Community Nurse (Learning Disability)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Adult Community Learning Disability Service for Community Learning Disability Band 6 Nurse. The Learning Disability Service strives to provide forward thinking high quality services, working in partnership with other agencies. In addition to working with people with Learning Disabilities and their families we have a strong commitment to health promotion through service development and training initiatives. We are committed to helping our staff-develop and you will be part of an enthusiastic and experienced team.

The post holder will be an experienced learning disability nurse with knowledge and skills in supporting people with a Learning Disability with complex health needs, as well as the provision of positive behavioural support.  Adaptability, good communication skills and self-motivation are essential to the role.  You will also need to be able to demonstrate that your practice is evidence based and innovative

Main duties of the job

1. The post holder will manage a defined caseload, and will plan, organise and where appropriate supervise other members of the team to ensure delivery of a high quality nursing service, meeting the complex and diverse needs of the identified population.

2. The post holder, in the context of this activity, will lead work with individuals or groups.

3. The post holder will adopt a person and ‘family’ centred public health approach that will seek to reduce risk and enhance health through delivery of needs led, high quality evidence based care.

4. The post holder will select, adapt, facilitate and delegate appropriate assessments in order to inform interventions to meet the health related needs and risk reduction/management of the individual, their ‘family’ and the environment.

5. The post holder will analyse the functions of challenging behaviours in complex situations within the individuals varying environments, in order to make recommendations where appropriate to inform future interventions.

6. The post holder will identify the need for and facilitate referrals relevant to meeting the needs of the individual.

7. The post holder will receive, screen and triage referrals and enquiries, gathering appropriate assessment information to determine the persons level of learning disability, eligibility to receive learning disability service support and identify the specific area of need.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.