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Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Nurse Advisor
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Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Registered Learning Disability Nurse with a specific interest in Children and Young People to work within the Focused Support Team in Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH) and the Managed Clinical Services which include Starlight Ward at Wythenshawe, the Children's Resource Centre at Trafford and the Children's Ward at North Manchester.
The Focused Support Team support delivery of high quality care to children and young people with learning disability, autism and mental health within the acute hospital setting. The successful applicant will become a key advisor across the hospital and build relationships within clinical settings providing guidance, leadership and expertise to ensure reasonable adjustments are appropriately implemented.
The post holder will work closely with multi-disciplinary professionals providing a link for the paediatric nursing teams to the relevant CAMHS and Learning Disability Teams. They will also work alongside the RMCH and Managed Clinical Services (MCS) Education Team to develop and deliver on an Education Strategy in RMCH/MCS to teach, empower and support clinical teams to achieve high standards of care in hospital for Children and Young People with Neurodiverse needs.
Main duties of the job
Undertake person centred assessments to ensure care is appropriately assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated for Children and Young People with Neurodiverse needs.
Enable clinical and administrative teams to implement and ensure reasonable adjustments are in place.
As a specialist advisor lead andmodel positive behaviour plans to support and meet any Neurodiverse needs of children and young people when attending hospital.
Work in collaboration with the multi disciplinary team and external agencies to agreed and achieve high standards of care.
Support the Team Manager by taking an active role to lead and guide team members and assist with management tasks such as rostering and coordinating the team
Support hospital ward staff in their care and management of children and young people.
Advocate for children and young people with Neurodiverse needs and their families.
Attend MDT care planning meetings and work in partnership with departments and agencies to ensure care delivered is aligned to NHS LD Standards.
Build and deliver education and training for staff to enable and empower their professional development.
Mentor and supervise junior staff and students providing support and advice.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse - Learning Disability
Desirable
Experience of supporting learners in practice
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Strong communication with evidence of interdisciplinary working Demonstrates strong leadership
Desirable
Evidence of being involved in change successfully
Knowledge
Essential
Demonstrates knowledge of key issues for LD/Autism in the acute setting Demonstrates governance issues in acute setting for Children/Young People in acute setting
Desirable
Demonstrates awareness of the impact of this role in the acute setting
Training and Experience
Essential
Experience of working in a health area/with individuals with LD Experience of applying Positive Behaviour Support Experience of working on own and as part of a team Ability to supervise and support staff
Desirable
Experience of working with children and young people Experience of working in the acute setting National and local links with Learning Disability and Autism networks