Band 6 Children\'s Learning Disabilities Nurse

HCRG Care Group; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health services provider is looking for a Band 6 Children's Learning Disabilities Nurse in Chippenham, England. This role involves managing a caseload of children with learning disabilities, working alongside families and other professionals, and implementing evidence-based care. The ideal candidate will have a nursing qualification and experience in community health. This position offers NHS benefits and a supportive work environment committed to quality care.

Benefits

NHS Pension and Agenda for Change terms

Access to wellbeing resources

Career development opportunities

Discounts through My Reward Hub

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in community health.
• Strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Experience working with multi-agency teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children and young people with learning disabilities.
• Organise and deliver health care plans in various settings.
• Advise and liaise with families and professionals.

Skills

Experience with children with learning disabilities

Ability to work independently

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Band 6 Children's Learning Disabilities Nurse

In your role as Band 6 Learning Disabilities Nurse you will assist in the development of the Childrens Community Learning Disability Health Service(Wiltshire) to provide a flexible service to children and young people with Learning Disabilities.

You\'ll work inpartnership with a range of professionals, parents, carers, statutory and voluntary agencies.

You will participate in the assessment and health care planning for children and families in a variety of settingsacross Wiltshire, including home, educational settings, and health premises.

Base: You will be based at the closest hub to your home address. The post is Wiltshire Wide, we have a hub InSalisbury SP4 6AT, Trowbridge BA14 0XG and Chippenham SN15 1BN.

Main duties of the job

Managing an allocated caseload of children and young people with learning disabilities.

Organise own workload without direct supervision.

Maintain and promote quality care and assist children,young people and their families to be supportedthroughout their care, whilst promoting independence and protecting choice, dignity, privacy andsafety.

Maintain accurate records and timely interventions for a caseload of children.

Undertake delegated tasks, with or without direct supervision, according to level of skill, andcompetence.

At all times keep the safety of the child and young person in mind and work within local safeguardingpolicies as appropriate.

Liaise with a wide range of multi-agency professionals spending time in pre-schools, childrens centres,schools and short break settings, to support a child or young person.

Provide specialist health advice and interventions to children and young people, their families andcarers ensuring access to health care.

Develop and implement evidence based nursing care plans, signpost/refer to other health professionalsas appropriate and evaluate planned care.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Band 6 Children's Learning Disabilities Nurse, you will be part of our valued team in our Wiltshire Children's Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.