Overview
Would you like to be part of an exciting innovation? Are you passionate about working as a nurse to support people with learning disabilities and significant behaviours of concern within their community? This post is for you. We require a full-time nurse who can work flexibly to meet service need and demonstrate TEWV trust values, working collaboratively with stakeholders to develop creative, imaginative solutions to support PBS and enhance quality of life. We are looking to recruit a dynamic and innovative nurse to our established multi-disciplinary Secure Outreach Transition Team (SOTT) to provide Positive Behavioural Support to our service users. The successful candidate will have experience using PBS and hold a PBS or behaviour analysis qualification. The successful candidate will support people that have a learning disability and their families to provide support following the positive behaviour support (PBS) framework when there is a risk of hospital admission or placement breakdown to reduce behaviours of concern and enhance quality of life.
Responsibilities
* Carry a small caseload, working responsively and flexibly with people, their families, and external agencies in a variety of settings.
* Provide/ gather information to support the specialist mental health assessments of people referred to the service. The assessment will be based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex data from a variety of stakeholder sources.
* Support workforce development in the areas of positive behaviour support, which may include training and supervision within TEWV services and external partners.
* Improve the lives of people with mental health needs and learning disabilities and/or autism by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services.
* Support a culture of person-centred, values-led high-quality care, promoting least restrictive practice within TEWV and the wider learning disability community.
* The post holder will be offered supervision with the Clinical Nurse Specialist in PBS and have opportunities to shadow complex cases and develop their skills with this practitioner.
Qualifications
* Registered nurse (NMC) with the ability to work flexibly to meet service needs.
* Experience using Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and hold a PBS or behaviour analysis qualification.
* Experience working with people with learning disabilities and their families, providing support within the PBS framework when there is a risk of hospital admission or placement breakdown.
* Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
Benefits
* 27 - 33 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days
* Flexible working opportunities
* NHS car lease scheme
* Free car parking
* Cycle to work scheme
* Access to employee support, independent counselling, chaplaincy and physiotherapy
* Great career development opportunities
* Staff discounts with many retailers
* Mindfulness Sessions
* Access to Coaching
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