Community Learning Disability Nurse | Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 30 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,720 - £39,769 Per annum, inclusive of Outer London HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 September 2024 |
| Location: | Enfield, EN3 5BN |
| Company: | Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6574488/306-BEH-2229 |
Summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for a part time band 5 nurse looking to move into the field of Community LD Nursing to join our Community Intervention Service supporting people with mental health issues in the community to lead fulfilling lives based within the Enfield Integrated Learning Disability Service. The post is full time, but part time hours and job share may be considered.
The Team
Enfield Integrated Learning Disability Service is a multidisciplinary service consisting of community nurses, social workers, transition specialists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, Equals Employment workers, art therapists, psychologist and psychiatrists.
The works in partnership with other agencies across the borough to support people with a learning disability with their physical and mental health needs.
The position will provide the opportunity to develop skills in specialist Learning Disability nursing, mentoring students, pathway working and multi-disciplinary work whilst being part of a supportive team.
We will provide regular clinical supervision and you will be supported to continue your professional development.
To work as an integral member of the Community Nursing Team for People with Learning Disabilities. To assess the care needs, design, develop and implement and evaluate programmes of care in partnership with clients and carers. To provide clinical advice/support to people providing services to the client group as a member of the wider Integrated Learning Disabilities Service. To assist in developing services. To liaise appropriately with other agencies. To maintain a designated caseload. Participate in teaching staff/students, where appropriate.
To positively represent the needs and rights of PLD, tacking health inequalities and improving access to NHS services for PLD through facilitating a close working relationship between primary and specialist services, Voluntary and Private Organisations, PLD and Carers.
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
• Generous Annual Leave Allowance
• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work.
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.
This advert closes on Friday 13 Sep 2024