Enhanced Intensive Practitioner

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Lincolnshire is seeking qualified Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurses dedicated to enhancing the lives of those with learning disabilities and/or autism. You will conduct urgent assessments and collaborate with various stakeholders to provide top-notch care. The role offers flexible working options and a supportive environment for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Training and promotion opportunities

Supportive work environment with active staff networks

Qualifications

• Passionate about working with people with learning disabilities or autistic adults.
• Experience in urgent assessments and planning evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct urgent assessments including risk assessments.
• Implement evidence-based care plans.
• Work within a multi-agency environment.

Skills

Caring for individuals with learning disabilities

Risk assessment

Collaborative teamwork

Fast-paced work adaptation

Education

Qualification in Mental Health or Learning Disability Nursing

Job description

Overview

Are you a qualified Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse who is interested in making a difference? You should be passionate about working with people with a learning disability and/or autistic adults and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with creative dynamic approaches.

If so, this is the job and team for you.

About ESLS

The Enhanced Support and Liaison Service (ESLS) is a newly formed service that supports adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults who are at risk of placement breakdown, at risk of hospital admission, and/or need support to access mainstream mental health services.

The LDA Enhanced Support & Liaison Service is a county-wide, 7 day per week service which functions as part of a multi-agency pathway, working with service users, providers, carers, families, social care and health partners to enable people with a learning disability and/or autism in Lincolnshire to receive appropriate care in the right place at the right time.

Levels of support

• Level 1 - Generic support
• Level 2 - Patient Specific Support
• Level 3 - Enhanced Patient Specific Support

Pathways

This support is offered through Community Liaison Pathways. You will be part of the enhanced intensive pathway within ESLS, being responsible for urgent assessment, including risk assessment, planning, and implementation of evidence-based care to service users with learning disabilities and/or autism. Colleagues within the enhanced intensive pathway work as part of a 7-day-a-week roster, doing 08:00-20:00 shifts.

ESLS works with teams and services across the trust to provide support and intervention for those at risk of admission or at risk of placement breakdown. This support is primarily through liaison, advice, training, and consultation with other trust services and with wider system partners including the Integrated Care Board (ICB), Lincolnshire County Council, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, Police and Voluntary and Third Sector Organisations.

About Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, serving a population of over 768,400. Our people lie at the heart of everything we do. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive.

What we offer

• Flexible working options
• Training and promotion opportunities in all professions
• Supportive and diverse work environment with active staff networks

Join us

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.