Enhanced Support Nurse Practitioner

This is a secondment position to cover the existing post holder whilst on an internal secondment for 12 months. Are you committed to improving the health and well-being of people with learning disabilities? Are you a registered nurse? If so, Essex LD Partnership are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic nurse to welcome into their Enhanced Support Service at Tekhnicon House, Braintree. The Enhanced Service provides intensive support to adults with learning disabilities who present with challenging behaviour and / or mental health problems in the community to prevent where possible hospital admission. The team acts as a gateway to the inpatient assessment and treatment service and works in close liaison with inpatient services to facilitate appropriate admission and timely discharge from services., As our new Enhanced Support Nurse Practitioner, you will be welcomed into a safe and supportive staff team, who empower and encourage one another in being the best version of ourselves for the benefit of those we care for. One of our current Charge Nurses says that "I feel very proud to work in such a compassionate team who truly care for the individuals we provide care to". This post is ideal for someone who is passionate about delivering safe and effective care through working in partnership with service-users and carers. You will be involved in all aspects of service-user care, and work directly with people who use our services, their carers, colleagues and other service providers.,

• Working as a practitioner with a special interest in challenging behaviour and mental health wellbeing for people with learning disabilities.
• Assessing the health care needs of people with Learning Disabilities in a range of environments and implementing interventions as required.
• Working in an interdisciplinary way to assess service user's needs, devising care plans and evaluating outcomes.
  
  Relevant Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) (
• Demonstrable commitment to ongoing training and development
Desirable criteria
• Mentorship Training
• Management Training
• Teaching or training experience, Knowledge of common physical, mental and emotional health needs experienced by people with a learning disability
• Experiencing of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care according to assessed need using person-centred approaches
• Experience of working with people with learning disabilities or complex health needs
• Experience of using assessment and screening tools to support analysis and make formulations and recommendations based on this
• Working knowledge of legislation and policy relating to learning disabilities
• Experience of maintaining high standards of recordkeeping consistent with legislation, policies and procedures, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. Essex Learning Disability Partnership is an innovative collaboration between Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust and Essex Partnership University Trust. The partnership was formed in 2017 and is responsible for all NHS Learning Disability community and inpatient services across Essex. The two organisations bring diverse expertise and experience to transform Learning Disability services in Essex by working creatively to remove barriers and deliver excellent care. Not only will you be working in an innovative and exciting organisation, but you will also be able to enjoy an extensive range of staff benefits including:
• 27 days annual leave on entry to NHS
• One of the best pension schemes in the UK
• Flexible working options
• Car leasing scheme
• Childcare discounts
• Wellbeing events and activities
• A 24-hour staff support helpline, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional