Community Staff Nurse Learning Disability

jobs24.co.uk; Accrington; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a registered Nurse to join a well-respected Integrated Learning Disability Service in Lancashire. This role offers a chance to gain valuable experience in community services for individuals with learning disabilities while working alongside a dedicated team. The position emphasizes health promotion and continuous service development, ensuring that the healthcare needs of adults with learning disabilities are met. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, adaptability, and self-motivation, contributing to a holistic approach to care. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to staff development and a positive work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Career breaks

Positive work/life balance

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with knowledge of health policy for learning disabilities.
• Skills in working with individuals with complex health needs and Autism.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for a defined caseload and supervision of junior staff.
• Support health needs of adults with learning disabilities.

Skills

Adaptability

Good communication skills

Self-motivation

Working with complex health needs

Evidence-based practice

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Knowledge of health policy

Job description

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and motivated registered Nurse to join a busy and well-respected Integrated Learning Disability Service, which covers the Lancashire locality.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain wide-ranging experience of community services for people with learning disabilities. This service strives to provide forward-thinking high-quality services, working in partnership with other agencies. In addition to working with people with learning disabilities, their families, and carers, we have a strong commitment to health promotion through service development and training initiatives.

We are committed to helping our staff develop, and you will be part of an enthusiastic and experienced team.

We are looking for a registered Nurse with an up-to-date knowledge of health policy for people with learning disabilities. Adaptability, good communication skills, and self-motivation are essential.

The Community Learning Disability Team in Pennine is a friendly supportive multi-disciplinary team based across 3 sites: Darwen, Accrington, and Burnley. We pride ourselves on our holistic approach to supporting the health needs of adults with learning disabilities and our drive for continuous service development across all professions. We meet monthly as a whole team alternating virtual and face-to-face meetings to support the provision of a community service to individuals with a learning disability in a defined area of Lancashire, ensuring that healthcare needs are met and contractual agreements fulfilled.

A registered learning disability nurse, with knowledge of health policy and legislation applicable to people with a learning disability and/or Autism, is required. Adaptability, good communication skills, and self-motivation are essential, alongside skills in working with people who have complex health needs, challenging behavior, and/or Autism, including the demonstration that practice is evidence-based and innovative.

The post holder will be responsible for a defined caseload alongside the supervision of junior members of staff.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health, and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria, and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.