Community Learning Disability Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the South Worcestershire Community Learning Disabilities Team as a Band 6 Community Learning Disability Nurse. In the role you will have the opportunity to work alongside an experienced group of Learning Disability Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Psychiatrists. The successful applicant will become part of a committed team who are passionate in ensuring that individuals with a learning disability receive equitable health care, alongside managing an effective caseload and maintaining regular visits to service users and their carers. The team is currently involved in exciting service developments, including RcPsych QNLD Accreditation, STOMP, Dementia pathways, and transitions pathways to better meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities. Regular individual and group supervision and support will be provided as well as on-going CPD and training to help further develop your skills and competencies in this specialist field. Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Actively manage an effective caseload, maintaining regular visits for service users.
• Facilitate/teach effective systems to carers to enable the transfer of skills required for the management of service users' healthcare needs.
• Facilitate Health Action Plans for each service user on caseload, to enable access to the full range of community care services available.
• Promote and maintain good working relationships and systems of effective communication through liaison with service users, carers, and other professionals/agencies.
• Maintain accurate and up to date clinical records in line with Trust/NMC standards of practice.
• Record activity to meet the requirements of the Electronic Patient Recording System.
• Attend team, MDT and multi-agency meetings as appropriate.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

Benefits

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities