Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Children's Community Learning Disability Team Leader to join our well established dynamic, forward thinking and friendly Children's Community Learning Disability Team.
The post is 30 hours per week; you will be required to work flexibly over 5 week days (Monday-Friday).
You must be enthusiastic and motivated and have prior experience of working with children and young people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour.
Due to this being a community role, it is essential you have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
In return we can offer you clinical / peer supervision, support from the wider children's community nursing service, line management by the Children's Community LD Matron and opportunities to develop professionally.
Main duties of the job
The post will require working with children and families on an individual basis, managing a case load and delivering programmes of care.
The job would include the line management of the Learning Disability Team.
A range of community work will be undertaken, including specialist behavioural assessments to formulate interventions, strategies and positive behaviour support plans. The post holder will contribute and facilitate parent training programmes such as "Riding the Rapids" and Sleep Support.
The training of other professionals is also essential for this role.
The post holder will be required to work primarily in the family home, but also in other settings such as school / hospital.
Highly developed communication and problem solving skills are necessary, along with resilience and emotional intelligence to work in emotionally challenging situations. The ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines is essential. Good organisational skills, reporting skills and writing outcome focused care plans is required.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a safe, responsive, efficient, timely, high quality evidence based nursing service to children and young people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.
- To be aware of, and participate in meeting the psychological, social, physical and spiritual needs of children and young people.
- Undertake a range of comprehensive assessments on children and young people with highly complex and challenging needs.
- Develop a range of person centred interventions and specialised care plans.
- To coordinate, monitor and evaluate highly complex interventions and packages of care.
- Respond appropriately and flexibly to unpredictable situations.
- To facilitate children and young peoples and their carers understanding of highly complex issues in relation to their needs, considering significant communication impairments and their level of understanding.
- Work in collaboration with other agencies to promote, identify and facilitate the use of reasonable adjustments to ensure health needs are met and health outcomes are optimised.
- To embrace public health role, promoting health and wellbeing and where possible, prevent ill health.
- To undertake screening and triage assessments for newly referred children and young people.
- Identify, manage and minimise risk
If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a safe, responsive, efficient, timely, high quality evidence based nursing service to children and young people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.
- To be aware of, and participate in meeting the psychological, social, physical and spiritual needs of children and young people.
- Undertake a range of comprehensive assessments on children and young people with highly complex and challenging needs.
- Develop a range of person centred interventions and specialised care plans.
- To coordinate, monitor and evaluate highly complex interventions and packages of care.
- Respond appropriately and flexibly to unpredictable situations.
- To facilitate children and young peoples and their carers understanding of highly complex issues in relation to their needs, considering significant communication impairments and their level of understanding.
- Work in collaboration with other agencies to promote, identify and facilitate the use of reasonable adjustments to ensure health needs are met and health outcomes are optimised.
- To embrace public health role, promoting health and wellbeing and where possible, prevent ill health.
- To undertake screening and triage assessments for newly referred children and young people.
- Identify, manage and minimise risk
If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- RN LD/Child
- degree / diplomma / cpd relevant to role
Desirable
- Assessing / teaching qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- child and adult safeguarding procedures
- how disability impacts development / socialisation
- carrying out positive behaviour support planning, behavioural assessments
- Evidence based interventions- riding the rapids / Incredible years
- work sensitively with CYP families in challenging situations
- understanding confidentiality / informed consent
Desirable
- Complete complex behavioural assessments and plan interventions
Experience
Essential
- Post reg experience LD children/challenging behaviour
- Working with MDT
- Delivering training / presentations /
- Change management
- family centred approach to care
Desirable
- Post reg experience in community
- Delivering parent support training- ie riding the rapids and Incredible years
- Chair meetings
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Communication- negiotation and delivering bad news
- problem solving skills / decision making
- manage demands and work to deadlines
- mentor / coach junior staff / students
- leadership skills
- flexible working / autonomous practitioner
work related circumstances
Essential
- Team player
- Driving licence, access to vehicle
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- RN LD/Child
- degree / diplomma / cpd relevant to role
Desirable
- Assessing / teaching qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- child and adult safeguarding procedures
- how disability impacts development / socialisation
- carrying out positive behaviour support planning, behavioural assessments
- Evidence based interventions- riding the rapids / Incredible years
- work sensitively with CYP families in challenging situations
- understanding confidentiality / informed consent
Desirable
- Complete complex behavioural assessments and plan interventions
Experience
Essential
- Post reg experience LD children/challenging behaviour
- Working with MDT
- Delivering training / presentations /
- Change management
- family centred approach to care
Desirable
- Post reg experience in community
- Delivering parent support training- ie riding the rapids and Incredible years
- Chair meetings
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Communication- negiotation and delivering bad news
- problem solving skills / decision making
- manage demands and work to deadlines
- mentor / coach junior staff / students
- leadership skills
- flexible working / autonomous practitioner
work related circumstances
Essential
- Team player
- Driving licence, access to vehicle
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).
