Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Learning Disability and Autism Practitioner at Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust. The role will be to work with the current post holder to provide the service Monday to Friday.
The Learning Disability and Autism Practitioner will support the Named Nurses and the Assistant Director Safeguarding to ensure that the organisation delivers excellent care to those with a learning disability, and or autism.
The post holder will ensure the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities, and is compliant with the NHS Learning Disability Improvement Standards.
The role will include supporting the Named Nurses to deliver our duties for the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards for those patients with a learning disability and or autism.
Main duties of the job
The post will be mostly at Southport Hospital, although the successful applicant will be expected to work across both Southport and Ormskirk sites as required, and may be required to attend external meetings.
The post holder will provide an advanced level of learning disability and autism expertise, knowledge and advice during the care of highly complex conditions and / or situations.
They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their families and or carers to ensure the delivery of excellent care.
The role will provide partnership working developing effective relationships with multi-agency partners, the patient, families and or carers, to support the admission and discharge processes, and to provide the delivery of high standards of care to those with a learning disability and or autism.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of detailed improvement plans relating to the NHS Learning Disability Benchmark, and ensure the Trust is compliant with the NHS Learning Disability Improvement Standards, by 2023.
In addition the post holder will use their expertise to be a source of training and supervision, developing and providing learning disability and autism training. They will be required to demonstrate the Trust's compliance to any future mandated learning disability and autism training.
About us
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust provides healthcare in hospital and the community to 258,000 people across Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.
Acute care is provided at Southport and Formby District General Hospital and Ormskirk District General Hospital. This includes adults' and children's Emergency services, intensive care and a range of medical and surgical specialities. Women's and children's services, including maternity, are provided at Ormskirk hospital
The North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre at Southport hospital provides specialist care for spinal patients from across the North West, North Wales and the Isle of Man.
The Trust also provides sexual health services for the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information, please see attached Job Description.
Advertising date: 7th July 2022
Closing date: 20th July 2022
Shortlisting date: 22nd July 2022
Proposed Interview date: 29th July 2022
Please be advised that this vacancy may close early upon receipt of sufficient applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information, please see attached Job Description.
Advertising date: 7th July 2022
Closing date: 20th July 2022
Shortlisting date: 22nd July 2022
Proposed Interview date: 29th July 2022
Please be advised that this vacancy may close early upon receipt of sufficient applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to the role
Experience
Essential
- Recent and extensive clinical knowledge of the needs of patients with Multiple Disabilities, Challenging Behaviour, Mental Health problems and Complex Health Needs
- Experience of supporting the development of strategy, guidelines, policy development
- Developing and delivering training programmes
- Recent and extensive experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working with people with Learning Disabilities and or autism
Skills
Essential
- Experience of completing audits and delivery of action plans
- Experience or involvement of service improvement work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to the role
Experience
Essential
- Recent and extensive clinical knowledge of the needs of patients with Multiple Disabilities, Challenging Behaviour, Mental Health problems and Complex Health Needs
- Experience of supporting the development of strategy, guidelines, policy development
- Developing and delivering training programmes
- Recent and extensive experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working with people with Learning Disabilities and or autism
Skills
Essential
- Experience of completing audits and delivery of action plans
- Experience or involvement of service improvement work
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).
