The role involves close collaborative working with multi-disciplinary colleagues in the community setting, managing own caseload, supervising others, completing assessments, raising awareness of the health needs of adults who have a learning disability, identifying unmet health needs and providing specialist nursing advice.
The successful candidate will need to be proactive, self-motivated and have experience of autonomous working, whilst also working under the direction of the community team manager.
Main duties of the job The successful candidate will also be able to use current best practice/guidance/legislation to gain the best outcomes for clients and their carers. Will work within the MDT also assist in improving links with primary care, provide support, information and education to clients, carers and providers and also deliver education to people with learning disabilities around health needs both on a 1:1 or group basis.
About us Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull. Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.
Job description Job responsibilities Essential Requirements include: RNLD and current NMC Registration Excellent communication skills Experience of working with people with a learning disability in the community Driver with access to independent means of transport
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
RNLD Diploma / Degree holder Teaching/mentoring qualification Evidence of ongoing CPD
Experience Essential
RNLD with a substantial post-registration experience at Band 5. Experience of working in multi-agency teams with multi-disciplinary colleagues. Experience of working as a community nurse (With people who have a learning disability)
Other Essential
Must have an independent means of transport Access to a vehicle to use for work purposes
Employer details Employer name Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address The Loft (NWCLDT) 2 Manor Court Avenue Nuneaton CV11 5HX
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