Registered Learning Disability Nurse HMP Forest Bank
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust delivers a comprehensive pathway of trauma‑informed mental health and learning disability services across a multiple prison footprint.
We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a registered learning disability nurse to join our team at HMP Forest Bank. The service aims to provide equitable access comparable to community provision and to foster a wellbeing culture within HMP Forest Bank.
The post holder will be an established and experienced registered learning disabilities nurse who delivers a high standard of care to a diverse client group within HMP Forest Bank. The post holder will maintain a clinical caseload of service users within the prison estate as part of the wider mental health team.
Responsibilities:
* Assess, develop and implement care packages for service users within the framework of the CPA in conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
* Develop and implement evidence‑based interventions for the management of service users with identified or suspected learning disability and/or neurodivergent needs.
* Utilise enhanced learning‑disability nursing skills with forensic clients who are difficult to assess and engage due to the environment and their presentation.
* Effectively manage your own caseload and utilise nursing skills and resources to provide high‑quality care.
Additional Information:
* Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 staff and delivers services from more than 122 locations.
* We provide inpatient and community‑based mental health care for people living in Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford and Wigan, as well as specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester and beyond.
Contact: Julie Skeer, Operational Manager, Email: julie.skeer@gmmh.nhs.uk
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