Community Learning Disability Nurse

Torbayandsouthdevon; Exeter; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization is seeking a Community Learning Disability Nurse to join their dedicated team in Exeter. The successful candidate will provide assessments and support for children facing various challenges, using evidence-based interventions while promoting best practices in community health.

Qualifications

• Experience with Learning Disabilities is essential.
• Must be registered with a relevant nursing body.

Responsibilities

• Provide a variety of assessments and interventions for children and young people in a community setting.
• Deliver specialist assessment and management to children experiencing difficulties.

Education

Nursing Degree

Job description

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Children and Family Health Devon has been tasked with catalysing the collaboration and integration across the full health, education, care and voluntary sector to have a long-lasting impact on every child and family’s future health, happiness and aspirations.

You will have responsibility for actively participating as a key member of the Learning Disability Clinical team for providing quality services for the Children’s Learning Disability Community Team based in our North Devon, Exeter or South Devon base. ( dependent on candidate preference)

• Work within the Children's Learning Disability Service both autonomously and jointly with members of the team
• Hold a Clinical caseload and will be expected to provide a variety of assessments and interventions for children and young people on an individual or group basis in a community setting.
• Deliver specialist assessment and management to a client group of children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties including those whose behaviour is perceived as challenging or a concern.
• Using a strengths based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome Measures.
• Provide Specialist Learning Disability advice and support to other professionals Working within the model of a Positive Behaviour Support framework.(PBS)
• Provide a range of early help interventions across pathways such as emotional health and well-being, communication issues, including parent support/resilience.
• Provide Specialist Sleep assessments and interventions .
• Support individuals and their families to promote a model of self management of their own health and wellbeing.
• Facilitate Specialist Workshops in area’s such as “Supporting Behaviour that challenges” & “ Specialist Sleep Support.
• Supervise, and support Band 5 Learning Disability Nurses & Band 4 Learning Disability Support Assistants.
• Mentor and and contribute to the training and development of newly qualified, and new staff members.
• Participate in the provision of student placements.
• To promote and support participation of service users across the service , ensuring the voice of the Child or Young Person with a Learning Disability is heard , using adapted communication when required.
• Work across other geographical areas as required to support colleagues according to need and demand.
  
  

The Learning Disability Service is a Specialist service consisting of Learning Disability Nurses , Clinical Psychologists & Support Assistants who offer a range of services for children and adolescents with a diagnosed Learning Disability , from assessment and intervention to consultation, liaison and training for other agencies.

The service can support Children & Adolescents with a moderate to profound Learning Disability, in conjunction with complex behavioural or Sleep issues related to this diagnosis.

We provide training in Positive Behaviour Support, Specialist Sleep Training, FAIT (Frankish Assessment on the Impact of Trauma) and Talking Mats . Bespoke training is also considered if required for the role.

Our Children and Young People say…

“We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable.

It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure”.

The core value of Children and Family Health Devon is that all staff will actively seek the views of children, young people, parents and carers in a variety of ways and use this feedback to develop their own practice and support the development of the service as a whole.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Beverley Leach Job title: Clinical Service Lead Learning Disability Service Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07866938004

Sam Ford

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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