Job summary
To provide a nurse liaison service within a large multi-disciplinary Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT) in North Tyneside. Helping to embed the physical health and wellbeing needs of all patients across all disciplines and teams within CLDT and, supporting community services to promote health and wellbeing and address health inequalities for people who have a learning disability.
The post-holder will work across GP practices and community services, maximising access to primary care services to increase positive health outcomes and decrease health inequalities taking into account reasonable adjustments.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Please ensure you have prior approval from your current line manager that a secondment agreement can be facilitated within your current department before applying
Main duties of the job
Increase access to primary care services in North Tyneside to improve patient outcomes and decrease health inequalities by implementing the recommendations of Valuing People Now and Healthcare for All in relation to reasonable adjustments.
Improve the quality of care received by individuals with a learning disability in the primary care settings in North Tyneside.
Provide advice regarding assessments of special needs such as mental capacity, mental health act assessment and deprivation of liberty assessments.
Manage the interface between primary care services, and the rest of the health economy in collaboration with acute liaison nurses and contribute to the plan for reducing the numbers of unplanned hospital admissions, hospital readmissions and identify areas for service development.
Develop effective and collaborative working with healthcare and multi-agency colleagues, including identifying and meeting their training needs and providing specialist nursing advice.
To increase the knowledge and skills of the wider CLDT service to ensure physical health and wellbeing is prioritised and embedded within all aspects of specialist work.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Supporting GPs to maintain Learning Disability Registers.
- Providing patient education on health and wellbeing issues.
- Reducing Health Inequalities:
- training to providers
- training to community staff
- consultation and advice to community and acute services
- Contributing to strategic meetings at a regional and local level.
- Working collaboratively to improve outcomes and uptake:
- Vaccinations
- Health screening
- Menopause
- Annual Health Checks
- Responding to LeDeR themes and reports.
- Acting as a senior nurse to the wider CLDT.
- Supervising clinical staff.
Further responsibilities can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Supporting GPs to maintain Learning Disability Registers.
- Providing patient education on health and wellbeing issues.
- Reducing Health Inequalities:
- training to providers
- training to community staff
- consultation and advice to community and acute services
- Contributing to strategic meetings at a regional and local level.
- Working collaboratively to improve outcomes and uptake:
- Vaccinations
- Health screening
- Menopause
- Annual Health Checks
- Responding to LeDeR themes and reports.
- Acting as a senior nurse to the wider CLDT.
- Supervising clinical staff.
Further responsibilities can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- Current entry on NMC register - learning disabilities - RNLD
- Advanced Practice with specialist knowledge in the provision of care for people with learning disabilities (BSc Diploma or relevant portfolio to this level.
- Registered Mentor - Assessing and mentoring qualification
Desirable
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Advanced Clinical Skills in the field of Learning Disabilities. Practice experience at a minimum of Band 6 or above. Extensive Community experience.
Desirable
- Previous experience of research and audit.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- Current entry on NMC register - learning disabilities - RNLD
- Advanced Practice with specialist knowledge in the provision of care for people with learning disabilities (BSc Diploma or relevant portfolio to this level.
- Registered Mentor - Assessing and mentoring qualification
Desirable
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Advanced Clinical Skills in the field of Learning Disabilities. Practice experience at a minimum of Band 6 or above. Extensive Community experience.
Desirable
- Previous experience of research and audit.
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).
