Job summary
Do you have a passion for supporting young people with learning disabilities to maximise their full potential?
Are you interested in a role where you can focus on your own development?
Perhaps you love to work in a community-based role within a CAMHS Service
We are seeking a Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse to Join the CAMHS Learning Disability Service in the Bristol Team
As a Community Learning Disability Nurse in our team, you will be a key member of our MDT, working in close partnership with Children's Services, Child Health and Education colleagues to support young people with learning disabilities, who may also have complex physical and mental health needs including behaviours that challenge.
Our community CAMHS LD Service works across Bristol & South Gloucestershire to provide specialist community support for young people with a learning disability, their families and carers.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will be providing high-quality assessment, support and advice to young people with learning disabilities, their families and networks.
You will be managing your own case load, working across the team to support young people in the most efficient and effective way possible. An ability to be able to travel around service area and sometimes further across city is essential, as you will need to complete home visits, attend meetings and training.
You will have support from the team's Senior Learning Disability Nurse, the multi-disciplinary team and our wider CAMHS Learning Disability Service . Peer support and CPD are at the forefront of how we operate, with your development goals being highly valued and supported.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as a Community Learning Disability Nurse in the Community Adolescence Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Learning Disability Team for Children with Learning Disability.
To ensure a clinically effective, high quality nursing service provided to children and young people with learning disabilities and their families/carers.
The post holder will be a role model for the support workers and will be responsible for their supervision. The post holder must be clinically competent to hold an active caseload, and provide support, advice, healthcare and health promotion as well as initial and on-going holistic health assessment to children and young people with learning disabilities and their families/carers, whilst working as part of, and promoting joint working with the multi professional within CAMHS Learning Disability Service.
The post holder will help to improve early identification of challenging behaviour and mental health issues in children and young people with moderate to profound learning disabilities
The post holder will help with improving the quality of support to children and young people with moderate to profound learning disabilities who are based within specialist educational settings.
To work closely with the Senior CAMHS Learning Disability Nurse and Team Manager to review, audit and help implement strategic changes to CAMHS Learning Disability Service to achieve CCHP Core Values and Targets in line with government initiatives
For further details around the role responsibilities and personal requirements, please see job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as a Community Learning Disability Nurse in the Community Adolescence Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Learning Disability Team for Children with Learning Disability.
To ensure a clinically effective, high quality nursing service provided to children and young people with learning disabilities and their families/carers.
The post holder will be a role model for the support workers and will be responsible for their supervision. The post holder must be clinically competent to hold an active caseload, and provide support, advice, healthcare and health promotion as well as initial and on-going holistic health assessment to children and young people with learning disabilities and their families/carers, whilst working as part of, and promoting joint working with the multi professional within CAMHS Learning Disability Service.
The post holder will help to improve early identification of challenging behaviour and mental health issues in children and young people with moderate to profound learning disabilities
The post holder will help with improving the quality of support to children and young people with moderate to profound learning disabilities who are based within specialist educational settings.
To work closely with the Senior CAMHS Learning Disability Nurse and Team Manager to review, audit and help implement strategic changes to CAMHS Learning Disability Service to achieve CCHP Core Values and Targets in line with government initiatives
For further details around the role responsibilities and personal requirements, please see job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse Educated to Diploma/Degree Level
- Recognised skills and knowledge in specialist area
- Significant experience of working in community with learning disabilities
- Significant practical knowledge, skills and experience and training in safeguarding procedures
- Understanding of National and Local policy relating to children with learning disabilities in the community setting
- To have experience of clinical governance issues - e.g. Clinical risk, audit, research
- Team Player
- Ability to present confidently in a range of multi-agency settings
- Ability to design protocols and training packages
- Ability to present confidently in a range of multi-agency settings
- Excellent skills in multi-disciplinary assessment with complex difficulties
- Ability to provide service and consultation in a professional manner to patients, families and professionals
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
Desirable
- Recognised skills and knowledge in specialist area
- Teaching & Assessment Qualification
- Experience of working with children with learning disabilities
- Experience of supervising and managing people
- Skills with PBS Positive Behaviour Support
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse Educated to Diploma/Degree Level
- Recognised skills and knowledge in specialist area
- Significant experience of working in community with learning disabilities
- Significant practical knowledge, skills and experience and training in safeguarding procedures
- Understanding of National and Local policy relating to children with learning disabilities in the community setting
- To have experience of clinical governance issues - e.g. Clinical risk, audit, research
- Team Player
- Ability to present confidently in a range of multi-agency settings
- Ability to design protocols and training packages
- Ability to present confidently in a range of multi-agency settings
- Excellent skills in multi-disciplinary assessment with complex difficulties
- Ability to provide service and consultation in a professional manner to patients, families and professionals
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
Desirable
- Recognised skills and knowledge in specialist area
- Teaching & Assessment Qualification
- Experience of working with children with learning disabilities
- Experience of supervising and managing people
- Skills with PBS Positive Behaviour Support
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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