Community Nurse - CAMHS Learning Disabilities

Job summary

We're looking for an experienced Learning Disabilities Nurse to join our countywide team. This post may be suitable for experienced nurse with transferable skills and/or relevant life experience.

You'll be working as part of a community-based Multi Disciplinary CAMHS Learning Disability Team, being responsible for the assessment and treatment, including co-ordinating the care of young people who are referred to the CAMHS Learning Disability service. You'll be working in line with agreed Care Processes and Pathways and you'll have an active role with young people and their families/carers. Your role will include providing person-centred, skilled and effective specialist assessment, intervention, monitoring and review. You will be responsible for the maintenance of high levels of evidence-based learning disability practice with an opportunity to learn new skills. you'll be working within an innovative, highly skilled multi-disciplinary team with a robust supervision and appraisal culture. There are plenty of CPD opportunities and research/ audit opportunities. There are good levels of service user engagement and opportunity for joint working with other teams.

We expect all nurses applying for this post to have a good understanding of the needs of young people, a commitment to empower and support young people and families in our service, and be compassionate and kind.

Main duties of the job

As a CAMHS/LD Nurse you will be responsible for completing holistic nursing assessments, contributing to multi-disciplinary formulation and evidence based interventions for children with moderate to severe learning disability.

You will be required to work autonomously and respond to the needs of an individual caseload; from initial assessment to discharge.

You are expected to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service; providing specialist skills and knowledge to the four quadrants of the IThrive model.

You will be liaising and providing advice, information and consultation to colleagues and other agencies as well as undertaking service governance activity, including research and audit as appropriate.

The role will include actively participating in role modelling interventions and implementing Positive Behaviour Support planning approaches.

You will be expected to participate in clinical governance and service development within the CAMHS/LD Team, in partnership with professional specialists and other clinical teams.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community care to improve people's physical and mental health. We provide specialist support to people with a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.