Community Learning Disability Nurse

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Caerphilly is seeking a member for their Community Learning Disability team. The role involves maintaining a clinical caseload and conducting complex assessments for adults with learning disabilities. Candidates should have experience in multi-disciplinary settings and be capable of formulating, planning, and evaluating care. The organization offers a range of career development opportunities, flexible working conditions, and extensive training programs.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Extensive training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to maintain a clinical caseload and conduct complex assessments.
• Familiarity with learning disability services and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical standards within the governance framework.
• Work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary services for effective care.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic planning.

Job description

The postholder will be a member of the Community Learning Disability team, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include the maintaining of a clinical caseload and conducting assessments of highly complex problems which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of solutions for adults with learning disabilities and their families who are experiencing complex health difficulties, associated with their learning disability.

This role will include the maintaining of clinical standards within the governance framework., To work within their code of practice to take responsibility for their caseload, ensuring comprehensive assessments of their needs. This includes the formulation, planning, delivery and evaluation of care and will involve the regular review and updating of risk assessments, assessment documentation and care plan reviews.To work collaboratively across a wide range of multi-disciplinary services and agencies to provide effective delivery of care, supporting a programme of equal access to mainstream services with reasonable adjustments with collaborative interventions from learning disability services.To engage with working towards service developments and embracing new initiatives, as well as supporting service outcome measures using clinical and service audit.To contribute to the development and implementation of learning disabilities strategic planning and service development within the Learning Disability Directorate. They will participate fully in the professional activities of Nursing within the Division, gain further experience of professional issues and be familiar with current strategic thinking in the NHS in general

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.