An exciting and rewarding 12 month fixed term/secondment. opportunity has arisen, for a band 6 community clinical lead nurse. The ALD South Tees Community Team provides services across both Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland with a base at Flatts Lane Centre and is made up of Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology and AHP's (including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy) staff.

The team work collectively and collaboratively with others to ensure a high standard of care is provided, and are always willing to go above and beyond what is expected when required.

The team work in partnership with key partners to ensure people witha diagnosed learning disability and their families and carer are supported by delivering high quality clinical care.

We work predominantly 9-5 but there is an expectation to take on evening and weekend working plus on call duties

The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary Community Learning Disability Team, work towards addressing and supporting the health, psychological, emotional and behaviour needs of adults with a learning disability who have complex physical and emotional health needs.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

The successful candidates will need to have a genuine desire to improve the mental health and well-being of adults with learning disability and behaviours that challenge. They will work as part of an MDT delivering high quality secondary care and enhancing the community services, working with individuals who require specialist interventions using trauma informed care & a recovery-based approach.

The successful candidate must be motivated, flexible, able to communicate effectively, will be expected to be able to travel independently to various locations within the Trust on a regular basis.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

ALD South Tees Community Team provides services across both Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland with its base at Flatts Lane centre and is made up of Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology and AHP's (including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy) staff. The team work collectively and collaboratively with others to ensure a high standard of care is provided, and are always willing to go above and beyond what is expected when required.The team work in partnership with key partners to ensure people with a diagnosed learning disability and their families and carer and supported by delivering high quality clinical careWe're committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues. This means listening to what staff are telling us and working together to be the best employer we can be.Our staff are our most important asset and recognising their excellent work and the vital contributions they make to patient care is very important.