Job Details
All references should be directed through the Employers HR Department wherever possible to comply with NHS Check Standards. Please ensure that a HR address/email is provided for each referee named. Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Community Nurse to join the Leeds Intensive Support Team. This role has been designed to enable a Band 5 nurse to pursue a career development by gaining the skills and confidence to develop into a band 6 nurse while in the team. The successful candidate will be supported and reviewed through managerial and clinical supervision to explore a work plan and competencies to help and support the skills required for a band 6 nurse.The Intensive Support Team for people with learning disabilities works with people who at a significant time in their lives when they need additional support due to mental health or behavioural need. Many of our service users have experienced emotional and physical trauma, they may have personality disorders, mental health needs, as well as a level of learning disability. In addition, they may be accommodated in services who struggle to meet their challenging needs. The team’s overall aim is to keep people out of hospital. We aim to keep people safe, empower service users to overcome individual challenges and provide them and their staff team with the skills and knowledge needed to overcome the present challenges they face. The team is highly skilled, passionate, forward thinking and completely personal centred. Main duties of the job To work as a valued member of the multidisciplinary teamTo work collaboratively within professionals working with individuals on the IST caseload.Using evidence based/client centred principles.The Intensive Support nurse will assess, plan, implement care to meet the behavioural and mental needs of people at the critical time in their lives, aiming to keep them out of hospital and living in their current environment. Lead in developing and maintaining the delivery of nursing care to promote health and wellbeing.Maintain clear links with your profession’s structures and your professional’s lead within the directorate and the Trust. Support the professions development and modernisation and adherence to your professional standards and code of practice. To keep up to date with clinical practice through MDT tri-weekly huddles, clinical supervision, occupational health practice development meetings and Allied health professional forums. Working for our organisation The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa. Detailed job description and main responsibilities We would like to recruit a confident, dynamic and enthusiastic Nurse to join us for the opportunity to over time, build the confidence to becoming a band 6 nurse with the team. This is a new and exciting opportunity whereby we can explore the successful candidate users with vital intensive support that people need at this critical time in their lives. We would accept the right candidate with a learning disability or mental health nursing qualification.The successful candidate must have worked with people with a learning disability previously either in the community or in an inpatient setting, be keen to continue to work with people who have complex needs and have awareness of the needs of people who have a learning disability. The successful candidate will be based within the Intensive Support Team. The service currently runs 7 days a week, covering the city of Leeds. The successful candidate must hold a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle.The band 5 community nurse will provide direct clinical care to adults with a learning disability with the aim to improve service users lives and prevent admissions to specialist mental health and general health hospitals by ensuring that the right plans are in place.The post holder will work towards providing clinical supervision to junior colleagues within the team as part of the work plan and review of competencies.Please refer to the job description for further details on the below: Communication/Relationship SkillsReporting and RecordingKnowledge, training, skills, and experienceAnalysis, Problem Solving and Judgmental SkillsPlanning and Organisational SkillsPhysical & IT Skills Ability to travel and access to a suitable vehicle for community-based work essential for postService User/Client CareTo safely administer medication in accordance with NMC Code and policy / procedures Policy and Service Development ImplementationResponsible for Financial and Physical ResourcesResponsible for Human ResourcesResponsible for Information ResourcesResearch and Development (R & D)Freedom to ActHealth, Safety and Risk ManagementTraining and Personal DevelopmentSafeguarding/Raising concernsInformation Governance and data qualityConfidentialityData QualityTrust ValuesEquality and DiversityInfection ControlHigh Quality Patient CareNHS Constitution Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Advanced Diploma or degree in Learning Disability Nursing. (RNLD or RNMH). Registered within the NMC Knowledge Essential criteria Awareness of the Learning disability Nurse role Experience Essential criteria Experience working with people with a Learning Disabilities Skills Essential criteria Skills communicating with a range of service users
