Learning Disability and Autism Nurse / Care coordinator

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team at LNWH to support the Lead Nurses for Learning Disability & Autism and the Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults in the delivery of care for patients who have learning disabilities and/or autism.

The role is responsible for maintaining the Trust's strategies alongside the Learning Disability & Autism and the Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults.

The post holder will facilitate and support open and easy access to general hospital services for people with learning disabilities, autism or both from admission to discharge. Be the interface between mainstream general hospital services, primary care services and community specialist learning disability and autism services.

The successful candidate can expect a friendly working environment and professional support. This is a great opportunity to bring your skills and knowledge into this established team.

Main duties of the job

• To act as a point of contact for all LNWH NHS Trust staff, community learning disability (LD) services, social services and other professionals where the Lead Nurses for Learning Disability & Autism are not available.
• To improve the quality of care received by people with learning disabilities/Autism in hospital and to reduce the incidents of poor practice reported.
• Actively assist people with learning disabilities, as well as carers and health and social staff when using acute services.
• To facilitate open and easy access to general hospital services for people with learning disabilities/autism in the area.
• Seek appropriate support in regards to best interests and consent to treatment.
• Assist in the delivery of Learning Disability and Autism Awareness training sessions.
• Engage with meetings with nominated 'learning disability champions'; providing updates and resource materials as required.
• Promote the use of "Health Passport/ Personal Health Information File" for LD patients prior to or on admission in conjunction with the Community LD Nurse, Patients and families/ carer/s.
• Raise the profile of the health care needs of people with a learning disability across secondary care provision.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.