IST Learning Disability Nurse

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ilford is seeking a specialist nurse for their Intensive Support Team to provide comprehensive nursing services for adults with learning disabilities. The role involves collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams and supporting individuals and families to enhance health outcomes. Applicants should have a professional RNLD qualification and relevant clinical experience. This position promotes flexible working arrangements to meet the needs of staff and patients.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Evidence of working with individuals with learning disabilities using specialist assessments.
• Relevant clinical skills and experience required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with health professionals to improve health outcomes.
• Provide support and advice to service users and their families.
• Conduct assessments and manage care plans for individuals.

Skills

Supervision and mentorship

Demonstrate ethical decision-making

Information Technology skills

Advanced report writing skills

Developing leadership and management skills

Education

Professional qualification - RNLD

Further study at post-graduate level

Job description

North East London Foundation Trust is introducing the launch of the Intensive Support Team, which aims to support people with a Learning Disability and Autism who require specialist crisis intervention.

The post holder will work collaboratively with other LD and mental health care professionals to provide high-quality, comprehensive and dynamic specialist nursing services to maintain and improve the health and well-being of adults with learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

• Member of the multi-disciplinary team and active participation in team meetings.
• Have a key role in working with a wide range of health professionals and other partners and agencies to reduce health inequalities and promote access to mainstream health services.
• Work as partners with individuals and their families, providing advice and support, anticipating health needs, promoting self-care and enabling people to be as independent and involved as possible.
• Represent the service and individual service users at multi-disciplinary meetings, taking a lead role where appropriate and integrating speech and language therapy needs into a service user management plan.
• Communicate often complex information effectively to service users and carers, using alternative methods of communication where appropriate, to maximise treatment potential whilst ensuring an understanding of risks and benefits of assessment and treatment/interventions.
• Provide advice and teaching to service users, their families and carers, health professionals within the team and NELFT, the wider health community, and public, voluntary and private agencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification - RNLD.
• Evidence of further study at post-graduate level or equivalent experience (particularly around Positive Behaviour Support).
• Relevant specialist clinical skills and experience.
• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities using specialist assessments and therapeutic interventions.

Skills

• Supervision and mentorship.
• Demonstrate ethical decision-making.
• Involvement in clinical governance, audit and evidence-based practice.
• Able to use reflective practice and clinical supervision to provide high quality and specialist assessments and interventions.
• Contributed to audit and research.
• Advanced report writing skills.
• Information Technology skills in order to provide specialist training.
• Developing leadership and management skills.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of equality and diversity legislation.
• Understanding the impact of health inequalities, health improvement and health promotion.
• Evidence of training, teaching and supporting other staff in an MDT or multi agency setting.
• Positive valuing approach to people with learning disabilities.
• Able to manage change in a positive manner for self, and support others to do so.

We are a flexible working friendly organisation, and we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.