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Staff Nurse (Learning Disabilities)

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Stroud

Staff Nurse (Learning Disabilities)

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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Stroud

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 21 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 7c82a93917b44dcdb8d4b7e4b2c9e5d7

Full Job Description

  • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of a specific group of service users
  • Supervise mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
  • Coordinate care for a specified group of service users
    • At Berkeley House, our shifts times are as follows- Early shift is 07:00-14:50 Late shift is 13:40-21:30 Night shift is 21:00-07:20

    Are you interested in a challenging your expectations of working with people with a Learning Disability? Are you able to share your positivity and lead a team even in the most challenging situations? An excellent opportunity has arisen for a nurse to join our team providing on-going assessment and treatment for people with learning disabilities. Either full time or part positions are available. We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking and imaginative qualified nurse to become an integral part of our multidisciplinary team. In return for your skills we offer the chance to be at the forefront of working with a diverse and rewarding patient group and within a service that offers the unique chance to be at the very core of progressive service design. We also offer preceptorship if appropriate, the opportunity to work with an experienced and highly skilled staff team and support to enhance your career progression. You should be either a Learning Disability Nurse or a Mental Health Nurse with an interest in working with people with a learning disability, have experience of working with people who have a learning disability who may exhibit behaviours that are challenging, are autistic or who have an existing mental health issue. Experience in working in an inpatient environment and managing challenging situations is also desirable.

    We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust. The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
  • 89.7%believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
  • 73.3%would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
  • 82.4%agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
  • 76.7%would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
    • Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

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