CLDT Nurse - Band 5 or Band 6

Job description

Job responsibilities

Purpose of the Job

The Locality teams offer an integrated specialist health and social care service to people with a learning disability, living in the community. You will take an active role in the day-to-day service delivery of the Adult Disability Team and ensure that a high quality community learning disability nursing service is effectively delivered to the community/locality in line with necessary targeted timescales. You will actively take part in duty rota systems and team business and referral meetings.

Main Areas of Responsibility

To work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team offering a Nursing service to people with learning disability who are receiving care from Primary, Secondary or Tertiary Health services.

To work closely with nurses and other professionals to ensure that people with learning disabilities receive equitable healthcare from generic health services.

To work closely with health and social care colleagues across all organisations to ensure that Learning Disability Mortality review (LeDeR) evidenced inequalities are addressed.

Clinical

To undertake initial health assessments if new nursing referrals are identified in the integrated referral process.

To carry a caseload and operate as an allocated nurse to service users referred to the learning disability nursing service.

To be part of the Nursing Triage processes and undertake the necessary nursing assessments for those people who are eligible to receive a nursing service.

To carry out joint assessments with other Multi-Disciplinary Team members.

To give clinical advice regarding medication in an understandable way to people who use the service and family/paid carers, and to liaise with pharmacy according to the individuals needs and abilities

To participate in project work in the service as necessary (e.g., task and finish groups and health promotion work))

To liaise with wards and departments within the acute hospitals, working closely with the Acute Liaison Nursing colleagues.

To liaise with Primary Care Networks to work alongside GP Practices to reduce health inequalities for patients on the learning disability register.

Leadership

To support unqualified nursing staff in their continuing professional development

To provide professional advice and support to the unqualified nursing staff, in consultation with the Band 6 community nurse

Practice Development

To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of causation, treatment and care, and professional developments by reading, publications and attending appropriate training, and to exchange this knowledge with other members of the team.

To participate in quality improvements such as the Nursing Audits and respond to feedback from people who use the service.

To support the implementation of clinical standards and new practices.

To work with the Multi-disciplinary team to ensure best practice.

To increase knowledge and research and maintain a questioning and analytical approach to care.

To participate in Practice Governance work.

To share practice issues and lessons learnt with nursing staff and other team members.

Patient and User Involvement

To provide advice and support to service users, families and carers.

To promote the involvement of the people who use the service and paid/family carers in all aspects of their care.

Managing Risk

To participate in effective risk management systems such as Triage Referral management systems.

To work within the framework of health and safety and of Infection prevention and control Policies.

Education and Training

To assist in facilitating student nurse placements within the Community Learning Disability Nursing service.

To assist in facilitating the learning of skills to service users, carers and professionals on an individual or group basis, as appropriate

To participating in the teaching of student nurses and others as necessary

To highlight the training needs unqualified nursing staff, via clinical supervision/ support

To assist in promoting an environment that is conducive to learners (be it academic, research or from practice)

To assist in supporting an induction programme for new unqualified nursing staff

Research and Audit

To participate in identifying areas where nursing research might usefully take place to improve care

To participate in acting as a resource in the development of evidence-based practice

Personal and Professional Responsibilities

To have knowledge of, and work within the framework of all policies and procedures relevant to Adult Care Services team.

To comply with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct, relevant legislation, procedures and policies.

To maintain evidence on ongoing learning and development ready to utilise for 3 yearly revalidation requirements.

To maintain skills and knowledge by actively participating in all mandatory training and professional development opportunities.

To actively participate in regular clinical supervision.

To maintain skills and knowledge by actively participating in all mandatory training and professional development opportunities.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• If your registration is not in Learning Disability Nursing be able to demonstrate experience, skills and knowledge in working in this area.

Qualifications

Essential

• You must be registered as a Nurse with a valid NMC registration

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire County Council

Address

Farnham / Robertson House

Six Hills Way

Stevenage

SG1 2ST

Employer's website

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)