Job summary
The IDD service provides specialist care for those aged over 18 with intellectual disabilities and focusing on those whose needs cannot be met by a mainstream provision. We work to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of our service users, providing assessment, treatment, advice and support on less complex needs, specialist time-limited care to those with more complex difficulties, and intensive intervention and care coordination to those with the most severe and complex needs.
Within the IDD Service, we take a professional approach to meeting individual needs and ensuring that people receive the support they require to live a fulfilling life within their local community. Assessment and treatment is delivered by our Community Learning Disability Teams across Nottinghamshire.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will provide a defined level of specialist assessment and access to interventions for a diverse patient group and their families under the care programme approach, who present with significant Intellectual disabilities disorders.
Provide realistic timely or occasionally intensive support to patients within their own community setting.
Demonstrate active clinical and managerial leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
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Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career.
Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivatednurse to join our well established Community Intellectual Disability Team in North Nottinghamshire (Mansfield)
As a Community Learning Disability Nurse within the CIDT you will provide support and advice around the mental and physical health needs of people living within the community who's needs cannot be met by mainstream services.
Applicants must be an RNLD/ have a Diploma in Learning Disability Nursing be registered with the NMC. The post would suit individuals who have a sound knowledge of and experience in working with people with learning disabilities.
You will be required to manage a busy caseload and carry out relevant physical and mental health assessments, provide health education, support and monitoring of service users living in the community. You will participate fully as a multidisciplinary team member working in partnership with social care and voluntary/independent sector providers.
You will provide holistic advice and health education to service users, their carers and community support agencies. You must be able to demonstrate awareness of current issues and legislation affecting people with learning disabilities. You will be responsible for supervising junior members of the team including student nurses and Trainee Nursing associates.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivatednurse to join our well established Community Intellectual Disability Team in North Nottinghamshire (Mansfield)
As a Community Learning Disability Nurse within the CIDT you will provide support and advice around the mental and physical health needs of people living within the community who's needs cannot be met by mainstream services.
Applicants must be an RNLD/ have a Diploma in Learning Disability Nursing be registered with the NMC. The post would suit individuals who have a sound knowledge of and experience in working with people with learning disabilities.
You will be required to manage a busy caseload and carry out relevant physical and mental health assessments, provide health education, support and monitoring of service users living in the community. You will participate fully as a multidisciplinary team member working in partnership with social care and voluntary/independent sector providers.
You will provide holistic advice and health education to service users, their carers and community support agencies. You must be able to demonstrate awareness of current issues and legislation affecting people with learning disabilities. You will be responsible for supervising junior members of the team including student nurses and Trainee Nursing associates.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
- Maintains current registration with the NMC
- Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
- Specialist and area specific experience.
Desirable
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
- Clinical supervision skills
- IT skills
Desirable
- A high level of emotional intelligence
Training
Essential
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
- Knowledge of management theories
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.
- Maintains current registration with the NMC
- Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training.
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
- Specialist and area specific experience.
Desirable
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
- Clinical supervision skills
- IT skills
Desirable
- A high level of emotional intelligence
Training
Essential
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
- Knowledge of management theories
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
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).
