Learning Disability Nurse

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Dover; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning Disabilities Nurse. Working in the community as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team, the post holder will provide specialist nursing interventions to adults with a learning disability.

The KCHFT learning disability team uses a positive multi-disciplinary model to provide direct specialist clinical expertise, behavioural and engagement support and access to developmental opportunities to people with learning disabilities and their families and carers.

We also facilitate reasonable adjustments to enable people to access mainstream healthcare services where this best meets their health needs. The multi-disciplinary teams of Occupational Therapists, LD Nurses, Speech & Language therapists, Physiotherapists and a specialist Vision and Hearing service work in five geographic localities across the County and work in an alliance with the social care teams for Kent County Council (KCC) and the LD teams within the Mental Health Trust (KMPT) to provide a co-ordinated and holistic combined service for people with learning disabilities.

As a LD Nurse you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic care linked to packages of prescribed care. You will support in the supervision and development of all junior staff including Health Care Support Workers and Students.

You will ensure that resources are used effectively, planning workload to meet the priorities of patient care by the most efficient use of time, equipment, manpower, and other resources (medicines, medical devices).

In addition, you will undertake a range of competent clinical interventions to support the outcomes of both individual and group therapy.

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive, Excellent.

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that suits us both.

Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Penny Clark, Job title: Clinical Lead Learning Disability Nursing, Email address: [e-mail]