Mental Health/Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Nurse

NHS Greater Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking a Mental Health/Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Nurse. The role involves providing high-quality care to children and young people with mental health needs, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and delivering training to staff. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting learners in practice.
• Evidence of being involved in change.

Responsibilities

• Undertake person centred assessments for Children and Young People.
• Support the Team Manager by leading and guiding team members.
• Advocate for children with Mental Health and Neurodiverse needs.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Training Delivery

Education

Registered Nurse - Learning Disability or Mental Health

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health/Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 27 May 2025

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse with a specific interest in Children and Young People to work within the Focused Support Team in Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH) and the Managed Clinical Services which include Starlight Ward at Wythenshawe, the Children's Resource Centre at Trafford and the Children's Ward at North Manchester.

The Focused Support Team support delivery of high quality care to children and young people with learning disability, autism and mental health within the acute hospital setting. The successful applicant will become a key advisor across the hospital and build relationships within clinical settings providing guidance, leadership and expertise to ensure both the physical and individual needs are met.

The post holder will work closely with multi-disciplinary professionals providing a link for the paediatric nursing teams to the relevant CAMHS and Learning Disability Teams. They will also work alongside the RMCH and Managed Clinical Services (MCS) Education Team to develop and deliver on an Education Strategy in RMCH/MCS to teach, empower and support clinical teams to achieve high standards of care in hospital for Children and Young People with Mental Health and or Neurodiverse needs.

Main duties of the job

Undertake person centred assessments to ensure care is appropriately assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated for Children and Young People.

Enable clinical and administrative teams to implement and ensure appropriate risk management and reasonable adjustments are in place.

As a specialist advisor lead and model positive behaviour plans to support and meet any Neurodiverse and mental health needs of children and young people when attending hospital.

Work in collaboration with the multi disciplinary team and external agencies to agreed and achieve high standards of care.

Support the Team Manager by taking an active role to lead and guide team members and assist with management tasks such as rostering and coordinating the team

Support hospital ward staff in their care and management of children and young people.

Advocate for children and young people with Mental Health and or Neurodiverse needs and their families.

Attend MDT care planning meetings and work in partnership with departments and agencies to ensure care delivered is aligned to NHS Standards and legal frameworks.

Build and deliver education and training for staff to enable and empower their professional development.

Mentor and supervise junior staff and students providing support and advice.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse - Learning Disability or Mental Health
• Experience of supporting learners in practice

Skills and Abilities

• Strong communication with evidence of interdisciplinary working
• Demonstrates strong leadership
• Evidence of being involved in change
• Evidence of delivering training

Knowledge

• Demonstrates knowledge of key issues for MH/LD/Autism in the acute setting
• Demonstrates knowledge of governance issues in acute setting for Children/Young People in acute setting
• Demonstrates awareness of the impact of this role in the acute setting
• Demonstrates knowledge of Restrictive Interventions

Training and Experience

• Experience of working in a health area/with individuals with MH/LD/Autism
• Experience of applying Positive Behaviour Support
• Experience of working on own and as part of a team
• Ability to supervise and support staff
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of working in the acute setting
• National and local links with Learning relevant networks

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearPer Annum, Pro Rata