Job summary
Location: field based with travel across the Midlands/North of England dependent on where you are based.
We're looking for a Learning Disability Nurse to join us as a Clinical Lead! In this role you'll be responsible for a caseload of packages within ourLearning Disability, Autism, and Mental Health service.
You will assess, plan, implement, and review services, making sure that care plans, risk assessments, and protocols are in place and regularly updated. Youll also play a key role in training, coaching, and developing staff teams to promote consistency, structure, and a strong commitment to our clients and their families. Working closely with families, as well as our operations, recruitment, and compliance teams, you will help safeguard both clients and staff, enabling those we support to live fulfilling and rewarding lives.
Main duties of the job
Everyday you will...
- Ensure compliance with clinical guidelines, conducting audits, and participating in clinical governance meetings.
- Undertake initial holistic nursing assessments in partnership with the client, family andcarer
- Develop individualised care plans in partnership with the client, their family and otherhealthcare professionals, reviewing and updating them in line with policies and Standard Operating Procedures
- Identify and manage risks as part of care provision, producing positive risk-taking, risk-management plans and implementing safety precautions
- Deliver client-specific clinical training for staff and delegate tasks via the Nursing Upskill and Competency Framework Process
- Mentor and supervise workers,providing feedback, conducting performance reviews, and supporting professional development
About us
Part of Acacium Group, Thornbury Community Services, rated outstanding in our most recent CQC inspection, provides complex care in the community. We have an outstanding, high quality reputation of being able to stabilise highly complex packages of care quickly and with the ability to minimise risk, whilst keeping the client and their families at the centre of what we do. We offer a fantastic company culture in such a rewarding environment, where everyone works towards a common goal, all teams working collaboratively and putting our clients needs at the heart of our business!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with clinical guidelines, conducting audits, and participating in clinical governance meetings.
- Undertake initial holistic nursing assessments in partnership with the client, family andcarer
- Develop individualised care plans in partnership with the client, their family and otherhealthcare professionals, reviewing and updating them in line with policies and Standard Operating Procedures
- Identify and manage risks as part of care provision, producing positive risk-taking, risk-management plans and implementing safety precautions
- Deliver client-specific clinical training for staff and delegate tasks via the Nursing Upskill and Competency Framework Process
- Mentor and supervise workers,providing feedback, conducting performance reviews, and supporting professional development
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with clinical guidelines, conducting audits, and participating in clinical governance meetings.
- Undertake initial holistic nursing assessments in partnership with the client, family andcarer
- Develop individualised care plans in partnership with the client, their family and otherhealthcare professionals, reviewing and updating them in line with policies and Standard Operating Procedures
- Identify and manage risks as part of care provision, producing positive risk-taking, risk-management plans and implementing safety precautions
- Deliver client-specific clinical training for staff and delegate tasks via the Nursing Upskill and Competency Framework Process
- Mentor and supervise workers,providing feedback, conducting performance reviews, and supporting professional development
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working with people who present with behaviours that challenge
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to organise your own workload
Desirable
Have a drivers license with access to a vehicle
Essential
- Have a drivers license with access to a vehicle
Qualifications
Essential
- A Learning Disability Nursing degree with an active NMC pin
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in working with people who present with behaviours that challenge
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to organise your own workload
Desirable
Have a drivers license with access to a vehicle
Essential
- Have a drivers license with access to a vehicle
Qualifications
Essential
- A Learning Disability Nursing degree with an active NMC pin
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).