Learning Disability and Autism Practitioner
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the RUH Learning Disability and Autism Team. This is an exciting time to join us and be part of the ongoing development and progression of the team.
We are passionately committed to supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people through their inpatient journey. As a learning disability and autism practitioner, you will provide high quality patient care and person-centred support to individuals in the hospital.
Responsibilities
* Have a passion to improve care and support for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
* Work as part of the Learning Disability and Autism Team to support people with a learning disability and autistic people in hospital, alongside families and carers.
* Work collaboratively with our community partners to provide a person-centred approach to care and support.
* Provide supervision and guidance for Band 3 student nurse associates.
* Support the Trust staff in providing direct patient care, to provide high quality, evidence based, safe and compassionate reasonably adjusted care.
* Promote patient autonomy through education and support so that individuals can make informed choices about their own care.
* Support the development of learning disability and autism training. Facilitate, deliver and evaluate a range of education and training programmes for all members of RUH staff.
* Plan and assess for people with learning disabilities and autistic people to inform intervention to support their patient journey.
* Assist and support in identifying and defining areas of improvement and develop targeted teaching and learning activities for individual wards and areas. This may include working alongside staff to role model good practice.
* Support in disseminating and embedding learning from local reviews and national reviews, including LeDeR.
Qualifications & Experience
The ideal candidate will have substantive experience of working with people with a learning disability and autistic people.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Thornell, Job title: Lead Nurse for Learning Disabilities and/or Autism, Email address: sarah.thornell@nhs.net, Telephone number: 01225 824246
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