Community Learning Disability Nurse - Band 6
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (flexible over five days)
The Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated and skilled Community Learning Disability Nurse for the Learning Disability Team - Stroud CLDT based in the East Locality.
Base would be Weavers Croft Stroud, set in a rural setting in the CotswoldThe Community Learning Disability Nurse is a key member of the multi-disciplinary care team and will need experience in community care as the successful candidate will be required to:
- Work independently to ensure timely delivery of a safe and effective service for people who have a range of complex needs in addition to their learning disability, eg mental health, epilepsy, dementia.
- To manage a complex and high risk caseload over a large geographical area. Linking with other professionals and agencies to achieve positive outcomes for service users.
- To work flexibly based on client need and using reasonable adjustments to provide support to clients, family and carers.
- Ensuring systems and processes are followed in accordance with Trust objectives.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a senior member of the team working with people across the service area who have a Learning Disability and associated complex health needs. The purpose of this role is to:
- Provide assessment and implementation of evidence-based interventions for people with learning disabilities and associated needs.
- Supervise, mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
- Coordinate care for a specified group of service users
- Support Clinical Governance initiatives at team and service level.
Clinical
- Work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a care co-ordinator taking responsibility for the assessment of care and health education needs.
- Engage in complex health assessments as appropriate and plan relevant care in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals ensuring individual needs are met.
About us
Trust Values
The post holder will be expected to work inline with the Trust values which are:
- Working together
- Always improving
- Respectful and kind
- Making a difference
General Duties
To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band when requested by senior staff.
To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
To demonstrate an understanding and commitment to Trust values and Staff Charter.
Professional and Personal Development
All staff must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities by attending the Trust Mandatory Training and Induction programme.
All staff will have a formal appraisal with their manager at least every 12 months. Once performance / training objectives have been set, the staff member's progress will be reviewed on a regular basis so that new objectives can be agreed and set, in order to maintain progress in the service delivery.
Those with management / supervisory responsibility are required to ensure that their direct reports have an appraisal inline with Trust policy.
All staff will be expected to take responsibility for their own professional development and will be supported by the Trust to achieve development opportunities as appropriate.
Date posted
22 July 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
Depending on experience Dependent on Experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
327-22-830
Job locations
Weavers Croft
Field Road
Stroud
GL52HZ
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Weavers Croft
Field Road
Stroud
GL52HZ
Employer's website
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