Band 4 Nursing Associate - Learning Disabilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Associate - Learning Disability to join our team of Learning Disability Nurses, Registered Mental Health Nurses and General nurses within the Vulnerabilities Team at UHB. As a Nursing Associate you will work in a clinical field supporting patients with a Learning disability and/or Autistic, with minimal supervision from and report to a Registered Nurse (Level 1). You will deliver safe, compassionate and dignified patient centred health care. You will be expected to plan and prioritise your workload; implement evidence-based care; utilise relevant guidance, protocols, and policies (local and national); contribute to care planning and patient reviews. You will be responsible for completing any work based training and associated competency required by the role.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, hardworking Nurse Associate - Learning Disability who is passionate about working with Children, Young People and Adults with a Learning Disability and /or Autistic and passionate about ensuring inclusion and accessibility to services.

This role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, 8am -4pm. This is a cross site role so daily access to your own vehicle is essential., You will effectively manage your own active caseload with supervision from a trained Learning Disability Nurse and will be responsible for keeping all clinical and safeguarding records up to date and in line with NMC guidelines and responsible for maintaining high standards of care and practice.

As a member of this team, you will be supported with regular clinical supervision, appraisal and relevant team meetings.

Ideally you will have experience of working with Children, young people and adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autistic.

You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be capable of problems solving and working under pressure.

Working alongside members of the Vulnerabilities team, you will support effective nursing care and nursing interventions for people with a Learning disability and/or Autism

You will form part of the Vulnerabilities team, and will be expected to access, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care and escalate any areas of concern

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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