Job summary
In line with Building Fairer Oxleas Services, the Lead Nurse (Health Equity) position has been created to support Adult Learning Disability (ALD) services to effectively understand and mitigate the risks to life expectancy for people with a learning disability from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. The post holder will examine available evidence reflecting the pattern of ill-health (morbidity and mortality rates) in this population and work with colleagues to develop sustainable methods of training, assessment, intervention and evaluation to address disparities in physical health outcomes for people with learning disabilities from BAME communities across Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley.
Main duties of the job
1. Fully understand the available evidence base (LeDeR reports, Datix incident reporting, Rio clinical record reports) reflecting the demographics and needs (admissions, deaths, comorbidities etc) of the local BAME population with learning disabilities.
2. Engage with all ALD nursing teams and other clinical leads, examining existing training, assessment, intervention and evaluation methods, recommending any adjustments as necessary.
3. Ensure resources for training, assessment, intervention, and evaluation effectively reflect and address the needs of local people with learning disabilities from BAME communities.
4. Ensure nursing clinics in Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich effectively address the needs of people with learning disabilities from BAME communities, regarding nursing observations, adjusted measures, risk assessment and clinical documentation. Additionally, share findings/recommendations with wider ALD clinicians.
5. Recommend sustainable means of reporting and performance monitoring to effectively reflect the health outcomes of people with learning disabilities from local BAME communities.
6. Engage with key partner agencies (Primary Care/Acute Hospital Care/Public Health/Social Care etc), to ensure the needs of the BAME community with learning disabilities are recognised across the local system.
For full job requirements see supporting documentation.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Fully understand the available evidence base (LeDeR reports, Datix incident reporting, Rio clinical record reports) reflecting the demographics and needs (admissions, deaths, comorbidities etc) of the local BAME population with learning disabilities.
2. Engage with all ALD nursing teams and other clinical leads, examining existing training, assessment, intervention and evaluation methods, recommending any adjustments as necessary.
3. Ensure resources for training, assessment, intervention, and evaluation effectively reflect and address the needs of local people with learning disabilities from BAME communities.
4. Ensure nursing clinics in Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich effectively address the needs of people with learning disabilities from BAME communities, regarding nursing observations, adjusted measures, risk assessment and clinical documentation. Additionally, share findings/recommendations with wider ALD clinicians.
5. Recommend sustainable means of reporting and performance monitoring to effectively reflect the health outcomes of people with learning disabilities from local BAME communities.
6. Working with ALD colleagues, support the identification/creation of available resources to support engagement with and the provision of reasonably adjusted support for people with a learning disability from BAME communities.
7. Engage with key partner agencies (Primary Care/Acute Hospital Care/Public Health/Social Care etc), to ensure the needs of the BAME community with learning disabilities are recognised across the local system.
8. Actively contribute to the development and implementation of Policies, Procedures and Clinical Guidelines for patients with learning disabilities from BAME communities.
9. Provide an end of year report for the directorates Performance and Quality Assurance Meeting (PQAM), with recommendations for ongoing strategies/adjustments to sustainably improve health outcomes for the local BAME population with learning disabilities.
10. Contribute to the BFOS priority Physical Health Addressing Disparity in Life Expectancy.
11. The post holder is expected to be computer literate and proficient in reporting at a senior nursing level; navigating clinical records with sufficient expertise to recommend adjustments in risk assessment, care planning and all relevant clinical documentation.
12. The mental & emotional effort will be proportionate to engaging with colleagues, agencies, service users and families from BAME communities recognising poorer health outcomes, and developing solutions together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Fully understand the available evidence base (LeDeR reports, Datix incident reporting, Rio clinical record reports) reflecting the demographics and needs (admissions, deaths, comorbidities etc) of the local BAME population with learning disabilities.
2. Engage with all ALD nursing teams and other clinical leads, examining existing training, assessment, intervention and evaluation methods, recommending any adjustments as necessary.
3. Ensure resources for training, assessment, intervention, and evaluation effectively reflect and address the needs of local people with learning disabilities from BAME communities.
4. Ensure nursing clinics in Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich effectively address the needs of people with learning disabilities from BAME communities, regarding nursing observations, adjusted measures, risk assessment and clinical documentation. Additionally, share findings/recommendations with wider ALD clinicians.
5. Recommend sustainable means of reporting and performance monitoring to effectively reflect the health outcomes of people with learning disabilities from local BAME communities.
6. Working with ALD colleagues, support the identification/creation of available resources to support engagement with and the provision of reasonably adjusted support for people with a learning disability from BAME communities.
7. Engage with key partner agencies (Primary Care/Acute Hospital Care/Public Health/Social Care etc), to ensure the needs of the BAME community with learning disabilities are recognised across the local system.
8. Actively contribute to the development and implementation of Policies, Procedures and Clinical Guidelines for patients with learning disabilities from BAME communities.
9. Provide an end of year report for the directorates Performance and Quality Assurance Meeting (PQAM), with recommendations for ongoing strategies/adjustments to sustainably improve health outcomes for the local BAME population with learning disabilities.
10. Contribute to the BFOS priority Physical Health Addressing Disparity in Life Expectancy.
11. The post holder is expected to be computer literate and proficient in reporting at a senior nursing level; navigating clinical records with sufficient expertise to recommend adjustments in risk assessment, care planning and all relevant clinical documentation.
12. The mental & emotional effort will be proportionate to engaging with colleagues, agencies, service users and families from BAME communities recognising poorer health outcomes, and developing solutions together.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RNLD or RMN qualification & educated to degree level
Experience
Essential
- Sufficient clinical experience in meeting the physical health needs of people with learning disabilities.
Knowledge
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of current legislation and relevant NHS policy relating to people with learning disabilities, physical health and health inequalities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RNLD or RMN qualification & educated to degree level
Experience
Essential
- Sufficient clinical experience in meeting the physical health needs of people with learning disabilities.
Knowledge
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of current legislation and relevant NHS policy relating to people with learning disabilities, physical health and health inequalities.
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).
