Job summary
The primary focus of the Learning Disability and Autism Liaison Nurse is to work without direct supervision to provide expert advice and support to a variety of staff on complex decisions around learning disability and autism. Identify barriers to accessing healthcare for people with a learning disability and reasonable adjustments are in place to ensure equality of access. In addition, the post holder will work within the general safeguarding team and delver training to a wide variety of professional staff groups. This includes day-to-day management of the Learning Disability Project Worker.The post holder will have significant experience in relation to learning disabilities and have knowledge of relevant legislation such as the Care Act2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2009/ Liberty Protection Safeguards. The post holder will contribute tothe Safeguarding Team's ability to ensure that the Trust's statutory responsibilities are compiled and monitored.
Main duties of the job
A high degree of effective communication, liaison and networking is required to maintain good working relationships within the Trust and external partners such as the community learning disability team and adult social care. In addition, the post holder as lead specialist must be able tochallenge poor practice, influence and negotiate with health and external partners to improve standards and reduce the risk the likelihood ofdiscriminatory practice.
The post holder will also use a variety of advanced communication skills to engage with patients with learning disabilities and autism and theirfamilies and/or carers. This will role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culturewithin the Trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style that a) engages, enables and empowers others b) uses coaching topromote ownership of learning and quality improvement and c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams departments and acrossorganisational boundaries
About us
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and Relationship SkillsDevelop effective working relationships with colleagues from a variety of multidisciplinary teams, including medical staff, nursing staff and adult social care
Communicate complex and sensitive information to clinical teams and other colleagues internal and external to the Trust
Actively records all contacts with patients in clinical records in line with the Trust record keeping policy
Use a variety of advanced communication skills to ensure the effective understanding of highly complex information adapting styles dependent on audience and situation.
This includes acknowledging and accommodating barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language and emotion.
Use a variety of advanced communication skills to engage with patients with learning disabilities and access specialist advice for patients with autism
Maintain a highly visible profile in the clinical environment, act as a role model, providing highly specialist expert advice to colleagues on learning disabilities and in turn access specialist advice for patients with autism
Ensure that information on learning disabilities, autism, the Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards is readily available in all formats within the organisation
Work as an autonomous practitioner providing leadership on the delivery of evidence based best practice in learning disabilities and access specialist support for patients with autism
Work closely with the Mental Health/Mental Capacity Lead Practitioner and the Dementia Liaison Nurse providing cover for these roles in their absence to ensure adequate cover Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the safeguarding team generally
Promote and facilitate engagement with people with a learning disability regarding patient experience and service development
Please see job description for further details
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and Relationship SkillsDevelop effective working relationships with colleagues from a variety of multidisciplinary teams, including medical staff, nursing staff and adult social care
Communicate complex and sensitive information to clinical teams and other colleagues internal and external to the Trust
Actively records all contacts with patients in clinical records in line with the Trust record keeping policy
Use a variety of advanced communication skills to ensure the effective understanding of highly complex information adapting styles dependent on audience and situation.
This includes acknowledging and accommodating barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language and emotion.
