Learning Disability Community Ist Nurse

Coventry And Warwickshire Partnership Nhs Trust; Nuneaton, Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

The Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking an Intensive Support Team Nurse (Band 6) to support adults with learning disabilities across Warwickshire. This part-time secondment (20 months) offers 30 hours per week, with base choices at The Loft, Nuneaton or Whitnash Lodge, Leamington, while covering across the county.

You will join a MDT-focused community team delivering intensive assessment, planning and interventions to prevent hospital admissions and support discharge.

Qualifications

• Nursing Degree in Learning Disability or Mental Health Nursing is essential.
• Registered with the NMC is essential.
• RNLD or RNMH with substantial post registration experience is essential.
• Experience in multi-agency teams with multi-disciplinary colleagues is desirable.
• Must have a valid full UK Driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Empower and promote individuals with learning disabilities to live meaningful lives.
• Adopt Positive Behaviour Support approaches to reduce hospital time and prevent readmissions.
• Work within home environments or appropriate care settings with the wider MDT.
• Mentor staff and students within the team.

Skills

MDT collaboration

Person-centered care

Education

Nursing Degree in Learning Disability or Mental Health Nursing

NMC registration

RNLD or RNMH with substantial post registration experience

Valid UK driving licence

Job description

Job summary

Intensive Support Team for Adults with Learning Disability
Adult Learning Disability Nurse, Band 6
Part time / 20 month Secondment
30 hours per week Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 hrs
You can select a preferred base from either The Loft, Nuneaton or Whitnash Lodge, Leamington but you will supporting people across Warwickshire

• Looking for a new challenge?
• Passionate about supporting people with learning disabilities, their families and carers?
• Passionate about making a difference to people's lives and supporting them to live a meaningful life in the community?
• Value working as part of an MDT?
• Enjoy a blend of individual and systemic working?

We are excited to be able to offer a full-time band 6 nursing role within the Intensive Support Team.

We are a community-based team that provides intensive assessment and interventions to individuals who are at risk of admission to hospital with the aim of avoiding unnecessary admissions, as well as supporting individuals through discharge transition out of hospital. We work in close partnership with individuals, their families and carers along with the local community learning disability teams, care providers, inpatient services and social care.

You would join existing nurses in a team where there is strong multi-disciplinary working and where the contribution of nursing is highly valued and you will be working across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Main duties of the job

The team's aim is to empower and promote individuals with a learning disability and complex needs to live meaningful lives. To adopt Positive Behaviour support approaches to reduce length of time in hospital and to support the prevention of inappropriate admissions or readmissions. This will be working within the home environment or appropriate care settings, alongside the wider Multi-disciplinary team.

To support people with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those with a mental health condition.

Assess individuals with significant complex needs and / or challenging behaviours requiring individualised packages of care.

The post holder will be involved in mentoring staff and students.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

The teams aim is to empower and promote individuals with a learning disability and complex needs to live meaningful lives. To adopt Positive Behaviour support approaches to reduce length of time in hospital and to support the prevention of inappropriate admissions or readmissions. This will be working within the home environment or appropriate care settings, alongside the wider Multi-disciplinary team.

To support people with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those with a mental health condition.

Assess individuals with significant complex needs and / or challenging behaviours requiring individualised packages of care.

The post holder will be involved in mentoring staff and students.

Qualifications and Registration

Essential

• Nursing Degree in Learning Disability or Mental Health Nursing
• Registered with the NMC
• RNLD or RNMH with substantial post registration experience
• Experience of working in multi-agency teams with multi- disciplinary colleagues.
• Must have a valid full UK Driving lisence

Desirable

• Evidence of ongoing CPD

Experience

Essential

• Experience working with people with learning disabilities. Community experience preferred but not essential

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address: The Loft | Whitnash Lodge, 2 Manor Court Avenue | Heathcote Lane, Nuneaton CV11 5HX | Leamington Spa CV34 6SR, CV11 5HX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Warwickshire CLDT and IST, Martin Povey, [e-mail], 02476315867

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