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Community Nurse Frailty and Dementia- Learning Disabilities - Band 6

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced and highly motivated individual to join community city wide service within the Learning Disabilities Service.

Due to the nature of the role this is open to Registered Nurses Learning Disability who have experience in supporting service users with frailty and or dementia

The role involves providing specialist support and guidance to adults with learning disabilities who are frail and/or diagnosed with dementia and supporting their carers. The successful candidate will provide clinical services through the effective management of an active caseload.

You will be an experienced and flexible individual with excellent communication skills and a passion for multi disciplinary team working.

Main duties of the job

To work within the framework of a multi-disciplinary team to provide support and guidance to adults with learning disabilities and their carers.

To work within the framework of health facilitation (level one and two).

To co-ordinate a clinical service under the supervision of Senior Community Nurses.

To provide support to adults with learning disability who have dementia and/or frailty.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties1. To manage and co-ordinate a caseload under the supervision of the SeniorCommunity Nurse.2. To focus on individual health outcomes for people with learning disabilities and offersupport to access health services.3. To promote service development and planning within mainstream services supportingthem to achieve Valuing People targets and examine initiatives to reduce healthinequalities.4. To assess, plan, implement, evaluate and review programmes of care and ensuremeasurable outcomes and discharges are efficiently and effectively carried out.To have a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Valuing People andHuman Rights Act and a general awareness of other legislation that impacts onthe lives of people with a Learning Disability including older adults legislation.5.To assist individuals with learning disabilities and their carers, giving practical help andadvice on such matters as:6. Dementia and Frailty Management of challenging behaviourManagement of Epilepsy Diet Promotion of ContinenceMedication Respite Care Healtheducation Practical Problems e.g., liftingMental Health needs PhysicalDisabilities Sensory DisabilitiesAutism Relationship and sexualityParenting Care Programme Approach Co-OrdinationTo act, here necessary, as an advocate for the person with a learning disability,bearing in mind the rights, needs and dignity of the individual and development ofself esteem.7.8. To participate in meetings, case conferences and clinics, where appropriate.To liaise with all professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies working with peoplewith learning disabilities e.g., Primary Health Care Teams, Social Care & Health,Education Services and others as required.9.To liaise with all appropriate professionals, carers and Service User with regard topre and post admission support to respite care/assessment/treatment/Acute/Hospitals.10.11. To refer clients to other agencies as appropriate.12. To work within the principles of clinical governance.To work flexibly in response to Service Users' individual needs, i.e., evenings,weekends and public holidays.13.14. To promote the values and principles of the organisation in relation to diversity.15. To be sensitive and proactive in meeting the needs of the service user from a varietyof ethnic cultures16. To promote the values and principles of the person centred approachs17. To participate on the On-Call Out of hours Duty on a rotational basis

Person Specification

Qualifications/training

Essential

• Registered Nurse: Learning Disabilities or Mental Health
• Post qualification training

Desirable

• ENB 998 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Significant post registration
• Working with Multi-disciplinary Teams
• Dealing with complex health needs
• Working with Multi-agencies

Desirable

• Experience in managing frailty & dementia

Skills

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of assessment processes
• Understanding diversity
• Level 1 & 2 health facilitation
• Understand legislation in relation to people with learning disabilities
• Ability to undertake and understand audit tools
• Knowledge of Care Programme Approach
• Good IT skills
• Good communication skills both written and verbal

personal qualities

Essential

• Confident
• Assertive

Other Job Requirements

Essential

• Car driver essential with full licence and access to a vehicle
• Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role
• On call participation
• Flexible working

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

The Greenfields

30 Brookfield Drive

Kings Norton, Birmingham

B30 3QY

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820-6436670-LD