Learning Disability Support Team Practitioner

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for registered professionals to join the Learning Disability Crisis Response and Intensive Support Team as a Band 6 practitioner.

The team provides a service Monday- Sunday 8am-9pm including bank holidays. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to discuss flexible working pattern within these hours, weekends and bank holidays are completed on a rotational basis.

With a caseload of your own and working within a specialist team of nurses, health care support workers, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Psychiatry and Psychology, with input from allied health professionals. The Learning Disability Crisis Response and Intensive Support Team provide support, clinical assessments, interventions and risk management for people with learning disabilities who are at risk of admission to an inpatient unit or at risk of losing their placement within the community, throughout Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

This post is an excellent opportunity for a registered professional who has experience of working with people with learning disabilities which is essential for this post. This would also be an opportunity to develop and strengthen clinical skills and competencies and working with a passionate team, supporting people with learning disabilities and complex needs to live successfully within the community.

You will need a full driving licence and access to a vehicle insured to use for work purposes.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details.

Triaging new referrals from a number of sources including referral directly from patients, carers or professionals. Provide clinical assessment, support, planning and oversight for patients who are in the community at risk of admission and/or placement breakdown.

Offer training and advice to carers, providers and health and social care staff specifically in relation to meeting the individuals needs and through their Positive Behavioural Support Plan.

Provide specialist advice and support to people to enable them to remain in the community and prevent, if possible, in-patient admissions.

Monitor/ support utilising our pathways including the Mental Health Pathway and Positive Behavioural Support Pathway until there is sustainable evidence that the risks are manageable/ reduced and if required handing over to LD Community teams for longer term monitoring.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Applicants who are interested in the post are encouraged to make contact with the team to arrange an informal visit.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About us

About Us: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

The Agnes Unit,4 00 Anstey Lane,

Gorse Hill, Leicester,LE7 7GL

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE7 7GL

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

The Agnes Unit,4 00 Anstey Lane,

Gorse Hill, Leicester,LE7 7GL

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE7 7GL

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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