Job summary
Band 5
Contract: Permanent (Full-time)
We are looking for a Learning Disabilities Nurse (Or RMN with LD experience) to join Haringey Learning Disabilities Partnership (HLDP) as part of the Community Nursing Team.
Haringey Learning Disabilities Partnership consists of a range of health and social care professionals from the Local Authority, Whittington Health NHS Trust and Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust. As a combined and integrated team of professionals, there is a collective shared vision of improving the health and social care outcomes for adults in Haringey who have learning disabilities.
We are an award winning, friendly, energetic, and committed Community Nursing Team, based in Wood Green. Our team actively promotes dynamic and innovative ways of working, encouraging the ability to shape our service for the future, seeking personalised, strengths based, and person-centred approaches to care and support.
The role includes managing a diverse and varied caseload (with a range of physical and mental health needs), training delivery, as well service development opportunities. If you are a committed team player, have good time management and organisational skills, a sound understanding of the complex health needs of people who have learning disabilities, we would love to hear from you! This role is an inspiring challenge for any nurse with a holistic and service-user focused approach. The post is full time, 37.5 hrs a week (Mon - Fri).
Main duties of the job
To work as an integral member of the Haringey Learning Disabilities Partnership (HLDP), working across the mental health and physical pathway, monitoring and supporting individuals with a learning disability, and who may also have physical health needs, autism, or an additional mental health need and/or behaviours which challenge. The role involves supporting Service users and carers/providers to proactively address the mental and physical health needs, supporting access to mainstream services, ensuring robust risk management processes, and act as care-coordinator when required. The post holder will participate in teaching and learning events, including positively supporting students on placement within the team.
The post holder will have a designated caseload & will be required to conduct assessments of people with learning disabilities who present with profound multiple disabilities, underlying physical health problems, or who present with complex superimposed mental health problems and/or challenging behaviours, and when deemed appropriate co-ordinate care for a specified group of service users. Effective care planning, robust risk management, mental health monitoring, assessing capacity, and addressing health inequalities, health promotion, and reasonable adjustments, underpins all aspects of this role. An understanding of Continuing Healthcare processes, and the Transforming Care Agenda is advantageous.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
- Undertake a variety of assessments which inform the development of a person centred care plan and individual risk assessment.
- Participate in the Initial Assessment Service (IAS) or Transition Service, and be able undertake initial assessment of eligibility for the Learning disability service as required
- Undertake CPA care co-ordination; Working actively to co-ordinate complex cases, ensuring individual health needs are met, and reasonable adjustments are made
- Conduct assessments of people with learning disabilities who present with mental health and/or challenging behaviours and or a range of complex physical health needs, to identify and support the design and implementation of appropriate interventions.
- Provide advice and support to families, carers, health and social care professionals and service providers regarding the support needs of people with learning disabilities with additional health needs.
- To undertake and support capacity assessments, and best interest decision making.
- Attend/chair a variety of meetings and participate in reviews, discharge panning meetings, and other meetings as appropriate.
- Undertake assessments as required, and provide additional support and or training when issues are challenging, evaluating how interventions are going,
- Undertake CHC assessments and be able to present a robust case to panel
- Undertake and facilitate training and education as deemed appropriate
- Participate in teaching and learning events, and the education and induction of staff within the team, including positively supporting students on placement within the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to:
- Undertake a variety of assessments which inform the development of a person centred care plan and individual risk assessment.
- Participate in the Initial Assessment Service (IAS) or Transition Service, and be able undertake initial assessment of eligibility for the Learning disability service as required
- Undertake CPA care co-ordination; Working actively to co-ordinate complex cases, ensuring individual health needs are met, and reasonable adjustments are made
- Conduct assessments of people with learning disabilities who present with mental health and/or challenging behaviours and or a range of complex physical health needs, to identify and support the design and implementation of appropriate interventions.
- Provide advice and support to families, carers, health and social care professionals and service providers regarding the support needs of people with learning disabilities with additional health needs.
- To undertake and support capacity assessments, and best interest decision making.
- Attend/chair a variety of meetings and participate in reviews, discharge panning meetings, and other meetings as appropriate.
- Undertake assessments as required, and provide additional support and or training when issues are challenging, evaluating how interventions are going,
- Undertake CHC assessments and be able to present a robust case to panel
- Undertake and facilitate training and education as deemed appropriate
- Participate in teaching and learning events, and the education and induction of staff within the team, including positively supporting students on placement within the team.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RNLD) or RMN with LD experience
- Computer skills
- Basic knowledge regarding the mental and physical health support needs of people with learning disabilities
Desirable
- ECDL or computer based courses
- Mentorship course
- Educated to Diploma level or higher
- Additional qualifications (Diabetes, dementia, pressure area care, working with offenders, Autism)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of effective team working skills
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence based care
- Good coordination and time management skills
- Good communication skills - and ability to communicate effectively with people who have difficulty - and experience of non-verbal communication
- Experience in undertaking risk assessments
- De-escalation and management of complex behaviours
- Working knowledge of the MHA, MCA, and DoLs
- Ability to travel
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Audit skills
- Research skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and application of CPA, MCA and MHA
- Knowledge of common health conditions e.g. Epilepsy, Diabetes, autism, mental illness
- Experience of working with people with a learning disability who have super imposed mental health issues/autism/challenging behaviour
- Experience of implementing reasonable adjustments.
- Knowledge of best practice in safeguarding vulnerable adults and child protection
Desirable
- Good knowledge of the aetiology and impact of learning disabilities
- Working with families and carers
- Experience of working within Acute In Patient settings
- Some understanding of the Transforming Care Agenda
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to contribute to team discussion and be respectful of others' views.
- Ability to work independently, but also under guidance and instruction
- Honest and trustworthy
- Aware of personal and professional boundaries
- Reflective practitioner
- An understanding of the importance of service user, and carer involvement in their own care and care plan
Desirable
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RNLD) or RMN with LD experience
- Computer skills
- Basic knowledge regarding the mental and physical health support needs of people with learning disabilities
Desirable
- ECDL or computer based courses
- Mentorship course
- Educated to Diploma level or higher
- Additional qualifications (Diabetes, dementia, pressure area care, working with offenders, Autism)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of effective team working skills
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence based care
- Good coordination and time management skills
- Good communication skills - and ability to communicate effectively with people who have difficulty - and experience of non-verbal communication
- Experience in undertaking risk assessments
- De-escalation and management of complex behaviours
- Working knowledge of the MHA, MCA, and DoLs
- Ability to travel
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Audit skills
- Research skills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and application of CPA, MCA and MHA
- Knowledge of common health conditions e.g. Epilepsy, Diabetes, autism, mental illness
- Experience of working with people with a learning disability who have super imposed mental health issues/autism/challenging behaviour
- Experience of implementing reasonable adjustments.
- Knowledge of best practice in safeguarding vulnerable adults and child protection
Desirable
- Good knowledge of the aetiology and impact of learning disabilities
- Working with families and carers
- Experience of working within Acute In Patient settings
- Some understanding of the Transforming Care Agenda
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to contribute to team discussion and be respectful of others' views.
- Ability to work independently, but also under guidance and instruction
- Honest and trustworthy
- Aware of personal and professional boundaries
- Reflective practitioner
- An understanding of the importance of service user, and carer involvement in their own care and care plan
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
