Job summary
Community Nurse Children's Intensive Support Team - Band 6
Base: Paybody Coventry; but will be required to travel across Coventry and Warwickshire
Full time hours -To support families at key times, some work may be required outside of usual office hours.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated community Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse to be part of our Children's and Young Adults Intensive Support Team for Coventry and Warwickshire. The Children's and Young Adults Intensive Support Team is a specialist, multi-disciplinary team currently consisting of Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Nursing and Support Workers working across Coventry and Warwickshire.
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Main duties of the job
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
With this exciting news we are thrilled to grow our passionate team and we are looking for an individual who also wants to join us in making a difference in improving outcomes for our young people.
If you are driven and passionate Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse and want to have the opportunity to prevent children and young people with autism/learning disabilities and mental health needs being admitted to hospital, then we want to hear from you.
As a Nurse you will work closely with families and the wider multi-agency teams such and social care and education to improve the quality of life for young people and their families.
About us
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire, and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services. We see on average around 5,000 patients every day.
The Childrens and Young Adults Intensive Support Team works across Coventry and the whole of Warwickshire (north and south) to provide additional therapeutic support for the families whose young people are most at risk of an admission to a Tier 4 hospital.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
As a team we work systemically to understand and support the significant impact and challenges experienced by children and young adults with autism and/or learning disabilities, and their families. In order to do this, we work with the network around the child (e.g. Social Care, Education) and work closely with commissioners. As a community nurse you will have experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working as you will need to attend and chair regular MDTs and attend CETRs and EMDTs.
As a nurse you would visit young people in home / at school / in appropriate setting multiple times a week to engage them and carry out our assessments and interventions. The nurses currently in the team describe this as the best part of the role and no day is the same.
Good working knowledge of ASD is essential for this role and an awareness of how communication challenges may impact on mental health.
This is an exciting time to join our Team as we mature and expand and continue to look for innovative ways to support the families we work with. If you are passionate and motivated and are driven to prevent children and young people with autism and mental health needs and/or learning disabilities from being admitted to hospital, then we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
As a team we work systemically to understand and support the significant impact and challenges experienced by children and young adults with autism and/or learning disabilities, and their families. In order to do this, we work with the network around the child (e.g. Social Care, Education) and work closely with commissioners. As a community nurse you will have experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working as you will need to attend and chair regular MDTs and attend CETRs and EMDTs.
As a nurse you would visit young people in home / at school / in appropriate setting multiple times a week to engage them and carry out our assessments and interventions. The nurses currently in the team describe this as the best part of the role and no day is the same.
Good working knowledge of ASD is essential for this role and an awareness of how communication challenges may impact on mental health.
This is an exciting time to join our Team as we mature and expand and continue to look for innovative ways to support the families we work with. If you are passionate and motivated and are driven to prevent children and young people with autism and mental health needs and/or learning disabilities from being admitted to hospital, then we want to hear from you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registered qualification relating to learning disability, autism and/or mental health
- Diploma / Degree holder
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of up-to-date legislation/guidance in respect of learning disability and/or autism and/or mental health
- Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support and a willingness to undertake further training to develop skills
- Demonstrate understanding of responsibilities of a registered professional according to professional body codes.
- Knowledge of Valuing People and the Transforming Care Agenda and their application into practice.
- Highly effective communication and liaison skills.
- Clinically proficient and able to provide direct assistance to service users with complex needs.
Experience
Essential
- Registered professional qualification with a substantial post registration experience at Band 5 or above.
- Experience of working in multi-agency teams with multi-disciplinary colleagues.
Other
Essential
- Able to travel for work purposes and have access to an independent means of transport.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registered qualification relating to learning disability, autism and/or mental health
- Diploma / Degree holder
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of up-to-date legislation/guidance in respect of learning disability and/or autism and/or mental health
- Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support and a willingness to undertake further training to develop skills
- Demonstrate understanding of responsibilities of a registered professional according to professional body codes.
- Knowledge of Valuing People and the Transforming Care Agenda and their application into practice.
- Highly effective communication and liaison skills.
- Clinically proficient and able to provide direct assistance to service users with complex needs.
Experience
Essential
- Registered professional qualification with a substantial post registration experience at Band 5 or above.
- Experience of working in multi-agency teams with multi-disciplinary colleagues.
Other
Essential
- Able to travel for work purposes and have access to an independent means of transport.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
