Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a full time, 37.5 hours, Band 7 Lead Nurse to work within the Community Team for Learning Disabilities (CTLD) providing services for adults with a learning disability across East Riding of Yorkshire.
The team embraces the national context of 'Transforming Care' and the vision set out in "Building the right support" and the "National service model for commissioners of health and care services". The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team including Nursing, Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Clinical Psychology and Physiotherapy.
The CTLD provide interventions and support to individuals with complex health needs and their families and carer's by providing person centred care plans in order to optimise health outcomes and improve quality of life.
The successful post holder will be responsible for providing clinical leadership to the East Riding Nursing Team. They will work closely with the other professional leads and the CTLD Team Leader.
The post holder will hold a RNLD or RNMH qualification
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, be able to apply research into practice and show flexibility in changing and challenging situations. They must demonstrate a range of leadership qualities in order to provide day to day management of complex and sometimes crisis situations.
As a Band 7 Nurse within the Learning Disability service you may also on occasion be asked to provide support and cover to other parts of the service during periods of increased clinical pressures.
The post holder will need to be able to commute the large geographical area in a timely manner.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- NMC Registered RNLD or RNMH
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Demonstrable experience of mentoring junior staff /pre-registration students/trainees.
Desirable
- Advanced/expert clinical qualification
- Accredited leadership/management qualification or ability to demonstrate these at an advanced level
- Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or nationally
Experience, Skills and competencies
Essential
- Evidence of post-registration professional practice in specific or relevant field.
- Demonstrable evidence of sound post registration practice
- Evidence of specialist practice skills
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the service area
- Evidence of leading change in a clinical environment.
Desirable
- A breadth of practice including specialising in the field where the post is held
- Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
- Good time management skills
- Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
Effort and Environment
Essential
- Ability to commute the geographical patch in a timely manner
- Requirement of frequent concentration e.g. assessments, care plans. The work will be unpredictable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- NMC Registered RNLD or RNMH
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Demonstrable experience of mentoring junior staff /pre-registration students/trainees.
Desirable
- Advanced/expert clinical qualification
- Accredited leadership/management qualification or ability to demonstrate these at an advanced level
- Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or nationally
Experience, Skills and competencies
Essential
- Evidence of post-registration professional practice in specific or relevant field.
- Demonstrable evidence of sound post registration practice
- Evidence of specialist practice skills
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the service area
- Evidence of leading change in a clinical environment.
Desirable
- A breadth of practice including specialising in the field where the post is held
- Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
- Good time management skills
- Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
Effort and Environment
Essential
- Ability to commute the geographical patch in a timely manner
- Requirement of frequent concentration e.g. assessments, care plans. The work will be unpredictable
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).
