Community Nurse

4 weeks ago


Wallsend, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The post holder will be welcomed as a member of the friendly Community Learning Disability team in North Tyneside offering regular team meetings, robust support and supervision, and a commitment to continued professional development.

As an integral part of North Tyneside Community Learning Disability Team, the post holder will work into community with families and carers. They will be responsible for a personal caseload. They will work across primary and secondary healthcare services to ensure equity of access for those with a learning disability. They will assess, plan, implement & evaluate high quality care for adults who have a learning disability.

Main duties of the job

This post will be based with the Community Learning Disability Team in North Tyneside but the post holder will be required to work in a range of settings in North Tyneside. The post holder will work within the Crisis Aversion Team who support children and adults with complex behavioural presentations.

The post holder will manage their own caseload, complete health and risk assessments. The post holder will also develop specialised Positive Behavioural Support Plans for patients and service providers in order to reduce or prevent placement breakdowns or admissions into inpatient settings.

The post holder will support the skills of the wider CLDT service to ensure physical health and wellbeing is prioritised and embedded within all aspects of specialist work.

Chair, attend and contribute to all relevant meetings Provide supervision and appraisal for junior staff Be involved in developing and delivering training Partake in group work Be involved in audit and quality improvement projects

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide specialist professional nursing intervention to adults and children with a Learning Disability, focusing on individuals who have complex behavioural presentations. To work within the framework of the Integrated Community Learning Disability Team and ensure the service provides the highest possible quality of care to patients

The post holder will provide specialised nursing care and Positive Behavioural Support plans for adults and children living within the North Tyneside area who present with complex behavioural presentations.

The post holder will have supervisory responsibilities for junior staff and also work within the Integrated Community Learning Disability Team ensuring the service continues to provide the highest possible of care to the patients we support.

There is an expectation the post holder will chair, attend and contribute to all relevant meetings and be involved with service development, audits and quality improvements.

Car driver essential.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Qualification Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period). Advanced Practice with specialist knowledge in the provision of care for people with learning disabilities (BSc, Diploma or relevant portfolio to this level)

Desirable

Teaching Qualification

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