Band 6 CNS Learning Disability/ Vulnerabilities

Job summary

Clinical Nurse Specialist Learning Disability/Vulnerabilities

1 x Full time

1 x Fixed Term 24 months

37:5 hrs Monday to Friday (0800-1700)

An exciting Rotational opportunity has arisen for Registered Nurses to join the Children's Community Learning Disabilities and Vulnerabilities Team at UHB NHS Trust.

The Children's Community Learning Disabilities/Vulnerabilities Teams are a passionate and dedicated team of Learning Disability, Mental Health, General nurses and Dementia Specialists; who are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and motivated RNLD who has acute and Community experience working with Children, young people (CYP) and Adults who have a Learning Disability, and or Autism, Mental Health Conditions, Dementia, sensory impairment or loss. You must have transferable skills and expertise and be willing to work as part of the team in shaping and transforming Community and acute care

The case load is diverse and we work Collaboratively to meet the health needs of this group of CYP and Adults in the community or attending the hospital, either as an inpatient or outpatient to ensure that their holistic care needs are met, providing and supporting specialist intervention, working together adopting a person centered approach to optimize health and wellbeing, striving to address health inequalities and empower individuals to have independence, choice and control

The post requires a flexible approach and the individual to work across the Community and four sites

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The post is a rotational post between the Community Children's Learning Disability Team and Vulnerabilities Team on a 6 month basis

The role is diverse and requires the post holder to review , assess Children young people (CYP) and Adults, liaise, support and educate staff, implement new ways of working, support reasonable adjustments and work collaboratively with CYP and Adults , families, and carers in the Community, when planning admissions, acute inpatient care through to discharge ensuring a positive experience

You will be required to work Trust wide across all sites, acting as a role model, working collaboratively, sharing expertise across multi-disciplinary teams. You will need excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills, be able to work as part of a team or on your own. You will need to be resilient to an ever changing workload be able to manage and prioritize, ensuring a high standard care is delivered to our patients.

We welcome applicants who have a current NMC registration RLDN, with knowledge and experience of working with CYP and Adults with learning disabilities/ mental health conditions/Dementia or communication difficulties and or and complex needs

A car driver is essential as you will need to be able to travel across the 4 main sites and Community services in Solihull

Contact either Rachel Yeates Matron Community Children's Learning Disabilities 07966532367 or Julia Jackson Lead Nurse Vulnerabilities 07901108164 for further information

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse on the NMC Register ( field dependent upon role)

Evidence of post registration CPD/Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short

courses to FHEQ Level 6

Experience

Essential

Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC

Significant post registration experience. with evidence of passion/enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice

Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/competence.

Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality

Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting

Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment

Can demonstrate understanding/experience/willingness to be a practice based supervisor/assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery

Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment

Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality

Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding in relation to the role applied for

Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Julia Jackson 

Julia.Jackson2@uhb.nhs.uk