Job summary
Job Title: Community Learning Disability Nurse
Band 6: Full Time: 37.5
Base: Community Learning Disability Service Mile End Hospital London E1 4DG
The Community Learning Disability Service provides integrated specialist health and social care to adults with learning disabilities in Tower Hamlets. Additionally the service is responsible for the provision of a specialist day activity project - CREATE
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 nursing post within the established multi-professional team. The successful applicant will need to be RNLD or RGN qualified to support people with complex health needs. You will be expected to:
- To use nursing skills in working with people with learning disabilities and autism to maintain, promote and improve health.
- Be able to assess and support people with learning disability and complex health needs, autism and commonly coexisting conditions like ADHD and mental illnesses.
- Be able to fully involve the person with a learning disability and at risk of behaviours that challenge.
- To support people with learning disabilities to develop their full potential by reducing the impact of their impairment, that could limit their social inclusion.
- To facilitate access to health services through collaboration and partnership with primary and secondary health, and other relevant services.
- To use a person-centred approach to promote choice, independence and inclusion.
- To contribute to shaping local health services in the way they are organised and run to promote an inclusive service for people with learning disabilities.
- The role involves undertaking assessments, reviews and care planning for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding in accordance with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare.
- Understand the implication of the legal and policy framework underpinning the support of people with a learning Disability and autism
About us
Key working relationships:
The post holder is lined managed by the Care Team Manager (Integrated Health & Social Care) - Integrated Multi-professional Team
Post holder is professionally accountable, to the Clinical Nurse Specialist (Lead Nurse)
Maintain multi professional working relationships within CLDS, Primary and secondary care services and other agencies that support people with learning disabilities in Tower Hamlets
The post fall within the Criminal Records Disclosure Policy and therefore a criminal record check will be applied for successful candidate.
For further information regarding the post kindly contact:
Hilary Evans or Laura Baker 0207 771 5500
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- RNLD or RMN (Diploma or Degree)
- NMC 3272 (or equivalent)Supporting and Assessing Learning in Clinical Practice course
Desirable
- Community Specialist Practitioner: Learning Disability
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2-3 years post graduation experience of working as a nurse with people with learning disabilities.
- Experience of working as part of a team.
- Experience of supervising staff.
- Experience of networking with other services and organisations
Desirable
- Managing a caseload in a community setting with complex needs
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to effectively undertake nursing assessments and formulate nursing interventions.
- Ability to organise and develop new initiatives in care delivery
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
- Ability to prioritise, manage and organise workload effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to provide advice and support on various aspects of Health Care to individuals with learning disabilities, their carers and other professionals.
- Ability to organise and supervise student nurse placements with the team.
- Ability to work independently in organizing, planning and delivering health care services to people with learning disabilities and their carers
- Ability to formulate, implement and review health care plans.
- Ability to respond sensitively to needs of a multi-cultural community.
Desirable
- Ability to carry out research.
- To have effective interpersonal skills
- Able to manage electronic diary and have a good knowledge of IT
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- RNLD or RMN (Diploma or Degree)
- NMC 3272 (or equivalent)Supporting and Assessing Learning in Clinical Practice course
Desirable
- Community Specialist Practitioner: Learning Disability
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2-3 years post graduation experience of working as a nurse with people with learning disabilities.
- Experience of working as part of a team.
- Experience of supervising staff.
- Experience of networking with other services and organisations
Desirable
- Managing a caseload in a community setting with complex needs
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to effectively undertake nursing assessments and formulate nursing interventions.
- Ability to organise and develop new initiatives in care delivery
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
- Ability to prioritise, manage and organise workload effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to provide advice and support on various aspects of Health Care to individuals with learning disabilities, their carers and other professionals.
- Ability to organise and supervise student nurse placements with the team.
- Ability to work independently in organizing, planning and delivering health care services to people with learning disabilities and their carers
- Ability to formulate, implement and review health care plans.
- Ability to respond sensitively to needs of a multi-cultural community.
Desirable
- Ability to carry out research.
- To have effective interpersonal skills
- Able to manage electronic diary and have a good knowledge of IT
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).
