Community Learning Disability Nurse / Charge Nurse
- Employer
- Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Winchester
- Salary
- £37,338 to £44,962 a year Based on full time hours
- Closing date
- 1 Oct 2024
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- Profession
- Nurse, Mental health, Mental health nurse, Learning disability nurse, Community nurse, Mental health nurse - community, Adult mental health nurse, Community mental health nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit a full-time Band 6 Learning Disability Charge Nurse to work in the North & West Hampshire Community Learning Disability Service.
This is an exciting time to join a busy and well-established multi-disciplinary health team supporting the health care needs of people with a learning disability throughout the North Hampshire Locality based at either Otterbourne or Basingstoke. You will play a vital role as part of the community nurse team in a forward thinking and innovative team. We offer regular supervision and opportunities for professional development including leading and participating in local and divisional quality improvement initiatives.
We are looking for an experienced nurse who can manage their own caseload, complete assessments within the areas of clinical practice and develop robust person centred care plans. You will lead nursing care for service users referred to the team using the CPA process when indicated. You will be supervising, mentoring, and teaching registered, unregistered staff and students. This post will give you the opportunity to contribute towards leadership within the nursing team and wider multi-disciplinary team. You will need to demonstrate effective leadership and inter-personal skills, good communication and presentation skills, be organised and self-motivated.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Community Charge Nurse is to work within the learning disability team undertaking comprehensive assessments, interpreting, planning and implementing nursing treatment and care to service users who require an adapted learning disability service.
The role also requires the learning disability nurse to mentor, supervise and support junior nurses, student nurses and support workers.
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Poles Copse
Poles Lane, Otterbourne
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 2DZ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
348-SS-5796
This is an exciting time to join a busy and well-established multi-disciplinary health team supporting the health care needs of people with a learning disability throughout the North Hampshire Locality based at either Otterbourne or Basingstoke. You will play a vital role as part of the community nurse team in a forward thinking and innovative team. We offer regular supervision and opportunities for professional development including leading and participating in local and divisional quality improvement initiatives.
We are looking for an experienced nurse who can manage their own caseload, complete assessments within the areas of clinical practice and develop robust person centred care plans. You will lead nursing care for service users referred to the team using the CPA process when indicated. You will be supervising, mentoring, and teaching registered, unregistered staff and students. This post will give you the opportunity to contribute towards leadership within the nursing team and wider multi-disciplinary team. You will need to demonstrate effective leadership and inter-personal skills, good communication and presentation skills, be organised and self-motivated.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Community Charge Nurse is to work within the learning disability team undertaking comprehensive assessments, interpreting, planning and implementing nursing treatment and care to service users who require an adapted learning disability service.
The role also requires the learning disability nurse to mentor, supervise and support junior nurses, student nurses and support workers.
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
- Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
- We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
- We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RNLD
- Computer skills
- Mentorship course
- Clinical supervision training
Employer details
Employer name
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Poles Copse
Poles Lane, Otterbourne
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 2DZ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
348-SS-5796
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