Learning Disability Nurse Acute Liasion

Job summary

The post hold will be joining a small but experienced team, whom provide additional support for client whom have a learning disability who are admitted into Acute hospitals, both Coventry and Rugby.

The job will entail joint working with the acute hospitals alongside the Community Learning Disability team and Community services to ensure that individuals with a learning Disability have equal access to services . To support and guide Acute colleagues in processes such as communication needs, reasonable adjustments, consent and capacity.

Main duties of the job

Actively promote the role of the liaison nurse within the acute trust, ensuring such information is also accessible to people with a learning disability and their carers.Identify barriers to accessing acute health care services, for adults with a learning disability, and plan actions and initiatives to overcome and assist easier access to the acute services.

Develop closer links between primary healthcare services and secondary care in order to help facilitate a smooth pathway through acute services.

This is to enable continuity for patients and their families/support workers when accessing both elective and emergency treatment. Planning effective care whilst in hospital, and then assist with comprehensive discharge/aftercare arrangements for adult patients with a learning disability.

Provide health promotion/raising awareness workshops and educational sessions to groups and individuals, both within the acute and community settings.

Identify an action plan to meet the additional health needs of people with a learning disability who come from black and minority ethnic background.

Work with the Community Learning Disability Nurses to ensure effective health facilitation and a smoother pathway from primary care into secondary care.

Complete nursing assessments as appropriate in a variety of formats including continuing healthcare framework.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.