Senior Practitioner (Nursing)

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Clinical Responsibilities:

• To conduct psychologically informed assessments, care planning and considering treatment options, in collaboration with service users, carers and members of the multi-disciplinary team

To deliver and co-deliver brief interventions identified for service users

To provide clinical supervision and consultation and training to staff in delivering care for people with Learning disabilities

• To receive supervision and be part of weekly MDT team discussions.

Contribute to strategic developments by working with medical, clinical and operational leads

Contribute towards the development of effective training plans and lead on team building, when requested to promote an open, honest, supportive, forward and outward looking working environment, facilitating new ideas suggestions or debate in relation to the service requirements

To provide liaison to inpatient wards to consult on the management of people with Learning disabilities, as and when indicated

To provide consultation to GPs in the management of people with Learning disabilities and to advise on reasonable adjustments, as and when indicated

To be involved in co-delivering structured group based treatments

To be available to receive clinical supervision from the multi-disciplinary team and clinical supervisors

To keep accurate written and electronic records, including care documentation and risk assessment, and write reports

To identify safeguarding issues and demonstrate an understanding of safeguarding legislation and its implementation

To engage in clinical work that will be emotionally intense and where behaviour and communication might be unpredictable

To use reflective practice with colleagues and in clinical supervision, to process the emotional impact of the work and remain consistent and constant in the treatment process

To ensure that continuity of care is maintained and that appropriate and timely plans are made for the discharge of patients from the inpatient facilities ensuring Section 117 and CPA responsibilities are discharged

• To assist and provide teaching to health faculties/other multidisciplinary professionals of the specialist treatment methodology developed to support service user

2. Team Responsibilities:

To work independently as well as in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team

To work alongside other senior team members in the Milton Keynes Learning disability community team to co-ordinate the day-to-day work, specifically in relation to the Nursing pathway

To contribute to the strategic development of the team

To attend specific team meetings, supervision and staff support

To work with other agencies (e.g. in-patient units, A&E department, social care etc) in planning and delivering care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current UK NMC Nurse Registration
• Further training relevant to the care of clients with Learning Disability
• Mentor/Supervisor qualification i.e. 998 or equivalent

Desirable

• Leadership training
• Degree or Diploma relevant to the field of Learning Disability

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post qualifying experience in the NHS.
• Experience of working therapeutically with people with Learning Disability and challenging behaviour
• Experience of conducting robust assessments, group work, risk assessment
• Experience of managing co-existing issues (mental health, substance misuse,neurodiversity)
• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Experience of improving team performance and meeting service objectives
• Experience of teaching / training others
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Active participation in service planning and delivery

Desirable

• Knowledge of Psycho-education
• Experience of using PBS interventions with people with learning Disability
• Experience of clinical 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Civic offices

1 Saxon Gate East

Mliton Keynes

MK9 3EJ

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)