Learning Disabilities Nurse

Practice Plus Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a compassionate Learning Disabilities Nurse to join a dedicated team in a challenging yet rewarding environment. This role at a prominent Category A prison in London offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of individuals with diverse needs, including learning disabilities and autism. You'll work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, developing specialist clinical skills while providing holistic care to a unique patient population. With a commitment to integrity and inclusivity, this innovative organization supports your professional growth and development, ensuring you can unlock your best work life. If you are driven to provide fair healthcare access and thrive in dynamic settings, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Competency framework

Career development opportunities

Support from the wider team

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration and experience with learning disabilities.
• Competency in core clinical skills and mental health knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing holistic care.
• Administer medication and manage health assessments for patients.

Skills

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Experience with Learning Disabilities

Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983

Clinical risk assessment

Education

Nursing Degree

Tools

Learning Management System

Job description

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Disabilities Nurse to join our Primary Care team at HMP Belmarsh, a category A Prison located in SE28 London.

HMP Belmarsh is a Category A male prison based in SE28, London that offers a wide variety of healthcare services including Pharmacy, Mental Health, Primary Care, Substance Misuse and has its own inpatient unit. There is parking onsite.
Hours

Monday - Friday
37.5 hours per week

Salary

This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £53,172 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Learning Disabilities Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with other services, agencies and organisations.
• Develop specialist clinical skills in working with an offender population with a diversity of presenting problems, including psychosis and personality disorder, that feature alongside their learning disability and/or autism spectrum disorder.
• Make clinical judgments regarding their immediate needs and long-term treatment, administering medication as prescribed by the doctor within the guidelines for medicines administration.
• Provide a holistic package of care to patients within the prison system and manage the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for the prison population, including clinical risk assessment.

What we'll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• We act with integrity
• We embrace diversity
• We strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Experience working with Adults, Young Adults or Teenagers with Learning Disability and/or Autism will be considered.
• Experience in skills relevant to the clinical area.
• Competency in the core skills relevant to the clinical area including knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983, management & administration of all necessary resources to deliver care, assessment, treatment & care management.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you're looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.