Senior Registered Nurse - Health Facilitation

We are seeking a highly motivated enthusiastic and passionate learning disability nurse to join the Adult Learning Disability Enhancing Physical Health team, as a senior registered Nurse / Health Facilitation nurse. The Team provides specialist advice and support to both people with a learning disability and to health services to reduce the health inequalities and premature mortality that people with a learning disability face. The team is in the early stages of merging with the Durham and Darlington Health Facilitation team and will become the Physical health Team across Durham and Tess Valley (DTV). This role is a full-time permanent position working hours Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework. Qualified nurses are expected to participate in the ALD nurse on call (Monday-Sunday 5pm-9am) Main duties of the job The successful candidate will work with health colleagues within the wider Learning Disability Community Teams, Local Authority colleagues and in liaison / partnership with primary and secondary care services, using a Person-Centred Approach to enable and support adults with a learning disability and their carers to promote the health needs of people with a learning disability and enable access to wider health services. The successful candidate with be expected to support in the delivery of the additional functions of the team. This includes the implementation of National NHS England work programme's including The Enhanced health in care homes Framework, Stopping over medication of people with a learning disability and autistic people (STOMP), and the GP Enhanced Service for the Annual Health Checks. Other functions of the team include the transitions of from children's services to adults and the management of epilepsy from the epilepsy specialist nurse within the team., Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council - RNMH or RNLD (RNSC - CAMHS only ) - RGN (If appropriate)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Recognised Practice Supervisor and / or Practice Assessor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within 6 months
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing clinical supervision OR willingness to work towards within 6 months
Experience Essential
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework)
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families / carers
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
• Supervising or assessing students on practice placement.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities, Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence based practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Understanding of relevant legislation (. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Research and development methodology.
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections
  
  We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire York and Selby.
From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care - out talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood and believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.