NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
NELFT would like to introduce the launch of the Intensive Support Team, which aims to support people with a Learning Disability and Autism who require specialist crisis intervention. We believe that individuals who display challenging behaviours, including those with a mental health condition, should have access to the same opportunities to live satisfying and valued lives. The service was developed in response to the best means of supporting our people with a learning disability and autism at a critical time in their journey, offering the least restrictive environment and ensuring that we provide the best response to those users of the service who need specialist support, together with their carers and families. Main duties of the job
The post holder will work collaboratively with other LD and mental health care professionals to provide high-quality, comprehensive and dynamic specialist nursing services to maintain and improve the health and well-being of adults with learning disabilities. This will include working directly with service users who have complex healthcare needs, supporting other staff who provide clinical care to people with healthcare needs of lesser complexity, and also engaging in a range of health promotion activities. The candidate will also be required to work with multiple agencies and service providers across NELFT, which will need excellent communication skills. Job responsibilities
Provide a range of intervention and assessment of people who have a learning disability and present with a mental illness and/or severe challenging behaviour, taking into consideration the patients' physical/cognitive/perceptual skills to identify the patients' abilities and areas of difficulty. Expected to work within a values-driven, recovery-based approach that embeds the Positive Behaviour Support framework. Post holders will have experience of working with people who have a learning disability and either mental ill-health and/or complex behavioural needs. To be responsible for organising and prioritising own caseload in the day-to-day allocation of work, whilst being able to work flexibly to meet the needs of their patients, their relatives and carers, and the service. To deputise when required in the absence of the Team/Service Lead and delegate appropriately to more junior members of staff, support workers and rehabilitation assistants as appropriate. To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register. Provide specialist clinical advice to other team members on the suitability of various assessments and intervention methods where appropriate. To take a lead role in the education, supervision and training of more junior members of staff. Act at all times as a role model for practitioners, raising the profile and value of the role. To take a lead on specific areas within the Intensive Support Team including Safeguarding, Audits etc. To lead in own specialism and ensure that the Transforming Care Agenda is embedded within the team. To ensure that risk assessment/management procedures are implemented including Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adult Procedures. This includes being able to act as Safeguarding Adults Manager (SAM) in Safeguarding cases and having the ability to make appropriate decisions. Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage. Person Specification
Relevant specialist clinical skills and experience Child and Adult Safeguarding and protection NHS mandatory training Evidence of further study at post-graduate level or equivalent experience Experience of working with people with learning disabilities using specialist assessments and therapeutic interventions An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities Enhanced communication and excellent interpersonal skills Evidence of training, teaching and supporting other staff in an MDT or multi-agency setting Positive valuing approach to people with learning disabilities 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. NELFT North East London Foundation Trust £46,148 to £52,809 a year (Plus HCAS) pro-rata
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NELFT would like to introduce the launch of the Intensive Support Team, which aims to support people with a Learning Disability and Autism who require specialist crisis intervention. We believe that individuals who display challenging behaviours, including those with a mental health condition, should have access to the same opportunities to live satisfying and valued lives. The service was developed in response to the best means of supporting our people with a learning disability and autism at a critical time in their journey, offering the least restrictive environment and ensuring that we provide the best response to those users of the service who need specialist support, together with their carers and families. Main duties of the job
The post holder will work collaboratively with other LD and mental health care professionals to provide high-quality, comprehensive and dynamic specialist nursing services to maintain and improve the health and well-being of adults with learning disabilities. This will include working directly with service users who have complex healthcare needs, supporting other staff who provide clinical care to people with healthcare needs of lesser complexity, and also engaging in a range of health promotion activities. The candidate will also be required to work with multiple agencies and service providers across NELFT, which will need excellent communication skills. Job responsibilities
Provide a range of intervention and assessment of people who have a learning disability and present with a mental illness and/or severe challenging behaviour, taking into consideration the patients' physical/cognitive/perceptual skills to identify the patients' abilities and areas of difficulty. Expected to work within a values-driven, recovery-based approach that embeds the Positive Behaviour Support framework. Post holders will have experience of working with people who have a learning disability and either mental ill-health and/or complex behavioural needs. To be responsible for organising and prioritising own caseload in the day-to-day allocation of work, whilst being able to work flexibly to meet the needs of their patients, their relatives and carers, and the service. To deputise when required in the absence of the Team/Service Lead and delegate appropriately to more junior members of staff, support workers and rehabilitation assistants as appropriate. To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register. Provide specialist clinical advice to other team members on the suitability of various assessments and intervention methods where appropriate. To take a lead role in the education, supervision and training of more junior members of staff. Act at all times as a role model for practitioners, raising the profile and value of the role. To take a lead on specific areas within the Intensive Support Team including Safeguarding, Audits etc. To lead in own specialism and ensure that the Transforming Care Agenda is embedded within the team. To ensure that risk assessment/management procedures are implemented including Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adult Procedures. This includes being able to act as Safeguarding Adults Manager (SAM) in Safeguarding cases and having the ability to make appropriate decisions. Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage. Person Specification
Relevant specialist clinical skills and experience Child and Adult Safeguarding and protection NHS mandatory training Evidence of further study at post-graduate level or equivalent experience Experience of working with people with learning disabilities using specialist assessments and therapeutic interventions An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities Enhanced communication and excellent interpersonal skills Evidence of training, teaching and supporting other staff in an MDT or multi-agency setting Positive valuing approach to people with learning disabilities 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. NELFT North East London Foundation Trust £46,148 to £52,809 a year (Plus HCAS) pro-rata
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