Job summary
As a Community Learning Disabilities Nurse, working within our Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities, County Wide; Chippenham, Warminster, Salisbury, Marlborough, in Wiltshire.
This a Community Learning Disability Nursing role which will actively promote the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities through a range of specialist clinical and education interventions in line with all the relevant government policies and guidance e.g. Valuing People 2009, Transforming Care 2015 and The Restraint Reduction Network.
Main duties of the job
Work collaboratively within the Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD) to improve health outcomes and promote person-centred care for adults with learning disabilities.
Key Responsibilities
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Deliver expert clinical care and manage complex caseloads, including those with Continuing Health Care or Section 117 funding.
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Provide specialist advice, training, and support to shape services that meet diverse health needs.
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Promote learning disability awareness and ensure reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010.
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Assess, plan, and review care using specialist knowledge, supporting individuals with physical, emotional, and behavioural needs.
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Enable informed decision-making by providing clear, accessible health information.
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Act promptly and independently in response to changing care needs.
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Engage families and carers in developing personalised care and risk management plans.
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Support healthy lifestyles through education and therapeutic group work.
Professional Development
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Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national policy and guidance (e.g. NMC, DoH, BILD).
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Seek supervision and peer support as needed and apply learning from ongoing professional development.
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Mentor students and supervise staff, fostering learning and reflective practice.
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Work across disciplines to deliver shared education and training
Please refer to the full job description for further details.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Community Learning Disabilities Nurse you will be part of our valued team in our County Wide; Chippenham, Warminster, Salisbury, Marlborough, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £29,970 - £36,483 (Band 5 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Essential:
- Registered Nurse (RNLD/RNMH/RN)
- Experience of working with People with learning disabilities and complex health needs i.e. physical health needs or behaviours of concern
- Knowledge of common health problems experienced by people with LD e.g. epilepsy, diagnostic overshadowing.
- Knowledge and skills to undertake health assessments, develop care plans and evaluate them using person centred approaches.
- Knowledge and skills to deliver or facilitate health care according to assessed needs.
- Knowledge of alternative communication skills
- Experience of working with People with learning disabilities and complex health needs i.e. physical health needs or behaviours of concern
- Knowledge of common health problems experienced by people with LD e.g. epilepsy, diagnostic overshadowing.
- Knowledge and skills to undertake health assessments, develop care plans and evaluate them using person centred approaches.
- Knowledge and skills to deliver or facilitate health care according to assessed needs.
- Knowledge of alternative communication skills
Desirable
- Post registration qualifications relevant to the post e.g. teaching and assessing, dual diagnosis, health promotion, epilepsy care, positive behaviour support.
- Experience of networking
- Experience of working with families and carers
- Experience of working in a Community Learning Disabilities Team or Multi-disciplinary team working
- Wide range of interpersonal and communication skills
- Competence in a wide range of nursing skills
- Skills in preparing and presenting teaching sessions
Other Job-Related Requirements
- Willing to work in other areas of the HCRG as and when required to do so.
- Full valid driving licence for the UK
- Access to a car for use at work
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Community Learning Disabilities Nurse you will be part of our valued team in our County Wide; Chippenham, Warminster, Salisbury, Marlborough, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £29,970 - £36,483 (Band 5 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Essential:
- Registered Nurse (RNLD/RNMH/RN)
- Experience of working with People with learning disabilities and complex health needs i.e. physical health needs or behaviours of concern
- Knowledge of common health problems experienced by people with LD e.g. epilepsy, diagnostic overshadowing.
- Knowledge and skills to undertake health assessments, develop care plans and evaluate them using person centred approaches.
- Knowledge and skills to deliver or facilitate health care according to assessed needs.
- Knowledge of alternative communication skills
- Experience of working with People with learning disabilities and complex health needs i.e. physical health needs or behaviours of concern
- Knowledge of common health problems experienced by people with LD e.g. epilepsy, diagnostic overshadowing.
- Knowledge and skills to undertake health assessments, develop care plans and evaluate them using person centred approaches.
- Knowledge and skills to deliver or facilitate health care according to assessed needs.
- Knowledge of alternative communication skills
Desirable
- Post registration qualifications relevant to the post e.g. teaching and assessing, dual diagnosis, health promotion, epilepsy care, positive behaviour support.
- Experience of networking
- Experience of working with families and carers
- Experience of working in a Community Learning Disabilities Team or Multi-disciplinary team working
- Wide range of interpersonal and communication skills
- Competence in a wide range of nursing skills
- Skills in preparing and presenting teaching sessions
Other Job-Related Requirements
- Willing to work in other areas of the HCRG as and when required to do so.
- Full valid driving licence for the UK
- Access to a car for use at work
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Desirable
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Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
- Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site
Desirable
- Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site
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.
