Community Learning Disability Nurses
Job Description
Job summary
Do you want to make a difference in the lives of adults with intellectual disabilities living in Croydon and promote the best outcomes possible? We are looking for a passionate Community Learning Disability Nurse ready to take their knowledge and skills to the next level, as an exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time permanent position in the Croydon Community Learning Disabilities Team.
The successful candidate will have a strong skillset working with people with intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental conditions, complex physical health and mental health issues.
The successful applicant will join a highly valued nursing service as part of the multidisciplinary team for adults with intellectual disabilities, based in the heart of Croydon.
The CLDT comprises Learning Disability Nurses, Psychologists, Speech & Language Therapists, a Dietitian and Physiotherapists. The service is located in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council Headquarter, and has strong working relationships with key partner agencies including Croydon Adult Social Care and Croydon Mental Health in Learning Disabilities (South London & the Maudsley).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a Community Learning Disability Nursing service to adults with learning disabilities who live in the Croydon area. The post holder will work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary Community Learning Disability health team to identify and address health inequalities for PWLD who live either independently or with families/carers.
About us
To work in accordance with the Trust's "Here for You" standards to consistently demonstrate the behaviours required to fulfil the promises we have made to the people of Croydon. These promises, developed with our patients, carers and staff help us deliver the pledges in the NHS Constitution and our own corporate objectives.
The postholder is required to carry out his/her role in accordance with the organisation "here for you" promises, standards and behaviours, ensuring that colleagues and the people we serve feel cared for, feel in safe hands, feel confident in their treatment, feel we value their time, and feel that our service continues to improve all the time
Job responsibilities
- To undertake comprehensive specialist nursing assessments that take into account the nature of a persons learning disability and its implication for care.
- To develop written and accessible Health Action Plans (HAPS) based on the information gathered from comprehensive health assessments, ensuring that these plans are recorded fully for each client and identified health needs addressed.
- To assess, advise and contribute to meeting the complex needs of people with mental health issues in addition to their learning disability by liaising and working collaboratively with specialist mental health services.
- To support people who are referred to the team for engaging in behaviours that challenge (e.g. physical aggression to others, self-injurious behaviours etc.); this will involve assessment of presenting behaviours, and developing formulations and comprehensive written Positive Behaviour Support Plans in line with NICE Guidance. (Additional qualification in PBS accreditation may be sourced)
- To support the teams acute liaison nurse in the provision of services to people with a learning disability admitted to Croydon University Hospital.
- To participate in Learning Disability Awareness training as part of the CLDT commitment to Croydon Health Services (CHS) staff to deliver generic and bespoke training sessions.
- To work with the community learning disability nursing team to meet the teams post-hospital discharge pathway target.
- To work jointly with colleagues in other disciplines (e.g. psychology) to carry out dementia assessments and autism assessment through the relevant team pathways. (Additional training including ADOS may be sourced)
- To contribute to multi-disciplinary planning and clinical meetings to coordinate care for people with a learning disability referred to the team.
- To promote well-being through activities, group work and training including womens and mens groups, healthy eating and lifestyle training and workshops.
- To retain legible, professional records, both written and electronically in the agreed format, and to maintain confidentiality, taking into account report writing standards and record keeping policy.
- To be professionally accountable for the effective and efficient management of ones caseload taking into account the need to combine own responsibilities and those of the team and adhering to professional codes of conduct reviewed at monthly clinical supervisions.
- To undertake mentoring and supervision of Student Learning Disability nurses in line with NMC guidance.
For Detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached JD
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- RNLD and current UK NMC registration
- Knowledge of current health and social care issues relevant to work with people with learning disabilities.
- Relevant experience of working in a community setting.
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities with complex physical health needs
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities who engage in behaviours that challenge.
- Good organisational, time management and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to produce written reports of clinical work
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in positive behaviour support.
- Evidence of post qualification training /experience up to degree level in a relevant field
- Experience of MDT working with people with suspected dementia.
- Experience of MDT working with people with suspected autism.
essential
Essential
- Knowledge of legislative and policy framework for people with learning disabilities.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with a learning disability who are inpatients in an acute hospital.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Address
Bernard Weatherill House
8 Mint Walk
Croydon
CR0 1EA
Employer's website
https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)
