NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
As part of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and provided within Renfrewshire Learning Disability family of services is a joint health and social carespecialist team for adults with learning disabilities.
The post holder will work alongside the wider learning disability nursing and MDT that contributes to the priorities within this service to develop and maintain partnerships between Specialist Learning Disability In-Patient Services, NHS Acute Care, GP Practices and voluntary agencies to support people to facilitate access to appropriate services.
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
Fixed Term, Full time
Base location - Renfrew Health and Social Work Centre
Key responsibilities:
The post-holder will be responsible for:
1. Provide highly specialist holistic assessments, including risk assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation for a complex caseload, while overseeing nursing staff caseloads.
2. Deliver, review and monitor nursing care that supports mental and physical wellbeing, addressing issues such as vulnerability, gender, domestic abuse, adult/child protection and self‑harm.
3. Ensure therapeutic staff–patient relationships meet complex needs within a framework of equality, dignity, respect and cultural/spiritual sensitivity.
4. Ensure nursing staff work within competency frameworks, delivering evidence‑based interventions, psychological therapies and Positive Behaviour Support.
5. Promote values‑based, person‑centred care through partnership working with service users and carers.
6. Ensure professional practice complies with the NMC Code and relevant legislation (Mental Health Act, AWI, ASP).
7. Lead the nursing team in maintaining strong clinical governance, including communication, leadership, policies, audits, evidence‑based practice, learning culture and risk‑reduction strategies.
8. Provide regular caseload, line‑management and clinical supervision, ensuring systems are in place for consistent supervision across the team.
9. Monitor nursing practice and performance, ensuring systems support ongoing professional and practice development.
10. Provide specialist nursing advice to the nursing team, Learning Disability Service and wider health and social care partners.
11. Ensure safe and effective transitions of care, with information shared appropriately under legislative and policy frameworks.
12. Manage delegated budgets and resources within the area of responsibility.
13. Work with Practice Education Facilitators and academic partners to support and quality‑assure the service as a learning environment.
14. Liaise with referrers, interface services and statutory/non‑statutory agencies involved in patient care across hospital and community settings.
15. Support the Operational Manager in developing the Learning Disability Service and address team issues in their absence.
16. Produce formal reports and contribute to Learning Disability Service performance indicators.
17. Lead improvements to care pathways, reduce barriers and enhance health outcomes.
Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:
Qualifications
18. 1st Level Registered Nurse
19. Post graduate qualification in appropriate discipline at Masters level / working towards a Masters level education or equivalent level of experience.
Experience
20. Experience of working with people with Learning Disability.
21. Evidence of continuing professional development
22. Understanding of wider service issues, connections and priorities.
23. Proven ability to work effectively in partnership.
24. IT skills e.g. word processing, email, internet
25. Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
26. Ability to work to challenging deadlines
27. Ability to work on own initiative
28. Leadership and management skills
29. Problem solving skills
30. Ability to work as part of a multi-professional, multi-agency virtual team
31. Experienced in inter-professional assessment
32. Ability to motivate others
Desirable
33. Full driving licence
What we offer:
We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.
As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
34. A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
35. Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
36. Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
37. Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
38. Enhanced pay for working public holidays
39. NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
40. Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:
This post may close early due to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.
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