Community Learning Disability Nurse

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Do you have a passion for supporting people with learning disabilities to maximise their full potential?

Are you interested in a nursing role where you can focus on your own development?

Perhaps you love to work in an autonomous community-based role?

We are seeking a Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse to join our Community Learning Disability Team based in Hastings, and covering the local area. As a Community Learning Disability Nurse in our team you will be a key member of our multi-professional health team, working in close partnership with Social Services colleagues to support people with learning disabilities, who also have complex physical and mental health needs including behaviours that challenge.

Our community learning disability team works across East Sussex to provide specialist community support for adults with a learning disability, their families and carers. Our teams include specialist nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, physiotherapists, behaviour specialists and Speech and Language Therapists.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be providing high-quality assessment, support and advice to people with learning disabilities and their carers'. You will provide and/or arrange access to specialist focused health interventions and monitoring as identified in health care and treatment plans, for example; related to complex physical health, epilepsy, challenging behaviour and mental health.

You will be managing your own diary and own case load, working across our patch to support our service users in the most efficient and effective way possible. An ability to be able to travel around East Sussex and sometimes wider areas is essential, as you will need to complete home visits and meetings.

Although this is an autonomous role, you will have ample support from our multi-disciplinary team, senior nursing team and our wider Learning Disability Nursing Service across the Trust. Peer support and CPD are at the forefront of how we operate, with your development goals being highly valued and encouraged.

This post offers a Golden Hello, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document).

About us

Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for all age groups across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Living and Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
Embrace the South Coast with a great range of historic and contemporary seaside towns
According to the Met Office Sussex is the sunniest county in the UK, making exploring the vast countryside all the more enjoyable

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Date posted

21 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-LD-20188

Job locations

Cavendish House

Breeds road

Hastings

TN34 3AA

Job description

Job responsibilities

In order to be a successful Community Learning Disability Nurse in our team you will be:

Registered with the NMC as a Learning Disability Nurse
Confident in managing your caseload and working autonomously
Motivated to support people with learning disabilities to maximise their full potential

It would also be advantageous if you are:

Experienced working in Learning Disability services

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:

Becky Oxendale - Lead Nurse - 07500 814637

Angharad Bowman:- Hastings Team Leader 07471 034231

(We are happy to arrange informal visits currently Covid dependant

Job description

Job responsibilities

In order to be a successful Community Learning Disability Nurse in our team you will be:

Registered with the NMC as a Learning Disability Nurse
Confident in managing your caseload and working autonomously
Motivated to support people with learning disabilities to maximise their full potential

It would also be advantageous if you are:

Experienced working in Learning Disability services

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:

Becky Oxendale - Lead Nurse - 07500 814637

Angharad Bowman:- Hastings Team Leader 07471 034231

(We are happy to arrange informal visits currently Covid dependant

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities)
NMC Registration
Post Basic Courses/relevant study days
Evidence of CPD

Experience

Essential

Minimum 1 years post qualifying experience working with people with learning disability
Experience of managing a caseload and prioritising clinical work
Experience of carrying out clinical and other assessments eg. Risk, Best Interests, MCA
Experience of carrying out a range of clinical interventions
Experience of partnership working across a range of statutory and non statutory teams and agencies

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities)
NMC Registration
Post Basic Courses/relevant study days
Evidence of CPD

Experience

Essential

Minimum 1 years post qualifying experience working with people with learning disability
Experience of managing a caseload and prioritising clinical work
Experience of carrying out clinical and other assessments eg. Risk, Best Interests, MCA
Experience of carrying out a range of clinical interventions
Experience of partnership working across a range of statutory and non statutory teams and agencies

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).