Job summary
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As a Learning Disability Acute Liaison Nurse you will work in partnership with the acute hospital trust and other healthcare providers within the Trust boundaries. You will establish and maintain effective relationships with people who use service and their carers/families, with colleagues & other agencies,
You will deliver a specialist Learning Disability nursing advice and liaison service. The role focusses on actively assisting adults with learning disabilities, as well as their carers/families when accessing the acute services. Assessing patient's needs, making recommendations, and providing support from pre-admission to discharge. Carrying a time limited case load and acting as a point of contact.
The role also includes:
- Promoting the inclusion of adults with learning disabilities within patient support services and carers' groups. To ensure active participation with the review of hospital services.
- Participating in appropriate meetings within the Trust
- Promoting and maintain a "Champions" network within the Hospital.
- Providing guidance regarding Mental Capacity, Consent, Best Interest to the service user, their family/carer, and relevant professionals.
- Provide routine reports as appropriate
- Participating in regular supervision to receive support and have time to reflect upon practice.
- Providing learning disability awareness education and training.
Main duties of the job
The SABP Learning Disability Acute and Primary Liaison Service are looking to recruit a Nurse.We welcome applicants who are RNLD, RMN or RGN qualified with learning disability experience.The post is hosted by SABP but works with our acute partners. We are seeking applicants who are enthusiastic, enjoy partnership work and can work independently. The successful applicant will work with the Senior Learning Disability Acute Liaison Nurses based at Royal Surrey Hospital Guildford and St Peters Hospital Chertsey, this is a split base role. Support will be provided to develop your skills in an established team, to enhance autonomous practice and engage with a range of partners. The Trust actively encourages professional development through appraisal and supervision, access to training to develop skills and competencies. You will be provided with regular supervision.
The Service provides liaison to the acute hospitals in Surrey and GP practices in Surrey Heartlands ICB and Frimley ICB, South. The applicant must have a driving license and access to a vehicle for work. Travel is required to both hospitals and other parts of the county on SABP business, you will need to be comfortable with travel.
The post is within the Acute and Primary Care Liaison Team, which is part of the specialist learning disability health care services. The post holder will be based within the Acute Hospitals and expected to travel County wide as and when required.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role is suitable for a dynamic and compassionate nurse who is committed to supporting the needs of adults with a learning disability who are accessing the services within an acute hospital setting either as an inpatient, outpatient or planned admission. You will need to be passionate about ensuring a high-quality, holistic approach to the health care and support provided to people with learning disabilities in the acute care environment. You will be required to work autonomously and as part of a wider team and contribute to a range of projects
The role includes:
Holistically Assessing,planning implementingandevaluatingdeliveryofnursinginterventions.
Supporting people with LD and their carers when accessing the hospital services, delivering a specialist nursing advice and liaison service. This may include providing advice regarding mental capacity, consent and best interest to the person, their family/carer/other professionals.
Training acute colleagues regarding the needs of adults with a LD.
Providingsupervisionandcontribute to appraisalof junior team members and supporting induction of new team members.
Role as practicesupervisor/assessor for student nurses
Partnership working with a range of health colleagues and agencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role is suitable for a dynamic and compassionate nurse who is committed to supporting the needs of adults with a learning disability who are accessing the services within an acute hospital setting either as an inpatient, outpatient or planned admission. You will need to be passionate about ensuring a high-quality, holistic approach to the health care and support provided to people with learning disabilities in the acute care environment. You will be required to work autonomously and as part of a wider team and contribute to a range of projects
The role includes:
Holistically Assessing,planning implementingandevaluatingdeliveryofnursinginterventions.
Supporting people with LD and their carers when accessing the hospital services, delivering a specialist nursing advice and liaison service. This may include providing advice regarding mental capacity, consent and best interest to the person, their family/carer/other professionals.
Training acute colleagues regarding the needs of adults with a LD.
Providingsupervisionandcontribute to appraisalof junior team members and supporting induction of new team members.
Role as practicesupervisor/assessor for student nurses
Partnership working with a range of health colleagues and agencies.
Person Specification
experiencing in educating others
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering training
Essential
Essential
- LD Nursing degree or suitable equivalent.
- Additional academic qualification relevant to area of work.
- 2 years of relevant post qualification clinical experience
- Experience of participating in clinical practice, service development and project work.
- Experience of supervisory skills.
- Evidence of developing experience in a specialist area
- oKnowledge of the current issues, including relevant legislation and practice, concerning people with learning disabilities
Desirable
- Nursing practice supervisor and practice assessor qualification.
- Leadership and or Management qualification/evidence of study desirable.
Presentation skills
Essential
- Confident in presenting and providing education
Desirable
- Nursing practice supervisor and practice assessor qualification.
Person Specification
experiencing in educating others
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering training
Essential
Essential
- LD Nursing degree or suitable equivalent.
- Additional academic qualification relevant to area of work.
- 2 years of relevant post qualification clinical experience
- Experience of participating in clinical practice, service development and project work.
- Experience of supervisory skills.
- Evidence of developing experience in a specialist area
- oKnowledge of the current issues, including relevant legislation and practice, concerning people with learning disabilities
Desirable
- Nursing practice supervisor and practice assessor qualification.
- Leadership and or Management qualification/evidence of study desirable.
Presentation skills
Essential
- Confident in presenting and providing education
Desirable
- Nursing practice supervisor and practice assessor qualification.
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).
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