The Learning Disability Liaison Nurse will contribute to the robust Learning Disability patient identification and flagging, provision of advice and practical support regarding reasonable adjustments, provision of training, collaborative interagency working and contributing to governance, audit and service development in relation to patients with a learning disability.
The Learning Disability Liaison Nurse will work in partnership with clients, their families / carers, and health/social care professionals, to provide a specialist service for people with learning disabilities accessing Northern Care Alliance Hospital Services.
The Learning Disability Liaison Nursing Team provide support to both Adults and Children with Learning Disabilities. This specific post will support patients of all ages.
The post holder will
· Effectively and independently manage a caseload of work reflective of skills and experience.
· Provide specialist advice to support the identification of required reasonable adjustments and care/treatment plans incorporating Person Centred Planning/Strengths Based approaches.
· Work collaboratively with patients, families, provider services all members of the MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team).
· Contribute to the assessment and planning of support for children, young people and adults with Learning Disabilities.
· Contribute to service development for all patients and a specific focus on service development for children and young people.
· Provide specialist reports as required by the service. This may include reports for the Coroner and Court of Protection.
· Maintain accurate and legible records in accordance with Northern Care Alliance and national professional policies and guidelines.
· Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal framework for nursing.
· Carry out clinical procedures in line with professional requirements.
· Play a key role in the supervision and assessment of all learners and junior staff, providing a teaching role and acting as a named supervisor/assessor.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024