Job Summary
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? If so, this post could be 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.
Main duties of the job
* The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, motivated, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
* 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.
* Carry a small caseload, working responsively and flexibly with people, their families, and external agencies in a variety of settings.
* 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.
About Us
The Trust offer a wide variety of 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RNMH or RNLD current professional registration with NMC.
* To be recognised practice assessor/mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
* Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience
* Working with people with mental ill health/learning disabilities
* Working in a person-centred therapeutic organisation
* Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Working in partnership with other agencies
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