Acute Care Qualified Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.

Assessment, treatment and support for individuals who display behaviour that challenges/distressed behaviours. Bio-pyschosocial assessment of needs and behaviour, using a functional assessment approach, and in collaboration with others who know the person well.

Direct and urgent support in response to a crisis that might otherwise lead to family/service breakdown; admission to an inpatient setting; or an out of area placement.

Rapid risk assessment and liaison with care commissioners and/or providers with a view to making immediate modifications to the persons care and support with the aim of reducing the risk of harm / placement breakdown.

To deliver support across a range of community settings e.g. peoples own homes, family homes, short break services, residential placements, short-term accommodation etc.

An offer of time-limited direct and intensive support, including supporting paid carers/family carers with hands on support.

Operates flexibly across a 7 day week.

To deliver care jointly alongside other members of the Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment staff.

To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice is of the highest standard of clinical care.

To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.

To ensure up to date care plans, risk assessment and reviews are in place.

Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk.

Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.

Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community.

To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, within the Crisis Team/Transforming Care Liaison Team and with external agencies.

To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and risk assessments, and to co-ordinate and monitor those of the team.

To adhere to N.M.C. or other relevant codes of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.

To develop clinical practice having due regard to Department of Health and other guidelines.

To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within the Transforming Care Liaison Team and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession.

To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.

To provide Management Supervision to junior staff.

To undertake specific project work or any other duties as negotiated with the Crisis Team/Transforming Care Liaison Team.

Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff. To create networks that improve the pathway of care for clients referred to the Crisis Team who have a diagnosis of learning disability and/or autism.

Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development.

To support delivery of training and education of Crisis Team Colleagues in Learning Disability and/or Autism.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Registered Mental Health / Learning Disability Nurse or Social Work qualification.
• Active registration on the appropriate professional register (e.g. NMC etc.).
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.

Desirable

• Management training
• Additional/post graduate training in Learning Disability and/or Autism
• ADOS / ADIR / DISCO trained

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of working with adults and/or children / young people with a Learning Disability and/or autism
• Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both community/in-patient.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of working with people presenting with a wide range of complex needs including forensic presentation.

Skills

Essential

• Sound knowledge of Learning Disabilities and Autism national agenda, including NICE guidance and the Transforming Care agenda (Building The Right Support).
• Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
• Ability to work independently and collectively.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Unit 3 The Bungalows

St Georges, Long Leys Road

Lincoln

LN1 1FS

Employer's website

https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)