Acute Liaison Nurse

Integrated Care System; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Cardiff seeks a professional to support individuals with learning disabilities within acute and secondary care. Responsibilities include assessing health needs, advising hospital staff, and providing education and training. Candidates should be NMC registered and educated to degree level, with understanding of multi-agency input into learning disabilities services. This position offers a dynamic role combining clinical and educational duties.

Benefits

Professional training and development opportunities

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Understanding of multi-agency input into Learning Disabilities Services.
• Knowledge of additional health needs of individuals with learning disabilities.
• Experience working in a Community Team.

Responsibilities

• Develop links within Acute and Secondary health provision.
• Provide guidance and support to healthcare staff.
• Communicate highly complex and sensitive information.

Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Education

Educated to degree level

NMC Registrant

Job description

The postholder will work closely, in a collaborative way with colleagues across acute and secondary care providers todevelop ways of identifying and responding effectively to meeting the needs of people with Learning Disabilties who areadmitted to services. The post holder will be creative and dynamic in realtion to promoting and championing the rights ofpeople with learning disabilities to access healthcare.

The postholder will support colleagues in acute and secondary care to assess people with learning disabilities referred to theservice, and will provide advice and guidance to hospital staff regarding:-

o Making reasonable adjustments within the hospital environment.

o Managing behaviour which may challenge services.

o Additional complex health needs experienced by individuals.

The postholder will act as a resource for hospital staff and will provide education and training to raise the profile of peoplewith Learning Disabliites and ensure that their health needs are met.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities of the Post: The role is 50% clinical and 50% educational.

Main duties of the job

Develop links between the Liaison Service and all clinical areas within Acute and Secondary health provision in Health Board.

o Work in collaboration with Acute/Secondary Care; Primary Care; CLDT's; AATU's and other key stakeholders from health, social care and other agencies.

o Contribute to the development of care pathways to increase awareness of and reduce impact of health inequalities experienced by people with Learning Disabilities.

o Contribute to the identification of barriers to access to healthcare and develop action plans to address.

o Frequently receive and communicate highly complex and sensitive information to/about people with Learning Disabilities, their families, carers and other professionals, to ensure the needs of individuals are met.

o Provide guidance, support and education to people with Learning Disabilities, their families and carers accessing healthcare when required.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job responsibilities

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• NMC Registrant
• Educated to degree level
• Evidence of commitment to ongoing professional and personal development

Experience

• Understanding of the mutli-agency input into Learning Disabilities Services, and experience of working in a Community Team
• Knowledge and understanding of the additional health needs of People with Learning Disabilites; Mental Capacity Act; reasonable adjustments to ensure access to healthcare
• Knowledge of the role and function of Acute/Secondary Care settings

Aptitude and abilities

• Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours
• Ability to build and promote effective working relationships with a diverse range of professionals, agencies, and relatives
• Ability to analyse and communicate complex data and information to support decision making processes
• Established communication, negotiation and influencing skills; verbal and written. Proven ability to motivate and influence others
• Proven ability to implement plans of care in relation to people with Learning Disabilities who have additional health needs
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh (please delete as appropriate)

Other

• Able to work hours flexibly dependent upon service
• Excellent interpersonal skills in working with all stakeholders
• Ability to demonstrate excellent skills in leadership and collaboration
• Innovative, creative and forward thinking
• Able to travel between sites across the Delivery Unit

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.

Cardiff Community Learning Disability Team

Cardiff Community Learning Disability Team