Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Community Learning Disability Nurses (Band ) to work across the Peterborough area. You will have a wealth of specialist experience relevant to working within a community based multi-disciplinary team supporting people with learning disabilities and will have a demonstrable ability to provide strong clinical leadership and supervisory support.
As a Senior Nurse, you will contribute effectively to the ongoing development of the service in line with National Policies and evidence based practice. As an autonomous practitioner you will manage a specialist case load providing assessment and interventions in relation to the health needs of adults with a learning disability.
You will provide professional supervision to other staff and students including appraisals and professional development and will have a clinical role in the Peterborough locality initially but may be required to work within other localities. There will be an expectation that you will also contribute to the planning, development, and evaluation of learning disability services, including contributing to defined projects as delegated by the CLTT/LDP management team via the Lead Nurse.
Main duties of the job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
1. To participate in the delivery of a countywide specialist LD nursing by managing a caseload of clients with complex learning disabilities.
2. To provide professional supervision to other staff /students as appropriate including appraisal and professional development particularly mandatory training.
3. To contribute to the planning, development, and evaluation of learning disability services, including contributing to defined projects as delegated by the CLTT and LDP management team via the Lead Nurse.
4. As an autonomous practitioner to manage a specialist case load providing assessment, identification and treatment of the health needs of adults with a learning disability.
5. To participate in multi disciplinary/ multi agency working within the CLTT and LDP and with key partners.
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Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.