Lead Nurse for Learning Disability Services

1 week ago

Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you an outstanding Learning Disability Nurse?

We are looking for an innovative, skilled, compassionate Learning Disability Nurse for our new Specialist Community Learning Disability Service as Lead Nurse.

This is an exciting opportunity and your expertise will be essential in supporting the changes in the nursing team and providing leadership for the nurses, as well as being part of the LD leadership team.

The service offers standard and enhanced pathways and will be more responsive and accessible, providing specialist health assessments, support, and care for adults aged 18 and over. Positive Behavioural Support underpins person centred care, in line with National agendas. Care will be provided in a community setting, close to people's homes. A specialist evidence-based person-centred model is used within the nursing team.

As a service, with a wide range of professions, we work, learn and combine our expertise together, providing high-quality integrated community, mental health, and learning disability services across Sheffield and are looking for someone who shares our values and committed to helping improve the lives of the people we support.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families. The transformation has been co-designed and co-produced with stakeholders bothinternal and external to our organisation, alongside experts by experience, carers and service users.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the Clinical Leadership Team for the service, working with support and direction from the Head of Nursing, the lead nurse will work as part of this team to implement the agreed clinical model for the learning disability service and support the professional leadership of nurses within their service line.

As the Lead Nurse you will be highly visible and accessible to staff in the service, leading by example in empowering and developing staff to work in coproduction with service users, carers and community groups to deliver high quality, evidence-based care.

You will be hold a small caseload of clinical work with service users and carers which will account for 40% of your time, ensuring that you remain clinically active, relevant and connected to real time practice.

To act as a specialist nursing advisor in the field of learning disabilities promoting the strengths and contribution of people with learning disabilities. Ensuring contributions to service development, continuous improvement, evaluations and strategic thinking.

Provide professional clinical leadership to the nursing staff group as required by the service including recruitment, supervision, and development of these staff within their area.

Provide direct line management and professional supervision to nurses within the community team.

About us

At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key elements of this role are:

1. Inclusive leadership, professional standards, and accountability

2. Direct line management of staff.

2. Governance, patient safety and quality

3. Workforce planning and resource management

4. Patient experience and reducing health inequalities

5. Performance and operational oversight

6. Digital and information technology

7. Education, training, and development

8. Research and development

9. Collaborative working and clinical effectiveness

10. Service improvement and transformation

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) or RNMH with significant experience in Learning disability oProfessional knowledge acquired through a master's degree or supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to master level. oRecognised clinical teaching qualification or equivalent clinical mentoring and teaching experience

Desirable

Non Medical Prescriber NMP

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

oExcellent interpersonal skills and the ability to foster good inter- team/inter-agency working relationships oAble to demonstrate initiative and be proactive oPersonal qualities: Approachable, Reliable, Thorough, Determined, Energetic, Flexible, Engaging oCommitted to personal and team development oUse initiative to make critical judgements and decisions independently under pressure oOffer support to staff whilst maintaining boundaries, which enable difficult decisions to be made in an impartial and fair manner in accordance with Trust policies and procedures oGood understanding of relevant legislation and guidance ( Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, CPA, Safe Staffing) and its application in practice.

Desirable

oExtensive experience working with people learning disabilities with complex mental health in a community environment. oExtensive experience working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers oIn depth experience in a clinical nurse leadership role oEvidence of successful working within multi-disciplinary teams oAble to demonstrate commitment

Experience

Essential

oExperience of senior clinical leadership, working within and between teams and organisations oExperience of development of clinical services. oExperience in strategic planning and also to focus pragmatically.

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