred holistic assessments to a high standard. You will need to be committed to coordinating across multi- disciplinary and multi- agency teams to promote and advocate the health needs of adults with learning disabilities. We would value a candidate who has experience of working in a diverse population and promoting social inclusion.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Date posted

30 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

173-44824-LDS-B

Job locations

Asket Croft

Leeds

LS14 1PP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Highlighting and leading upon service improvement initiatives.
Providing support for junior staff and learners.
Providing evidence-based care.
Having experience of time management in terms of a caseload or project work.
Timely delivery of the nursing process in terms of assessment, planning, intervention and review.
Experience of undertaking various assessment such as biopsychosocial assessments and following clinical pathways.
Experience of risk management.
Being able to work in a hybrid and flexible way.
Look to provide robust managerial and clinical supervision.
Professional development through accessing opportunities as identified in appraisals.
Developing training tools and providing training as required.
Having an understanding of Safeguarding principles.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Highlighting and leading upon service improvement initiatives.
Providing support for junior staff and learners.
Providing evidence-based care.
Having experience of time management in terms of a caseload or project work.
Timely delivery of the nursing process in terms of assessment, planning, intervention and review.
Experience of undertaking various assessment such as biopsychosocial assessments and following clinical pathways.
Experience of risk management.
Being able to work in a hybrid and flexible way.
Look to provide robust managerial and clinical supervision.
Professional development through accessing opportunities as identified in appraisals.
Developing training tools and providing training as required.
Having an understanding of Safeguarding principles.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified and registered RNLD/RNMH

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with a learning disability
Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary or multi-agency team

Skills

Essential

Must be driver with access to a vehicle.
Evidence of professional development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified and registered RNLD/RNMH

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with a learning disability
Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary or multi-agency team

Skills

Essential

Must be driver with access to a vehicle.
Evidence of professional development

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.