Children's Community Learning Disability Nurse

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Caerleon, Casnewydd - Newport

Children's Community Learning Disability Nurse

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Caerleon, Casnewydd - Newport

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 9 Nov | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 31459eb5e6a04f788a721d66602ef8ed

Full Job Description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable., An exciting opportunity has become available within the Child and Adolescent Learning Disability Service (CALDS) for a Learning Disability Nurse to join our friendly and dynamic MDT, supporting children and young people with a learning disability living in Gwent. This post is part time and temporary to cover a period of maternity leave.
CALDS is a specialist multi-disciplinary service consisting of Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapy, Psychology and Psychiatry. We offer a range of services for children and adolescents with a learning disability, from assessment and intervention to consultation, liaison and training for other agencies.
Referrals are accepted for children and adolescents with a moderate to severe learning disability in conjunction with complex emotional/behavioural/mental health issues., The post holder will hold a clinical caseload and will be expected to provide a variety of assessments and interventions for children and young people on an individual or group basis in a community setting.
The post holder will joint work with other professionals within the team to meet the needs of children and young people with high level of complex needs.
The post holder will work both autonomously and jointly with other members of the team to provide interventions and undertake specific programme preparation and administrative tasks. They are required to respond flexibly to changing needs within the child and adolescent learning disability team., + Manage a caseload of children and adolescents
· Undertake clinical assessments for children and adolescents
· Develop person centred care plans based on clinical assessment of need
· Develop and contribute to the development of Positive Behavioural Support Plans for children and young people who are open to the service
· Work as part of the CALDS and wider multi-disciplinary team to provide intervention programmes.
Further details can be found in the attached job description

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term for 10 months due to - meet the needs of the service

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.