GESH Learning Disability Liaison Nurse (EStH)

Job summary

• An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Learning Disability team based at Epsom & St Helier Hospitals on a fixed term or secondment basis.
• You will be based between Epsom & St Helier Hospitals.
• We are an established team who provide expert, caring flexible and holistic support to patients with a diagnosed Learning Disability receiving inpatient or outpatient care at our busy Acute Trust.
• We are looking for a qualified learning disability nurse who has knowledge and experience of working with people with learning disabilities and a good understanding of health issues.
• This is a clinically facing role and as such you are expected to be on site. Interviews will be face to face only.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to:

• Provide clinical assessments and intervention for people with learning disabilities, working closely with the Lead Nurse for LD and within the existing skilled safeguarding team.
• Work in a rewarding, challenging and developing service, which offers the candidate the opportunity to extend their assessment skills and knowledge, particularly in a Hospital setting.
• Review and initiate developments to enhance the quality of services for patients with learning disabilities and their carers and families
• Be willing to develop your knowledge and skills in a supportive environment. Candidates must have an understanding of current health and social care issues which affect people with learning disabilities. You will need to be able to work within a multi-disciplinary environment.

Successful participants will receive an induction programme, with support from the LD Lead. The post sits within the wider Safeguarding Adults team at the Trust.

You are welcome to get in touch to discuss your specific circumstances if you meet the essential criteria and are interested in applying.

About us

George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group is a new hospital group, comprising St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (SGUH) and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care. Sharing a single Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive team, the GESH Group is one of the largest healthcare providers in the country, with a combined annual turnover of around £1.5 billion, 16,000 staff, and serving a population of approximately 3.5 million people across South West London, Surrey, Sussex and beyond. The GESH Group provides a full range of local hospital services across its sites at St George's Hospital in Tooting, Queen Mary Hospital in Roehampton, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and provides a range of specialist services from St George's.

Working as a hospital group allows for more joined up decision making for local people, a larger and more resilient clinical workforce, reduced variation in care and access to a wider range of services for our patients.

The Group Chief Nurse (GCNO) and Group Chief Medical Officer (CMO) are the Executive Directors jointly accountable to the Trust Boards for the delivery of the quality and safety agenda, including patient experience.