Primary Care Liaison Nurse – Learning Disability

NHS Jobs; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Wales seeks a Primary Care Liaison Nurse – Learning Disability to improve physical health and healthcare access for people with a learning disability, reducing health inequalities and promoting annual health checks.

The role involves working with Primary Care, Public Health Wales, and community teams, providing education, advice and evaluation, and supporting services to adopt accessible information and reasonable adjustments.

Responsibilities

• Improve access to primary and mainstream healthcare for people with learning disabilities.

Job description

Primary Care Liaison Nurse – Learning Disability

The Learning Disability Primary Care Liaison Nurse will have a key role in improving the physical health and healthcare experience of people with a learning disability, with a particular focus on reducing health inequalities and improving access to primary and mainstream healthcare services. The post holder will work collaboratively with individuals with a learning disability, families, carers, Primary Care, Public Health Wales, Community Learning Disability Teams and other relevant services. The role will provide specialist advice, support, education and guidance to improve understanding of the health needs of people with a learning disability and enable appropriate access to healthcare. The post holder will support the development and promotion of Annual Health Checks, health promotion initiatives, reasonable adjustments and accessible information. They will work with Primary Care colleagues to identify barriers to accessing healthcare and develop appropriate actions to address these. The role will include the provision of advice and consultation to professionals and agencies, supporting Primary Care services in relation to learning disability registers and records, and promoting best practice in areas such as capacity, consent and reasonable adjustments. The post holder will contribute to the development and delivery of education and training for people with a learning disability, families, carers, health and social care staff and Primary Care colleagues. This may include jointly delivering training with people with a learning disability. The post holder will also contribute to audit, evaluation, research and service development, including the collection, analysis and presentation of data and reports. They will support the development of evidence-based practice, clinical pathways, guidance and initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes for people with a learning disability. The post holder will work autonomously, manage and prioritise their own workload, contribute to multidisciplinary and multi-agency working and provide supervision and support to students and junior colleagues where appropriate. The role requires travel across the Health Board geographical area and occasional attendance at meetings, training or events outside of the immediate locality. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents