Community Learning Disability Nurse | West London NHS Trust
If you are passionate about working with people with a learning disability and have experience of doing so, the CTPLD welcomes RMN’s and RGN’s to also apply.
The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing the nursing model to assess, plan implement and evaluate care, ensuring people’s physical health needs are met; to support mainstream health services to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities and to support hospital admission and discharges.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead on service development projects and implement innovative nursing and multi-disciplinary pathways. You will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team including psychiatry, nursing, psychology, PBS, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy to ensure a holistic approach is taken to manage health needs.
You will be provided with many exciting opportunities to further enhance your learning and development through nursing away days, annual trust nursing conferences, attending trust quality awards and training and development opportunities. Flexible working opportunities available, including agile working.
Under taking initial nursing assessments
Care planning and implementation
Supporting mental capacity assessment and best interest meetings
Supporting family members, carers and providers
Health promotion
Health facilitation
Implementation and development of care pathways
Liaison with external stakeholders
Support service users to manage their physical health needs:
Supporting GP’s to increase annual health check uptake and quality
Facilitating blood tests via desensitisation programmes
Epilepsy care plans
Supporting the dementia pathway
Symptom management and end of life care planning
Supporting weight management
Promoting positive sexual health
Promoting healthy lifestyle choices
Partnership working with the MDT:
Attending weekly referral meetings
Attending weekly case discussion meetings
Raising safeguarding concerns
Reporting incidents
Management:
Clinical and operational management of a band 5 nurse
Supporting student nurses in the role of practice supervisor and assessor – additional training available
Attending regular supervision
Adhering the NMC requirements inc. revalidation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham).We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Mar 2025