Senior Community Children's Learning Disability Nurse

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Caernarfon

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 42,000

Full time

34 hours ago

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Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales seeks an experienced, enthusiastic NMC registered nurse to join the Derwen's Children Learning Disability Nursing Service, Gwynedd. This is a fixed-term secondment for 12 months to meet service needs.

The role requires Welsh language ability and involves working with a multi-disciplinary team, families and other professionals to deliver high-quality care for children with learning disabilities and complex needs.

Qualifications

NMC Registered LD Nurse or registered nurse with relevant post registration experience.
Post graduate diploma/registration or equivalent level of study in specialist areas of the learning disability service.
Significant post registration experience in a relevant role.
Management of support staff.
Experience working with children with disabilities and their carers / families.

Responsibilities

Assess development and health needs of children with learning disabilities.
Plan, implement and evaluate care programs with MDT.
Conduct initial assessments and use ABC data for formulation.
Collaborate with families and other professionals in community settings.
Support service development activities within the team.

Skills

NMC Registered LD Nurse

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Team collaboration

Education

Postgraduate diploma in LD

NMC registration

Job description

Job Overview

The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months due to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Derwen's Children Learning Disability Nursing Service, Gwynedd, for an experienced, enthusiastic NMC registered nurse.

Main duties of the job

To work within a multi-disciplinary team closely with staff from other agencies to promote and maintain high standards of care for children and adolescents with learning disabilities / developmental delay and complex needs. This will involve assessing developmental / associated health needs, planning, implementing and evaluating appropriate programmes of care. Where required more specialist assessment will be undertaken under the indirect clinical supervision of Senior Nurse or Team Leader. Such work will be underpinned by ordinary life principles and evidence-based practice. The post holder will be expected to work with children, their families, carers, staff teams and other professionals in a variety of community settings with ongoing support. In addition, the post holder will assist with service development activities within the team

To take responsibility for allocated referrals from source to discharged in line with agreed protocols and documentation including assisting Clinical Psychologist in diagnosis of Learning Disability and assessing eligibility. This may involve interpreting complex cognitive assessment information or conducting assessments indicating of levels of functioning
To conduct initial “choice” appointments (or equivalent) with carers to agree suitability of the service to meet the child’s needs and agree outcome focused goals which to work towards.
To undertake an initial assessment of physical, psychological and social well being in order to accurately identify the child’s needs and associated health needs.
To carry out this assessment utilising evidence based tools and where appropriate to provide more detailed specialist assessment of specific areas of difficulty such as behavioural difficulties using functional assessment tools, rating scales, collection and analysis of data such as ABC records. The post holder will then collate the information into a cohesive formulation of the problems to enable development of plans / programmes to address issues.

The ability to speak Welsh is Essential for this post.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NMC Registered LD Nurse or registered nurse with relevant post registration experience
Post graduate diploma/registration or equivalent level of study in specialist areas of the learning disability service

Desirable criteria

Any additional relevant formal training within the area of children’s disabilities

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant post registration experience in a relevant role
Management of support staff

Desirable criteria

Experience working with children with disabilities and their carers / families

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the range, nature and impact of learning disabilities and associated conditions
Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of commonly associated health needs e.g. epilepsy, autism, syndromes and their health impacts etc.
Understanding of behavioural theory and application.
Understanding of child development
Good knowledge of clinically effective intervention literature / research
Thorough knowledge of child protection procedures and child management / engagement techniques in keeping with these e.g. praise, redirection
Sound understanding of clinical governance, audit and the importance of research and development
Knowledge of the Continuing Health Care process and its application
Knowledge of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 and the role of the care co-ordinator under this measure

Desirable criteria

Detailed knowledge of an area common to learning disabilities services e.g. epilepsy, PMLD, Applied Behavioural Analysis principles

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential Criteria

Enthusiastic approach to contributing to service delivery
Good observational and reporting skills in terms of identifying relevant factors in assessment
Able to communicate effectively with people from a wide range of cultures and abilities
Able to work autonomously, taking clinical decisions within their sphere of competence
Able to work well with a range of different professionals

SKILLS

Essential criteria

Ability to work collaboratively in team settings
Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from a range of service settings/agencies
Highly developed effective interpersonal negotiation and communication skills
Ability to work independently / autonomously within the policies and protocols used within the department and guidelines covering nursing practice
Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise workload according to clinical need
Able to carry out Activities of Daily Living Assessment and identify needs accordingly including those with high degree of complexity
Able to plan intervention to meet needs effectively including in cases where evidence base is limited on contradictory
Able to teach parent / carers and other professionals how to deliver intervention including in conditions where motivation is low and scepticism high
Able to provide advice and support in terms of information and directions on managing difficulties by analysing information quickly and accurately
Able to make judgements regarding placements and their ability to meet the identified health needs of individuals.

OTHER RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS

Essential criteria