Learning Disability Acute Liaison Nurse
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Job summary
This new and exciting role is created to provide additional specialised advice and guidance to ensure equity of care for people with a learning disability across South Tees Hospitals.
We are looking to recruit a qualified and experienced Learning Disability Registered Nurse to join South Tees Hospitals. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate they have the necessary skills and knowledge to ensure patients, across all ages, have a positive experience throughout their journey at South Tees Hospitals. The role involves supporting patients with a learning disability to have full and appropriate access to healthcare across the service. The role will involve working with multiagency colleagues, informal carers, and to be an advocate for the needs of patients with a learning disability.
The post holder will require the knowledge, skills and capability to be able to work as part of a team, or autonomously, supporting complex patients. The post holder will have the knowledge and experience to be able to provide support/advice and specialist training, working across all sites in the Trust. The successful candidate may need to work flexibly on occasions.
Main duties of the job
- The primary purpose of the role is to ensure that patients with a learning disability who need to access acute health care services receive the highest possible standard of care.
- Provide specialist support and advice to the multidisciplinary team in the management of patients with a learning disability.
- Ensuring that systems and processes are in place to identify patients with a learning disability and that their pathways of care are reasonably adjusted to meet their needs.
- Ensuring the availability of a comprehensive range of patient information, designed for and with patients with a learning disability.
- Ensuring that families and informal/professional carers of patients with a learning disability are properly supported informed and engaged.
- Develop and deliver effective training in relation to learning disabilities.
- Complete audits to assess and identify potential improvements in the care of patients who have a learning disability.
About us
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Details
Date posted
02 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year Per Annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
328-CP-5190252
Job locations
The James Cook University Hospital
Murray Building
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Murray Building
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
Employer's website
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