Learning Disabilities and Autism Lead Nurse

Are you passionate about making a difference for individuals with learning disabilities and autism?

We have a brand new role for a Learning Disabilities and Autism Lead Nurse to join our growing Safeguarding team and shape the future of our service at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWC).

This is your chance to be a visible and impactful leader across both, Birmingham Women's Hospital (BWH) and Birmingham Children's Hospital (BCH). As the Lead Nurse for Learning Disabilities and Autism (LDA), you'll bring your expertise and innovative ideas to drive forward the LDA strategy, supporting our multidisciplinary teams in delivering exceptional, inclusive care for our patients with learning disabilities and/or autism. Our team are passionate about working towards accreditations in the future.

To provide professional nursing leadership through a strong visible clinical presence within the Learning Disabilities Liaison team and across BWC, to enhance midwifery and nursing practice and the provision of a safe effective and high-quality care environment for children, young people and their family and carers.

You will have a passion for leading and influencing continuous improvement methodologies to enhance our approach to supporting learning disabilities and autistic patients., This role will work collaboratively with senior management, including the Associate Director for Safeguarding and Learning Disabilities and Heads of Nursing & Midwifery for inpatient and community services across our hospitals.

A qualified nurse with current clinical and leadership experience of working with patients with learning disabilities and autism.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support and empower the nurses in the LDA team, ensuring a compassionate, safe and inclusive environment for our patients.

An evidence-based approach to delivering high quality care, with expert skills in supporting and advocating for individuals with learning disabilities and autism.

Experience of driving change and shaping service improvements.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.