Job summary
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will work in close collaboration with other professionals, including the wider Multi - Disciplinary Team (nursing, psychiatry, psychology and speech and language therapy) in assessing service user's needs, devising care plans and evaluating outcomes that promote service user empowerment through the process. The post holder, with the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team will provide high quality, individualised care, which addresses the needs of the service users and meets individual health needs.
The Intensive Support Team (ISS) team will provide intensive support to adults with learning disabilities who are presenting challenging behaviour and / or mental health problems in the community to prevent, where possible, admission to hospital. The team will act as a gateway to the inpatient assessment and treatment service and work in close liaison with inpatient services to facilitate appropriate admission and timely discharge from services. The team will provide a 9am to 5pm (there may be some variation to this) service across the seven day week (Including bank holidays) and will work with the service user in a variety of health and social care settings. The post holder may be required to work within 24 hour shift patterns to support the role in agreement with the Team Leader.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Maintain responsibility for a caseload of people with learning disabilities and health needs, providing a holistic approach to service user assessment, treatment, review and management of packages of care.
Ensure that the statutory requirements of the Mental Capacity Act are observed and applied.
Have the clinical skills relative to the delivery of care in the service area.
Have effective working relationships with other professionals within the service area, across the Divisions, Trust and other NHS providers and key stakeholders.
Contribute towards effective management and utilisation of resources within the service area.
Provide clinical advice for service users who present challenging and mental health needs, that promotes and facilitates the positive health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities. Including direct work with service users, carers, colleagues and other service providers.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will work in close collaboration with other professionals, including the wider Multi Disciplinary Team (nursing, psychiatry, psychology and speech and language therapy) in assessing service users needs, devising care plans and evaluating outcomes that promote service user empowerment through the process. The post holder, with the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team will provide high quality, individualised care, which addresses the needs of the service users and meets individual health needs.
The Intensive Support Team (ISS) team will provide intensive support to adults with learning disabilities who are presenting challenging behaviour and / or mental health problems in the community to prevent, where possible, admission to hospital. The team will act as a gateway to the inpatient assessment and treatment service and work in close liaison with inpatient services to facilitate appropriate admission and timely discharge from services. The team will provide a 9am to 5pm (there may be some variation to this) service across the seven day week (Including bank holidays) and will work with the service user in a variety of health and social care settings. The post holder may be required to work within 24 hour shift patterns to support the role in agreement with the Team Leader.
See JD/PS for further details
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will work in close collaboration with other professionals, including the wider Multi Disciplinary Team (nursing, psychiatry, psychology and speech and language therapy) in assessing service users needs, devising care plans and evaluating outcomes that promote service user empowerment through the process. The post holder, with the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team will provide high quality, individualised care, which addresses the needs of the service users and meets individual health needs.
The Intensive Support Team (ISS) team will provide intensive support to adults with learning disabilities who are presenting challenging behaviour and / or mental health problems in the community to prevent, where possible, admission to hospital. The team will act as a gateway to the inpatient assessment and treatment service and work in close liaison with inpatient services to facilitate appropriate admission and timely discharge from services. The team will provide a 9am to 5pm (there may be some variation to this) service across the seven day week (Including bank holidays) and will work with the service user in a variety of health and social care settings. The post holder may be required to work within 24 hour shift patterns to support the role in agreement with the Team Leader.
See JD/PS for further details
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Academic qualifications related to the appropriate profession. Registered professional status.
- Membership of professional body
- Understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of people with a learning disability over a broad range of health issues.
Desirable
- Additional areas of training through short courses
- ENB 998/Mentorship (Mentoring & Preceptorship) or equivalent
- Post graduate qualification
- Teaching/training experience
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a management structure
- Communication skills - written, verbal and non-verbal
- IT skills, in particular MS word
- Experience of assessing and managing clinical risk
- Experience in care planning
Desirable
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Provision of effective clinical supervision
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Academic qualifications related to the appropriate profession. Registered professional status.
- Membership of professional body
- Understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of people with a learning disability over a broad range of health issues.
Desirable
- Additional areas of training through short courses
- ENB 998/Mentorship (Mentoring & Preceptorship) or equivalent
- Post graduate qualification
- Teaching/training experience
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a management structure
- Communication skills - written, verbal and non-verbal
- IT skills, in particular MS word
- Experience of assessing and managing clinical risk
- Experience in care planning
Desirable
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Provision of effective clinical supervision
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Little Plumstead Hospital, Norwich, NE13 5EW
Little Plumstead Hospital - Hospital Lane - Little Plumstead
Norwich
NE13 5EW
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
