Overview
The post holder will work in close collaboration with other professionals, including the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team (Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology, Allied Health Professionals and Arts Therapies) in assessing service user needs, devising care plans and evaluating outcomes that promote service user empowerment through the process. The post holder, with the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team will provide high quality, individualised care, which addresses the needs of the service users and meets individual health needs.
Responsibilities
Actively support people with a learning disability in a variety of settings to improve their physical, mental and emotional health. This is delivered through person-centred assessment and treatment, which will subsequently be evaluated for achievement of identified goals.
Improve the lives of people with a learning disability by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and well-being.
Professionally accountable and responsible for patient care, undertaking a range of clinical/therapeutic interventions in hospital or patients\' homes and other community settings.
Act as lead professional or care co-ordinator as appropriate.
Facilitate others in the team to develop competence by providing leadership, day to day supervision, clinical advice and clinical supervision to associate practitioners, healthcare assistants and students as appropriate.
Advocate for and promote a positive image of people with a learning disability.
Provide advice on reasonable adjustments to primary and secondary healthcare services.
Promote the inclusion of people with learning disabilities into mainstream services, through health facilitation, education and training of key personnel.
Ensure statutory requirements of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act are observed and applied.
Qualifications and Skills
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Essential
* RNLD or RMN
* ENB 997/998 (Mentoring & Preceptorship) or equivalent
* Post graduate qualification
Desirable
* NVQ Level D32/33 (Assessors qualification)
Skills & Knowledge
* Proven experience post registration.
* Experience of working with the criminal justice system.
* Knowledge of health-related practice, policy and legal requirements.
* Experience in care coordinating hospital discharges for detained patients.
* Management of junior staff and ensuring service priorities are met.
* Proven skills in clinical and managerial supervision.
* Experience & skills in management of stressful situations.
Desirable: Experience of providing offence specific treatments.
Details
Date posted: 12 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum, Pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 367-LD&F-9728
Job locations: Tekhnicon House, Springwood Drive, Braintree, CM2 7YN
Job responsibilities
Work collaboratively with service users, carers and families to deliver nursing assessment and then plan, implement and evaluate identified interventions, with a view to improving physical, mental and emotional well-being.
Carry out clinical nursing procedures/techniques where required, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
Implement and promote evidence-based clinical processes and standards of practice across the service area.
Promote and assist the completion of health action plans.
Facilitate individual therapeutic sessions to achieve identified health outcomes for service users in accordance with assessed needs.
Develop and review a range of comprehensive and evidence-based clinical risk assessments and associated care plans. Ensure these plans have meaningful service user, carer and interdisciplinary involvement throughout the process.
Provide written reports as necessary for service user reviews.
Ensure the administration and safe custody of drugs and medications in accordance with Trust policy and procedure, as well as NMC guidelines.
Lead specific groups/sessions with clear objectives where identified.
Comply with and promote the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct
Disclosures, Registration and About Us
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 DBS to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
About us: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 4,000 staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering services in the community and in inpatient settings. We also deliver specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, and medium/low secure learning disability services. Our values are Welcoming, Kind, Positive, Respectful, Professional, and guide everything we do.
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