Job summary
As a Transforming Care Practitioner for Learning Disabilities, you will be joining a dynamic and supportive developing service with a strong emphasis on quality supervision and peer support.
Your working role includes contributing to the provision of clinical assessment, formulation, and risk management. There will be opportunities for service evaluation and development, and you will work closely with health and social care colleagues from a wide range of disciplines.
You will have a county wide role, and the base will be negotiable upon appointment.
This post will support the Trust's commitment to Somerset's Transforming Care Programme, including:
* Clinical support for the Blue Light and crisis avoidance pathway for people with learning disabilities who are at risk of being detained under the mental health act.
* Maintenance and clinical oversight of the learning disabilities dynamic support register including out of area patients.
* Liaison with emergency service and specialist forensic health colleagues.
* Specialist inpatient support for people with learning disabilities who have been detained under the Mental Health Act.
Main duties of the job
- Completing assessment and formulation with service users who have a formal diagnosis of learning disabilities and concurrent mental health problems, who may pose a risk to themselves or others. Such assessment work will involve working in a range of settings. This will involve judgments involving a range of facts or situations which require analysis or comparison of a range of options.
- Supporting the delivery of health and social care intervention/treatment options in a way that promotes equality and respects diversity and the potential need for reasonable adjustments.
- Liaising with service users, families, emergency services, and health and social care colleagues.
- Assisting with Blue Light and crisis pathway process.
- Assisting with service development work.
- Liaising with service users, families, emergency services, and health and social care colleagues.
About us
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities, under clinical supervision:
* Support assessment and formulation with service users who have a formal diagnosis of learning disabilities and concurrent mental health problems, who may pose a risk to themselves or others. Such assessment work will involve working in a range of settings. This will involve judgments involving a range of facts or situations which require analysis or comparison of a range of options.
* Support the development of risk management plans.
* Support the delivery of health and social care intervention/treatment options in a way that promotes equality and respects diversity and the potential need for reasonable adjustments.
* Collaborate and communicate effectively with service users, families, and health and social care colleagues.
* Have a responsibility for recognising the potential for, or signs of, service-user harm, abuse, or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns, and taking all responsible steps to protect the service-user.
* Have a responsibility for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children or vulnerable adults who may be at risk.
* Have a responsibility for recognising own limits of competence and seeking assistance when appropriate.
* Assist team managers and colleagues in service development work, as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities, under clinical supervision:
* Support assessment and formulation with service users who have a formal diagnosis of learning disabilities and concurrent mental health problems, who may pose a risk to themselves or others. Such assessment work will involve working in a range of settings. This will involve judgments involving a range of facts or situations which require analysis or comparison of a range of options.
* Support the development of risk management plans.
* Support the delivery of health and social care intervention/treatment options in a way that promotes equality and respects diversity and the potential need for reasonable adjustments.
* Collaborate and communicate effectively with service users, families, and health and social care colleagues.
* Have a responsibility for recognising the potential for, or signs of, service-user harm, abuse, or neglect, including poor clinical practice, reporting all such concerns, and taking all responsible steps to protect the service-user.
* Have a responsibility for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children or vulnerable adults who may be at risk.
* Have a responsibility for recognising own limits of competence and seeking assistance when appropriate.
* Assist team managers and colleagues in service development work, as appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of a relevant professional degree (dependent on profession).
Desirable
- Further training relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- At least one year of experience working with learning disabilities and/or mental health disabilities.
- Experience working in a clinical setting.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of producing written reports.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Must be a car driver with a valid driving licence and access to transport with appropriate business insurance in order to travel throughout the Trust, to meet the needs of the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of a relevant professional degree (dependent on profession).
Desirable
- Further training relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- At least one year of experience working with learning disabilities and/or mental health disabilities.
- Experience working in a clinical setting.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of producing written reports.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Must be a car driver with a valid driving licence and access to transport with appropriate business insurance in order to travel throughout the Trust, to meet the needs of the service.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
