Job responsibilities
The post holder
carries the responsibility for a defined caseload working with adults in the
Community team for people with Learning Disabilities. The caseload will include clients of all
levels of ability as defined by the team criteria. The post holder will serve as an effective
member of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will promote a
consistent multi-agency approach.
The post holder
will contribute to the leadership and development of the Specialist Learning
Disability Health team in accordance within local and national guidance
The post holder
will have the ability to work independently as specialist individual
practitioner and make autonomous decisions as required. Have good clinical, management and leadership
skills.
KEY
RESULT AREAS:
Management
To promote positive leadership through
excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
To liaise with members of the
multi-agency, multi-disciplinary teams.
Support the effective management of resources and
delegation as required.
Provide audit information as necessary.
Manage patient crisis and respond in a
timely manner.
Contribute towards care management
processes where appropriate.
Manage
an individual caseload by prioritising need.
Support
junior nursing staff in the implementation of their duties.
Organise and contribute to patient reviews as necessary.
To ensure that existing, relevant, agreed local district
policies are known and adhered to within the nursing team.
Contribute towards screening of referrals, taking enquiries and signposting
to other services.
Report untoward occurrences to Nurse Lead/Operational Team Manager
and record on datix.
Professional
To be personally responsible for keeping a breadth of
changes in the nursing profession in terms of clinical development, nursing
education and care management.
Ensure that they receive regular clinical supervision.
Support initiatives in progressive client care that are
evidence based.
To be aware of current legislation, terms and development
within Learning Disability Services.
To undertake training and continued professional
development as agreed with the lead nurse/operational team manager
To advise the Lead Nurse/Operational Team Manager of
shortcomings of the nursing service suggesting appropriate actions.
To ensure that the policy for safe usage and storage of
drugs is adhered to on Trust premises or in the community.
Provide clinical supervision and professional
advice/support to all nursing staff and other appropriate disciplines.
Liaise with specialist clinics in relation to medical and
patient nurse support where appropriate
Support health improvement initiatives.
Ensure that professional registration is maintained.
Personnel
Maintain staff moral and provide junior
staff emotional and professional support and supervision.
Education
Support a suitable learning environment
for all staff, implementation of teaching programs
and
supervision of learners in accordance with requirements of the Nursing and
Midwifery Council and the University curriculum.
Facilitate and undertake the training
and development of staff in areas of responsibility.
Co-ordinate teaching activities for team
member, student nurses, health professionals and other professionals patients
and carers as appropriate.
Support and engage in pre-registrations
to university teaching programmes.
Patient
Care
Assessing,
planning, implementing, evaluating programmes of care to meet identified needs,
through close liaison with clients, carers and other professionals.
Devise specialist individual programmes
of care.
Ensure interventions are based on
research findings or evidence based practice.
Ensuring all nursing records are current
accurate defensible and audited periodically.
Plan and prioritising care within the
delegated team.
Practice health promotion advice to clients/carers/multi-agency
workers during episodes of care.
Educating clients and carers during
episode of care.
Assess and manage report and record risk
in accordance with trust policy.
Monitor patient care and supervise
junior staff to enable them to actively undertake aspects of client care and
ensure that their recording is current and accurate.
Provide a high level of specialist
health facilitation to individual patients or to improve practice in health or
social care settings.
Evaluate assessment information for
planning patient care and interventions.
Undertake Safeguarding investigators
role (training will be given)
Contribute to an individuals development planning and
support to families, including parents with Learning Disabilities.
Patient Support
The post holder will promote and contribute to the ongoing
care of the client. This will include
emotional and professional support to clients and carers during episodes of
care.
Work
collaboratively with housing, education, social care and community team members
to participate in assessment and care management/care planning, child
protection, undertake risk assessment to ensure client focus care packages are
developed and implemented where appropriate
Attend
appropriate residential respite care, education, child protection, panel meeting/ reviews. Establish close working links with other
services.
Supporting clients to access specialist learning disability
outpatients clinics, primary health
care services and acute health care services ad providing reports when
necessary.
Provide for the timely efficient discharge of patients
after episodes of care through agreement and supervision
Undertake continuing health needs assessments for care
management in line with locality arrangements
Prepare reports as required to support patient care
clinically, for reviews or fulfilling legal requirements.
Undertake the direct health facilitation role for
vulnerable patients within all health and social care setting both to enhance
patient care and positive practice.
Support specialist MH assessment with medical staff
approved social workers or crisis resolution teams.
Provide flexible support in crisis and at unsocial times as
necessary in agreement with senior staff.
Contribute towards colleagues assessments where appropriate
Provide general and signposting advice, guidance to meet
patient carers needs.
Make formal professional referral to other clinical
professionals or service as required by patient needs.
Assess patient continence needs and provide practical,
emotional and behavioural advice and arrange the supply of continence aids and
their review in line with locality arrangements
Core
Competencies
The post holder will respect people as individuals and will
demonstrate this in all aspects of care given.
This includes the promotion of equality for all individuals by:
Ensuring
the clients privacy and dignity are respected at all times.
Promoting
and ensuring the protection of vulnerable individuals from abuse and
exploitation by adhering to Adult Abuse and Child Protection Multi-Agency
Policy and Procedure.
The
promotion of anti-discriminatory practice.
Maintaining
the confidentiality of information.
Promoting
and supporting individuals rights, choices and development.
Acknowledging
individuals personal and spiritual beliefs and identity.
Supporting
individuals and referring to Advocacy Services as appropriate.
The post holder will contribute to improving the service
provided. This includes:
Promoting
and maintaining the health and well-being of clients at all times.
Taking
an active role in research projects and attaining a high standard of clinical
effectiveness.
Contributing
to local continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiative, standard setting and
audit (Clinical/Service Governance)
Provide
information and support to managers for larger scale service improvements.
Accept
and assist in implementing agreed changes required by purchasers of the
service.
Responding
positively to clients or their carers comments or complaints.
Accepting
responsibility for self-development.
The post holder will understand their role within the team,
also the roles and contribution of fellow team members. This will include:
Promoting
and co-ordinating the philosophy of care in all aspects of care delivery for
adults with Learning Disability.
Working
in partnership with others to ensure specialist care is delivered in an
effective way.
The post holder will promote a positive image of the Trust
at all times. This includes:
Upholding
and enhancing the good standing and reputation of the Trust.
Dealing
with incidents appropriately and according to Trust policy.
Seek
opportunity to promote the Trust and its service to clients and purchasers of
care.
Provide
accurate and timely activity information to ensure contracting and reporting
data can be provided to managers.
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