Band 7 Senior Learning Disability and Autism Nurse

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Senior Learning Disability & Autism Nurse to join their Safeguarding Learning Disability & Autism Team. The role will focus on improving the quality of care for individuals with learning disabilities and autistic people. Candidates should have substantial experience in nursing at Band 6 or above and possess excellent leadership and communication skills. This is an opportunity to lead service improvement initiatives and support a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience working with people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
• Experience at Band 6 or above in an Acute environment.
• Ability to act as a role model within the speciality.

Responsibilities

• Lead service improvement for the Learning Disability & Autism service.
• Improve quality of care for individuals with learning disabilities in hospital.
• Support clinical staff in management of care planning.

Skills

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Clinical expertise in learning disability nursing

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and autonomous Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse, or Registered Adults/Children's Nurse to join the Trust's Safeguarding Learning Disability & Autism Team as the Senior Learning Disability & Autism Nurse.

Applications are invited from nurses with substantial experience of working with people with learning disabilities and autistic people at Band 6 or above in an Acute environment.

The post holder will be working as the Senior Learning Disability & Autism Nurse for a safeguarding dynamic team, supporting the Lead Practitioner by taking a lead on service improvement for the Learning Disability & Autism service across BHRUT's two hospital sites.

We are looking for someone who has excellent leadership skills, effective organisational skills, highly developed communication and writing skills and the ability to interact with people from a wide variety of professional backgrounds.

The post holder will be responsible for improving the quality of care received by individuals with a learning disability and autistic people within the acute hospital setting by ensuring both local and national best practice are integrated within the Trust. They will act as a role model and clinical expert within the speciality of learning disability nursing across all areas of the Trust, supporting clinical staff in the management of care planning for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.

About Us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub.

We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer and have a diverse workforce of 8,000 staff from 146 different countries.