Job summary
Due to newly acquired funding, we are looking to expand our provision of enhanced support for children and young people with autism and / or learning disabilities who are at risk of psychiatric admission.
The post holder will be a member of the DICE (Disability Intensive Care Enhanced) team, who work to prevent avoidable psychiatric admissions for children and young people with learning disabilities and / or autism.
The DICE team provides intensive support for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism during times of crisis and recovery when discharged back to the care of community services.
Our aim is to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, stabilise crises, and support recovery in the community.
The team provides short term intensive intervention, working collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, and local services, to stabilise and enable people to live safely and meaningfully in the community.
Nurses are an essential part of this work, with holistic assessment and formulation a key part of this role.
We are seeking a compassionate and motivated band 6 nurse who can assess the care needs of children and young people with learning disabilities and / or autism who are at risk of psychiatric admission and devise and implement care plans and crisis plans that reduce the risk of an inappropriate admission.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver holistic assessments that identify areas of need, and devise care plans to meet these assessed needs.
- Work within the wider multidisciplinary team to reduce the risk of inappropriate psychiatric hospital admission
- Identify where the nursing process can be utilised to implement care
- Offer clinical and management supervision to identified members of the team
- Develop your skills within leadership, multidisciplinary and multiagency working
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified nurse with active PIN
- Educated to degree level, or with significant knowledge and experience of working at a band 6 nurse level
Desirable
- Leadership Training
- Relevant postgraduate study
- Mentorship or other equivalent qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with children and young adults with learning disabilities and / or autism
- Significant experience of working with children and young people with mental health needs
- Varied continuing professional development relevant to practise.
- Experience working as part of an MDT
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Experience of supporting individuals with behaviours that challenge those around them
- Experience in supervising other team members
Desirable
- Working in community settings
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to make complex decisions, analysing and interpreting complex information and comparing a range of options
- Able to assess and manage risk
- Able to participate in service improvement
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills (verbal, non-verbal and written) when receiving and dealing with all information, including highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, which requires tact and persuasive skills.
- Working knowledge of learning disabilities and autism relation legislation
- Competent at using IT and clinical systems
Desirable
- Ability to undertake audits and monitor standards
- Experience of developing service improvement projects and policy changes that impact beyond own area
- Previous experience of people management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work as a member of a team
- Awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role- car driver with a full license
- Able to manage own time and workload
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible, enthusiastic, innovative and confident
- Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures
- Able to work with other agencies and professional groups
- Able to diffuse conflict and manage aggression, formulation action plans to provide short, medium and long term solutions.
- Able to concentrate for periods of time on patient assessment, intervention, meetings, data analysis
- Confident to do face to face appointments
- Meet occupational health standards for the post
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified nurse with active PIN
- Educated to degree level, or with significant knowledge and experience of working at a band 6 nurse level
Desirable
- Leadership Training
- Relevant postgraduate study
- Mentorship or other equivalent qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with children and young adults with learning disabilities and / or autism
- Significant experience of working with children and young people with mental health needs
- Varied continuing professional development relevant to practise.
- Experience working as part of an MDT
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Experience of supporting individuals with behaviours that challenge those around them
- Experience in supervising other team members
Desirable
- Working in community settings
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to make complex decisions, analysing and interpreting complex information and comparing a range of options
- Able to assess and manage risk
- Able to participate in service improvement
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills (verbal, non-verbal and written) when receiving and dealing with all information, including highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, which requires tact and persuasive skills.
- Working knowledge of learning disabilities and autism relation legislation
- Competent at using IT and clinical systems
Desirable
- Ability to undertake audits and monitor standards
- Experience of developing service improvement projects and policy changes that impact beyond own area
- Previous experience of people management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work as a member of a team
- Awareness of personal strengths and limitations
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role- car driver with a full license
- Able to manage own time and workload
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible, enthusiastic, innovative and confident
- Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures
- Able to work with other agencies and professional groups
- Able to diffuse conflict and manage aggression, formulation action plans to provide short, medium and long term solutions.
- Able to concentrate for periods of time on patient assessment, intervention, meetings, data analysis
- Confident to do face to face appointments
- Meet occupational health standards for the post
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).
