Learning Disability Health Facilitator

4 weeks ago


United Kingdom Sussexcommunity Full time

A vacancy for an experienced band 6 health facilitator has become available in the Learning Disability Health Facilitation Team. Professions other than nurses would also be considered with appropriate learning disability experience. The successful candidate could be based in either Worthing or Horsham.

The Learning Disability Health Facilitation Team support people with learning disabilities to access health care (in hospitals and in the community) within West Sussex.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist learning disability knowledge, expertise and input to support access to healthcare for people with a learning disability. To ensure that people with a learning disability living in West Sussex can effectively access primary and secondary health care services as required, resulting in improved health outcomes.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

  • Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
  • Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
  • Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • Research opportunities
  • Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
  • Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
  • Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
  • Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
  • Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Job responsibilities

To work with clinical staff within the acute hospitals to support and ensure the provision of safe, high quality services for individuals with learning disabilities using inpatient services, minimising risk, incident and error and fostering a culture of learning and reflection.

To support implementation of the Directed Enhanced Service (DES) Annual Health checks for people with Learning Disabilities, through provision of specialist education and support to Primary Care Staff to ensure that practices are able to meet its requirements and to promote uptake of the DES amongst practices across West Sussex.

Please see job description for further information.

Person Specification Qualifications
  • Registered Nurse Qualification or allied health professional and current entry on a professional register
  • Evidence of ongoing training in specialist learning disability area and commitment to development.
Experience
  • Directly working with people with learning disabilities and their carers. Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary / agency setting
  • Experience of working collaboratively and in partnership with a range of health and social care professionals, individuals with a learning disability and their carers to plan, develop and evaluate services.
  • Facilitating and organising training workshops and, developing and using health education materials for people with a learning disability
  • Experience of working with people with a learning disability in acute general hospital settings and undertaking a health facilitation role.
Skills
  • Ability to be self-motivated, plan and organise own workload, work independently on own initiative with limited supervision and also as part of a team.
  • High standard of written and verbal communication skills including ability to problem solve, present information, negotiate effectively, listen and be empathetic and tactful.
  • Ability to present information in more accessible formats and developing Easy Read documents
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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