Specialist Community Practitioner

**Main area**
- Specialist Community Practitioner

**Grade**

Band 7

**Contract**

Fixed term: 2 years (2 Years' Funding)

**Hours**

Part time - 30 hours per week

**Job ref**

373-LD0495

**Site**
- Rosemount

**Town**

Macclesfield

**Salary**

£46,148 - £52,809 Per annum

**Salary period**

Yearly

**Closing**

24/02/2025 23:59

**Job overview**:
We have a fantastic secondment opportunity for 2 year fixed term, 0.8fte, band 7 Learning Disability Nurse within the Intensive Support Function of our Community Learning Disability Team, based in East Cheshire. As this post is fixed term, secondment opportiunities can be discussed with your current manager.

You will be joining a team where person centred care is at the forefront of everything that we do.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality clinical care and supporting the clinical leadership within the Intensive Support Function and the community nursing team, ensuring all work is needs led, evidence based and in line with current legislation.

You will also support the leadership and development of services in line with the workstreams that are the focus for the care group, which includes, mental health, forensic, physical health, NDD and cognitive impairment.

CWP hosts CANDDID, the Centre for Autism Neurodevelopmental disorders and Intellectual Disabilities, which carries out research, education and training, and all clinicians are encouraged and supported to develop research and QI skills.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of adults with a learning disability, and those who care for them and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve then we would love to hear from you.

**Main duties of the job**:
The post holder will carry a caseload of clients within the Intensive Support Function who have learning disabilities who have the most complex needs, where a very high level of clinical expertise is required to deliver care that will reduce the risk of placement breakdown and admission to inpatient services under the Mental Health Act.

The post holder will act as transformational role model/guide to deliver specialist learning disability assessment, intervention and person centred outcomes.

They will also be responsible for providing clinical supervision and appraisals of nurses within the team and supervise students while on placement with the team.

**Working for our organisation**:
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a **_Values Based Interview/Assessment_**,** which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
- Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
- CWP recruits people that can de