Learning Disability Annual Health Check Liaison Nurse

Posting date13 November 2024

Closing date13/12/2024 16:45:24

Salary£29,970.00 to £36,483.00 per year, £29970.00 - £36483.00 a year

LocationPeterborough, PE2 8TY

CompanyNHS Jobs

Job typePermanent

HoursFull Time

Reference15582480

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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. The post holder will demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills.Understand Health and Social care policy and legislation for the service user group in relation to your professional practice. To provide advice and support to service users, carers and partner agenciesregarding annual health checks for people with learning disability. To liaise and communicate effectively and sensitively with other professionals in the MDT and external agencies (e.g. GP surgeries, the CCG, private providers) providing highly specialist advice as necessary. To improve the uptake and quality of the annual health checks locally. To work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and across partneragencies. Lead in the delivery of training to GP surgeries across the area, linking in with Peterborough Nurses from that locality area. To have a good understanding of the physical health needs of the service user group. To support reasonable adjustments that may be required to enable serviceusers to access their AHC including recognising the impact of a personscommunication needs and tailor interaction to meet this need. To have skills in manging difficult conversations as the role requires working with surgeries where there is poor uptake of AHC or poor quality AHCs are being reported.

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