Specialist MCA, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity Practitioner
Band 7
Main area Learning disability and neurodiversity Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday -Friday 08:30-16:30 (with some flexibility)) Job ref 153-CO04492
Department name 1. UHD - General Recruitment Site University Hospital Dorset - All Sites Town Dorset Salary £46,148 - £52,809 pa/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/05/2025 23:59
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
Do you have a passion for working with people with learning disabilities and Neurodiversity?
Have you ever thought about how visiting/ staying in an acute hospital setting can be someone with a learning disability or someone who is Neurodiverse?
A great opportunity has arisen within University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) for a Specialist Learning Disability, Neurodiversity and MCA Practitioner(Band 7) to join the team for apermanent appointment. This is a second post holder and sits within the UHD safeguarding team.
The role will be across all sites - Poole Hospital, Bournemouth Hospital and Christchurch Hospital to meet the needs of the service .
It is an opportunity to support UHD staff operationally and strategically to improve access and reduce health inequalities for those with a learning disability, autistic people and people who are neurodiverse. This is through training, data analysis, audit as well as networking and creating links to prioritise care through the patient journey and ensure reasonable adjustments are made to deliver high quality and equitable care for all.
Every day will be different.
This is offered as a full time post but 30 hours could be considered.
This role requires NMC, AHP or Registered Social Care worker registration.
Base Location: Cross site working across all sites
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work within our Safeguarding team as a visible and operational specialist practitioner, improving the quality of care and experience received by people (16 plus) who have a learning disability and/or neurodivergence.
Provide advice in the assessment of the needs of people in our care with regard to the Equality Act (2010), Mental Capacity Act (2005), safeguarding, best interest decisions and deprivation of liberties assessment (DOLS).
Ensure appropriate and timely reasonable adjustments are made to the care pathways for individuals who are identified as vulnerable adults/children and/or complex people with a learning disability or neurodivergence.
Act as an expert resource to others, providing information to junior staff, multidisciplinary team members, patients, relatives/ carers.
Develop effective and collaborative relationships with healthcare and multi-agency colleagues to promote that people who use our services.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how
we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the
New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers
interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess
mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal
commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National
terms and conditions
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, AHP or Registered Social Care worker
* Relevant Master’s Degree or working towards or equivalent demonstrable experience and knowledge
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Training in line with current post.
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience, working with people with learning disabilities and other neurodiversity’s.
* Experience of working within the health and social care arena to support the Transforming Care Agenda
* Development of polices
* Development of Easy Read patient Information
Personal Attributes
* Energy and enthusiasm to make a difference to our patient’s journey
* Act as a champion for research for the potential to improve quality and customer care, seeking new ideas and methods to improve health care
Skills
* Strong organisational skills – able to organise own workload in a changing environment
* Good standard of IT skills to include Microsoft office products and risk reporting systems
* Experience of using patient record systems
* Ability to extract performance insights from complex data sets.
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Rebecca Sparks Job title Specialist Learning Disability Practitioner Email address rebecca.sparks@uhd.nhs.uk Additional information
You can also contact Pippa Knight, Head of Safeguarding via philippa.knight@uhd.nhs.uk
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