Learning Disability & Autism Nurse: Specialist Care Leader

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Learning Disability and Autism Nurse to provide specialist leadership, expert care and system-wide support for people with learning disabilities and/or autism across the Trust. The role focuses on reducing health inequalities, improving patient experience and outcomes and contributing to policy and care pathway development.

The post holder will act as a specialist resource for patients, families and staff, champion accessible information, support service

Responsibilities

• Ensure a consistently high standard of safe clinical practice and record keeping in accordance with NMC standards and local policies.
• Take personal responsibility and accountability for all professional actions within the NMC Code and scope of professional competence.
• Deliver care within an ethical framework that promotes dignity, respect, wellbeing, and safety for patients, families, carers and staff.
• Act as a change agent by promoting and embedding evidence-based practice to improve clinical effectiveness and patient outcomes.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based policies, protocols, standards and clinical guidelines.
• Support a culture of continuous quality improvement through audit, patient feedback, evaluation, reflective practice and service improvement initiatives.
• Promote a safe, clean and supportive environment by ensuring health and safety, infection prevention, clinical governance and risk management.
• Demonstrate effective communication and collaborative working within multidisciplinary teams to support coordinated patient care.
• Identify, assess and manage risks to minimise harm in patient care.
• Report incidents and learning outcomes to inform investigations and root cause analyses.
• Provide specialist advice on clinical practice and therapeutic interventions to colleagues and other professionals.
• Apply epidemiological and social factors to inform service delivery and clinical practice.
• Lead by example to promote inclusion and person-centred care and support others' development.
• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship and debriefing opportunities for colleagues and students.
• Foster positive relationships with patients, carers, families and partner organisations.
• Delegate care while retaining accountability for decisions and outcomes.
• Participate in peer review, supervision, appraisal and continuing professional development.
• Support day-to-day supervision and development of staff and students.
• Critically appraise and apply evidence from research and audits to improve quality, safety and effectiveness.
• Undertake holistic assessments to identify patients' physical, psychological, social, communication and emotional needs.
• Incorporate health promotion and early intervention strategies into care planning.
• Utilise MECC approaches to support positive lifestyle changes.
• Plan, coordinate and evaluate episodes of care with appropriate referrals and collaboration.
• Work within professional practice boundaries and exercise sound clinical judgment.

Job description

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Learning Disability and Autism Nurse to provide specialist leadership, expert care and system-wide support for people with learning disabilities and/or autism across the Trust. The role focuses on reducing health inequalities, improving patient experience and outcomes and contributing to policy and care pathway development.

The post holder will act as a specialist resource for patients, families and staff, champion accessible information, support service