Community Learning Disability Nurse

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Upton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Registered Learning Disability nurse to join their community team. This role involves managing a caseload of adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs, delivering training to families and care providers, and ensuring high-quality care delivery. Ideal candidates are compassionate and committed. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Upton, United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• Registered Learning Disability nurse qualification.
• Commitment to delivering high quality care.
• Ability to manage complex health needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of adult service users with learning disability.
• Deliver training on challenging behaviour and health needs.
• Coordinate complex care cases and ensure appropriate interventions.

Job description

Overview

Are you a Registered Learning Disability nurse and looking to develop your career within our supportive and progressive Learning Disability Community Team, based at Leasowe on the Wirral?
You will join a 12 month fixed term contract at band 5 within this team.

Responsibilities

• You will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary community support team, and manage a defined caseload of adult service users with learning disability and complex health needs.
• You will be a caring, compassionate individual who is committed to delivering high quality care, and ensuring safe practice and a positive patient experience at all times.
• You will work within a multi-professional framework, managing a defined caseload of adult service users with Learning Disabilities and complex health needs, under supervision.
• You will require key worker coordination of complex cases and ensuring appropriate interventions are in place to support the needs of people with a learning disability, including completing care planning and risk assessment to manage risks.
• You will deliver training to families and care provider agencies surrounding challenging behaviour, mental and physical health, with exceptional support and supervision from this established team, working flexibly in varying locations and times to meet the needs of the service.
• You will work alongside clients, families, support workers and professionals to enable others to better understand and respond to clients\' behaviours that are challenging in line with PBS principles and Positive & Proactive Care: Reducing the need for restrictive interventions (2014).

About us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool.

Our commitment to values and inclusion

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall. As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Why join

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you\'ll find something to suit you at CWP.