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Acute Liaison Nurse

Hertfordshire County Council

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join Hertfordshires Community Learning Disability Nursing service in Hertfordshire County Council. As a Band 6 Acute Liaison Nurse you will work within the Health Liaison Team supporting people with learning disabilities when they are admitted to a general hospital.

Main duties of the job

As an Acute Liaison Nurse, you will be working within the general hospital to offer your learning disability expertise to reduce the risks of poorer outcomes for people with learning disabilities admitted into hospital for emergency or planned admissions. Your skills in adapting and creating the right approach for the individual will help the person with learning disabilities, your clinical colleagues, and paid/family carers to get the best outcome from their hospital admission. You will be working closely with the Safeguarding Teams and Senior colleagues to develop and progress the Hospital Improvement Standards embedded into the Learning Disability Action Plan. You will be working with Junior colleagues in the team and provide leadership and clinical supervision.

About us

HCC is a great organisation to work for and as a nurse in the service you will have all the benefits of the NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions and be nurtured to grow in confidence and skills. You will receive a £1000 Welcome Payment on passing your Probation and be able to build your skills alongside the variety of nurse roles within HCC.

Date posted

07 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year + £1k Welcome Payment (T's & C's apply)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

F0020-24-0008

Job locations

Watford General Hospital

60 Vicarage Road

Watford

WD18 0HB


The North Herts Nhs Trust

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

Hertfordshire

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

We require people who can be creative and flexible to different approaches for different situations as no day as an Acute Liaison nurse is the same. You will need to be able to demonstrate an ability to travel to the hospital sites and HCC office sites in a timely way.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We require people who can be creative and flexible to different approaches for different situations as no day as an Acute Liaison nurse is the same. You will need to be able to demonstrate an ability to travel to the hospital sites and HCC office sites in a timely way.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Registered Nurse (at least 2 years experience post registration)
  • Some Learning disability experience
  • Ability to travel to alternative sites within reasonable timescales
  • Multi-disciplinary Team working experience
  • Able to cite evidence-based practice

Desirable

  • Car driver, with access to a car
  • Experience as a nurse supervisor
  • Community-based health care experience
  • Knowledge of social model of disability
  • Teaching skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Registered Nurse (at least 2 years experience post registration)
  • Some Learning disability experience
  • Ability to travel to alternative sites within reasonable timescales
  • Multi-disciplinary Team working experience
  • Able to cite evidence-based practice

Desirable

  • Car driver, with access to a car
  • Experience as a nurse supervisor
  • Community-based health care experience
  • Knowledge of social model of disability
  • Teaching skills

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).

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.

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

Watford General Hospital

60 Vicarage Road

Watford

WD18 0HB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire County Council

Address

Watford General Hospital

60 Vicarage Road

Watford

WD18 0HB


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Miranda Wellington

+441442454181

Date posted

07 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year + £1k Welcome Payment (T's & C's apply)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

F0020-24-0008

Job locations

Watford General Hospital

60 Vicarage Road

Watford

WD18 0HB


The North Herts Nhs Trust

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

Hertfordshire

SG1 4AB


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