Community Children's Learning Disability Nurse

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Morfa Bychan; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board seeks an experienced, enthusiastic NMC registered nurse to join the Derwen's Children Learning Disability Nursing Service in Gwynedd, working with children and adolescents with learning disabilities, developmental delay and complex needs in community settings.

You will assess developmental and health needs, plan, implement and evaluate care, and work with families and professionals. Welsh language ability is essential for this post.

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with experience in learning disability services.
• Welsh language ability is essential for this post.
• Experience working with children with learning disabilities and their families is required.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessment of developmental and health needs.
• Plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for children with LD.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and families to promote high standards of care.
• Support service development activities within the team.

Skills

NMC registered nurse

Welsh language essential

Children with learning disabilities

Teamwork

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Communication skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Derwen's Children Learning Disability Nursing Service, Gwynedd, for an experienced, enthusiastic NMC registered nurse. To work within a multi-disciplinary team closely with staff from other agencies to promote and maintain high standards of care for children and adolescents with learning disabilities / developmental delay and complex needs. This will involve assessing developmental / associated health needs, planning, implementing and evaluating appropriate programmes of care. Where required more specialist assessment will be undertaken under the indirect clinical supervision of Senior Nurse or Team Leader. Such work will be underpinned by ordinary life principles and evidence-based practice. The post holder will be expected to work with children, their families, carers, staff teams and other professionals in a variety of community settings with ongoing support. In addition, the post holder will assist with service development activities within the team,

• To take responsibility for allocated referrals from source to discharged in line with agreed protocols and documentation including assisting Clinical Psychologist in diagnosis of Learning Disability and assessing eligibility. This may involve interpreting complex cognitive assessment information or conducting assessments indicating of levels of functioning
• To conduct initial "choice" appointments (or equivalent) with carers to agree suitability of the service to meet the child's needs and agree outcome focused goals which to work towards.
• To undertake an initial assessment of physical, psychological and social well being in order to accurately identify the child's needs and associated health needs.
• To carry out this assessment utilising evidence based tools and where appropriate to provide more detailed specialist assessment of specific areas of difficulty such as behavioural difficulties using functional assessment tools, rating scales, collection and analysis of data such as ABC records. The post holder will then collate the information into a cohesive formulation of the problems to enable development of plans / programmes to address issues., NMC Registered LD Nurse or registered nurse with relevant post registration experience
  The ability to speak Welsh is Essential for this post.
• Management of support staff, Experience working with children with disabilities and their carers / families, Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the range, nature and impact of learning disabilities and associated conditions
• Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of commonly associated health needs e.g. epilepsy, autism, syndromes and their health impacts etc.
• Understanding of behavioural theory and application.
• Understanding of child development
• Good knowledge of clinically effective intervention literature / research
• Thorough knowledge of child protection procedures and child management / engagement techniques in keeping with these e.g. praise, redirection
• Sound understanding of clinical governance, audit and the importance of research and development
• Knowledge of the Continuing Health Care process and its application
• Knowledge of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 and the role of the care co-ordinator under this measure, Detailed knowledge of an area common to learning disabilities services e.g. epilepsy, PMLD, Applied Behavioural Analysis principles, Enthusiastic approach to contributing to service delivery
• Good observational and reporting skills in terms of identifying relevant factors in assessment
• Able to communicate effectively with people from a wide range of cultures and abilities
• Able to work autonomously, taking clinical decisions within their sphere of competence
• Able to work well with a range of different professionals, Ability to work collaboratively in team settings
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from a range of service settings/agencies
• Highly developed effective interpersonal negotiation and communication skills
• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise workload according to clinical need
• Able to carry out Activities of Daily Living Assessment and identify needs accordingly including those with high degree of complexity
• Able to plan intervention to meet needs effectively including in cases where evidence base is limited on contradictory
• Able to teach parent / carers and other professionals how to deliver intervention including in conditions where motivation is low and scepticism high
• Able to provide advice and support in terms of information and directions on managing difficulties by analysing information quickly and accurately
• Able to make judgements regarding placements and their ability to meet the identified health needs of individuals., Ability to commute within the geographical area of the service catchment area to fulfill the duties of the role.
• Computer literate
• Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework. Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.