Job overview
Due to a 12 month Secondment role for the current post holder, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning Disability Nurse for a 12 month secondment to the Lead Nurse/Deputy team manager role within the Community Learning Disability Team in Tower Hamlets .
We are a well established Multi-disciplinary integrated health and social care service. The Lead Nurse/Deputy Manager post is based within the Community Health and Well-Being Team. This team specialises in working with people with a learning disability and complex health care needs, hospital admission and discharge and with those who are vulnerable within the community. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the other team managers to deliver community learning disability nursing across the service as a whole.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have Supervisory responsibility for the nursing team and line management responsibility for nursing and health staff within the Community Health and Well-being team
The post holder will be expected to manage a small complex caseload, be the service lead for the NHS Continuing Health Care pathway, undertaking eligibility and nursing assessments, as well as NHS Continuing health care assessments.
The post holder will be expected to take a leading role in service development and initiatives in CLDS .
The sucessful candidate will report to the Team Manager and receive Clinical Supervision from the Learning Disability Nurse Consultant
Working for our organisation
1. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to attached Job Description.
2. As an integrated health and social care service, key relationships will be with ELFT, and London Borough of Tower Hamlets and wider partners in the ICB
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria
3. Registered Nurse in Learning Disabilites (RNLD/RNMH)
4. Degree in relevant Health area
5. Masters Degree or equivalent experience
6. NM3008 or equivalent mentorship training
7. Further education or recognised training in meeting the needs of people with learning disabilities in the community e.g post registration training in Epilepsy, Challenging Behaviour etc
Experience
Essential criteria
8. Minimum of 5 years post graduate experience as a community specialist practitioner with substantial experience of working with people with learning disabilities.
9. Experience of working as a Learning Disability nurse at a band 7 or equivalent level .
10. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary community based service.
11. Experience in undertaking NHS Continuing Health care assessments with adults with a learning disability
12. Experience of supervising and managing staff, including supervision and appraisal.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
13. Knowledge of current policy frameworks and legislation for the provision of health and social care e.g. Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Transforming Care, LeDeR, NHS Continuing Health Care, safeguarding
14. The ability to provide nursing leadership and advice within the service and to lead and motivate staff.
15. The ability to monitor and evaluate the quality of service provision and implement necessary changes.
16. Understanding and experience of clinical risk management and safe.supportive practice