Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse

Gray Healthcare; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist health and social care provider is seeking a Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD) to deliver care in community settings. The role involves managing a caseload of individuals with complex needs and requires strong communication skills and a solid understanding of mental health processes. The ideal candidate will hold current NMC registration and have experience working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams. This position offers a competitive salary along with professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Fully paid induction and training

Company pension

Professional development

Westfield Health Plan

Blue light card

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years postgraduate experience as an RNLD.
• Experience working with complex needs and mental health issues.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload of individuals with complex needs.
• Build trust with individuals to understand their needs.
• Work within the CPA framework to support individuals effectively.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent IT skills

Knowledge of Mental Health Act

Crisis management

Holistic assessments

Education

Current NMC registration

Degree level education

Job description

Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD)

Reporting to: Head of Nursing

Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 + £2,400 car allowance

Location: Office hours at home then delivering in the community (ideally located in the Birmingham / West Midlands area) – must be willing to travel and remain occasionally overnight.

Job Purpose of Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD)

The overall aim of the role is to achieve the highest possible standard of care in a professional manner, through providing direct and indirect care to, including but not limited to, people we support experiencing mental health problems, behaviours perceived as challenging and acquired brain injuries. This will also include being part of the assessment process to help people move out of hospital and into their own home.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum 2 years postgraduate experience as an RNLD
• Experience working with people who may present with behaviours perceived as challenging, personality disorder, or mental illness
• Understanding of Safeguarding processes
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Knowledge and ability to undertake robust holistic assessments as required.
• Have the ability to support people in crisis and work collaboratively with the MDT to manage this.
• Experience working with a multi‑disciplinary team along with other professions such as OT and psychology, care coordinators and health commissioners.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act (including DOLS, CTO and MOJ).

Main Responsibilities

• Caseload management of people we support with complex needs.
• Building relationships with people we support to encourage trust, while listening and interpreting their needs and concerns.
• Working within a CPA framework (CTO, MHA, MLA, MOJ).
• Manage your time efficiently including diarising appointments and logistics of getting to and from your appointments.
• Assessments for new business.
• Ensure up-to-date risk assessments and recovery plans/PBS are in place.
• Report writing.
• Liaise with relatives of the person we support.
• To communicate within the wider GHC team ensuring best level of care for the person and support for the staff.
• To work collaboratively with staff teams to motivate the person we support to ensure they have a full weekly activity plan.
• Ability to use initiative and problem-solving skills to assist with crisis intervention.
• To maintain CPD.
• To access and offer supervisions as appropriate.
• On Call every 6 weeks as per rota.

The Ideal Candidate

• Current NMC registration and educated to degree level or relevant experience.
• Evidence of updating practice and continued professional development.
• Willing to undertake education/courses relevant to area of practice and service development.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and ability to develop a therapeutic relationship.
• Experience of managing a caseload.
• A range of experience within hospital and community settings.
• Understanding of safe and effective alternatives to hospital care.
• Highly developed risk assessment and management skills.
• Highly developed communication skills.
• Ability to work within a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Ability to engage people we support in their care.
• Ability to present information both written and oral and communicate this effectively to a range of audiences.
• Excellence in report writing and IT skills.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully paid induction and training
• Company pension
• Professional development
• Westfield Health Plan
• Blue light card

About Us

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long‑term conditions looking to step back into the community from in‑patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes – into their own communities – giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi‑disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.