Job summary
As part of the wider Nottinghamshire multi-disciplinary Intellectual Disability (IDD) Community Team working specifically within the IDD Single Point of Access Team screening referrals and establishing people's eligibility to receive support from community IDD services.
This role requires an individual with the skills, expertise and sound knowledge in working with individuals with an Intellectual Disability. The individual will be able to work as part of a team as well as autonomously and being able to work alongside the Qualified IDD SPA Clinician to prioritise referrals coming into the service according to their level of need.
You will be experienced with sourcing information from people with an IDD, carers and wider MDT via the telephone as well as identifying and responding to any safeguarding concerns.
Maintains a professional attitude as a representative and first point of contact for referrers to IDD Community services.
Main duties of the job
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Clinical Assistant to work within our IDD Single Point of Access, screening referrals and establishing people's eligibility to receive support from community IDD services.
We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and energy who wants to make a difference to people's lives; is creative and innovative and highly motivated. You must have assessment and care planning skills and experience in multi-disciplinary working and supporting people with a learning disability and Autism.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to have excellent communication skills, be able to exercise clinical judgement in respect of assessing and managing risk. In addition, you need to be able to help deliver a safe, timely, caring and responsive service. This is a really great opportunity to join our community service, helping to deliver the best and most comprehensive care to people with an LD in Nottingham.
You will be expected to liaise closely with other health and social care professionals as well as with patients family and carers. You will need to be resilient and prepared to think about the positives rather than focusing on the challenges.
In return we offer the chance to work with some highly complex people in an extremely rewarding job where no two days are the same. You will be joining a team of highly skilled and committed nurses and will become part of the Multi-disciplinary team. We offer training to increase your existing skill set and the opportunity to work closely with other members of the MDT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to have excellent communication skills, be able to exercise clinical judgement in respect of assessing and managing risk. In addition, you need to be able to help deliver a safe, timely, caring and responsive service. This is a really great opportunity to join our community service, helping to deliver the best and most comprehensive care to people with an LD in Nottingham.
You will be expected to liaise closely with other health and social care professionals as well as with patients family and carers. You will need to be resilient and prepared to think about the positives rather than focusing on the challenges.
In return we offer the chance to work with some highly complex people in an extremely rewarding job where no two days are the same. You will be joining a team of highly skilled and committed nurses and will become part of the Multi-disciplinary team. We offer training to increase your existing skill set and the opportunity to work closely with other members of the MDT.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in health and social care, care certificate or equivalant expereince
Physical requirements
Essential
- Breakaway
- manual handling
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in with people with a learning disability
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring and sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible
- Developed observational skills with the ability to report and record physcial/mental health changes, observations of incidents or events and behaviours in an acurate and timely manner
- staddard keyboard skills
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Abilty to work to meet the needs of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in health and social care, care certificate or equivalant expereince
Physical requirements
Essential
- Breakaway
- manual handling
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in with people with a learning disability
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring and sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible
- Developed observational skills with the ability to report and record physcial/mental health changes, observations of incidents or events and behaviours in an acurate and timely manner
- staddard keyboard skills
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Abilty to work 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.
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).
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).
