University of Manchester - Community Learning Disability Nurse
Job overview
Are you passionate about improving the health, wellbeing and outcomes of Learning Disabled Adults in Manchester? Are you dynamic, forward-thinking and looking for your next challenge? If your answers are yes, then we want to hear from you.
Are you a Registered Learning Disability Nurse?
Are you a positive leader?
Are you a skilled communicator and an effective problem solver?
Are you passionate about providing excellent care?
We are looking for a registered Learning Disability Nurses to join our Community Learning Disability Teams across Manchester.
You will be working as part of a nursing led team with wider support from the multi-disciplinary community based team. The role will involve leading and contributing to the effective provision of services to people with a learning disability, complex needs and Autism.
Manchester Local Care Organisation is a pioneering, new public sector organisation. We're improving care by bringing together NHS community health and mental health services, primary care and social care services in the city.
We are part of the public sector and partnership organisation powered by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health, Manchester City Council, Manchester Health & Care Commissioning and the Manchester Primary Care Partnership
Main duties of the job
To provide and manage a caseload of people who use the service using evidenced based and person centred principles to assess, plan , implement and evaluate interventions.
This will involve working within a multi disciplinary team with the emphasis on quality service delivery through holistic assessment and identification of needs.
To participate in project and group work, to enhance service delivery, in order to meet national and local targets.
To contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of both professional and service developments.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registration with the NMC: Registered nurse, learning disability (RNLD)
- Specialist community practitioner award, mentorship award
Experience
Essential criteria- Work in partnership with other professionals in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities
- Experience of assessment of need of people with learning disabilities
- Experience of working with people who challenge services
Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to manage own time
- Ability to participate in training individuals and groups
- Comply with professional supervision framework and supervise junior members of the nursing team
- Ability to participate in project work
- Presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Evidence based practice
- Ability to understand the range of health needs of learning disabled adults
- Awareness of national guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care and the provision of services for learning disabled adults