Use a variety of advanced communication skills to engage with patients with learning disabilities and access specialist advice for patients with autism
Maintain a highly visible profile in the clinical environment, act as a role model, providing highly specialist expert advice to colleagues on learning disabilities and in turn access specialist advice for patients with autism
Ensure that information on learning disabilities, autism, the Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards is readily available in all formats within the organisation
Work as an autonomous practitioner providing leadership on the delivery of evidence based best practice in learning disabilities and access specialist support for patients with autism
Work closely with the Mental Health/Mental Capacity Lead Practitioner and the Dementia Liaison Nurse providing cover for these roles in their absence to ensure adequate cover Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the safeguarding team generally
Promote and facilitate engagement with people with a learning disability regarding patient experience and service development
Please see job description for further details
Person Specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Learning Disability Nurse with significant learning disability experience
- Masters degree qualification or equivalent to specialism or experience
- Current NMC registration
- Post graduate qualification /training relevant to specialism
- Willingness to continue academic and professional development
- Computer skills
Desirable
- Relevant teaching /facilitating qualification
- Mentorship qualification
- Clinical supervision training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with learning disabilities and /or autism
- Broad knowledge of learning disabilities and /or autism
- Broad knowledge of vulnerable groups
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards/Liberty Protection Standards
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment
- Able to demonstrate sound leadership skills in complex and difficult situations
- Demonstrated experience of working as an autonomous practitioner/senior management role
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage services
Desirable
- Experience in teaching small and large groups and delivery of presentations with confidence to a range of audiences including medical staff
- Experience of working with patients/carers to develop practice
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with patients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems
- Ability to manage risk
- Excellent assessment skills
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with freedom to act as the Learning Disability Liaison Nurse for the Trust
- Ability to deescalate volatile situations
- Ability to remain emotionally intelligent in highly charged situations which require sound risk management approaches and leadership
- Able to produce well written reports
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings
- Ability to own problems and get involved in the solutions
- Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Complex problem solving and ability to respond to urgent demands whilst maintain ongoing demands
- Ability to critically reflect
- Ability to work flexibly
- Able to mobilise across a large geographical site
- Computer literacy including analysis of data or willingness to train in such
Desirable
- Knowledge of research methods and methodologies
- Experience of supporting systematic practice development/ quality development
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Awareness of personal and professional boundaries
- Enhanced communication skills
- Ability to provide supervision, critical companionship and support to team members
- Flexibility and creativity
- Able to work on own initiative
- Ability to work in groups/one to one
- Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy
- Positive mental attitude and a willingness to discuss and negotiate issues and ideas with the appropriate team/individual
- Motivated and passionate about mental health
- Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
- Thorough understanding and commitment to the principles and practice of equality and diversity
- Ability to work in a busy environment in an open plan setting
- Ability to manage own stress levels
- rganised, good networker, team player and an open and approachable leader
Person Specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Learning Disability Nurse with significant learning disability experience
- Masters degree qualification or equivalent to specialism or experience
- Current NMC registration
- Post graduate qualification /training relevant to specialism
- Willingness to continue academic and professional development
- Computer skills
Desirable
- Relevant teaching /facilitating qualification
- Mentorship qualification
- Clinical supervision training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration clinical experience of working with people with learning disabilities and /or autism
- Broad knowledge of learning disabilities and /or autism
- Broad knowledge of vulnerable groups
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards/Liberty Protection Standards
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment
- Able to demonstrate sound leadership skills in complex and difficult situations
- Demonstrated experience of working as an autonomous practitioner/senior management role
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage services
Desirable
- Experience in teaching small and large groups and delivery of presentations with confidence to a range of audiences including medical staff
- Experience of working with patients/carers to develop practice
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with patients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems
- Ability to manage risk
- Excellent assessment skills
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with freedom to act as the Learning Disability Liaison Nurse for the Trust
- Ability to deescalate volatile situations
- Ability to remain emotionally intelligent in highly charged situations which require sound risk management approaches and leadership
- Able to produce well written reports
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings
- Ability to own problems and get involved in the solutions
- Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Complex problem solving and ability to respond to urgent demands whilst maintain ongoing demands
- Ability to critically reflect
- Ability to work flexibly
- Able to mobilise across a large geographical site
- Computer literacy including analysis of data or willingness to train in such
Desirable
- Knowledge of research methods and methodologies
- Experience of supporting systematic practice development/ quality development
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Awareness of personal and professional boundaries
- Enhanced communication skills
- Ability to provide supervision, critical companionship and support to team members
- Flexibility and creativity
- Able to work on own initiative
- Ability to work in groups/one to one
- Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy
- Positive mental attitude and a willingness to discuss and negotiate issues and ideas with the appropriate team/individual
- Motivated and passionate about mental health
- Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service
- Thorough understanding and commitment to the principles and practice of equality and diversity
- Ability to work in a busy environment in an open plan setting
- Ability to manage own stress levels
- rganised, good networker, team player and an open and approachable leader
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).
