CNS for Learning Disabilities & Autism (XR06)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £38,682 i £46,580 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38682 - £46580 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Leeds, LS9 7TF |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9298-CFN-0125 |
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JOB DETAILS Job Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist (Learning Disabilities and Autism) Reports To: Lead Professional for Learning Disabilities and Autism Band: 6 Unit/Department: Chief Nurse, Learning Disabilities and Autism Team Location : Trustwide, Based at St Jamess University Hospital AfC Job No: 3289 2. JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY The Jobholder is responsible for working with all professional groups throughout the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) and partner agencies as appropriate. They will support the management of care for people with a learning disability, autism or both. The jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the holistic assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care. The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice to patients with learning disabilities, autism or both, and to the professionals who support them. They will contribute to the development of the Learning Disability and Autism Service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources. The post holder will work with the Learning Disabilities and Autism Team to develop an increased specialist provision for patients and the people who support them. The post holder will be responsible for direct and indirect patient care, in line with Trust policies. Along with the Quality Improvement (QI) Clinician, post holder will provide support to the Experts with Lived Experience, a group of Patient Partners with learning disabilities, autism or both. The post holder will work with the Learning Disabilities and Autism Team to develop the Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities workforce within the Trust, providing supervision to students/learners and junior colleagues as required. 3. ORGANISATIONAL CHART 4. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct Able to fulfil the NMC requirements to maintain and revalidate registration Clinical care delivery - Provide a clinical lead and role model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care. - Maintain a safe working environment - Act in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is familiar with and adheres to, the LTHT safeguarding policies. - Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the LTHT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes. - Undertake duties on other wards or departments as and when required by service demands or patient need. Responsibilities for patient and client care - Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills. - Organises own clinical workload. - Receives supervision of clinical care and outcomes from senior colleagues. Freedom to act - Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team - Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols Communication - Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation. - Support patients and their families communicating sensitive condition related information and ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery - Liaise with Community Services (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery Education and Training - Provide training and education of learners and other junior staff - Participate in own and others appraisals - Undertake mandatory and priority training within the required time scales - Provide education and training to patients and their carers. - Keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty Leadership and management - Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events - Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care - Promote evidence-based practice, wherever possible - Engages users and carers views on service delivery and development - Actively promote LTHT, citywide and national strategies - Actively promote and use the Leeds Improvement method to improve the quality and safety of the service - Implement policy and practice guidelines specific to the clinical specialty, proposing changes where appropriate - Contribute to policy and protocol development for speciality area - Exercises a personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and supplies appropriately. Research and Audit - Contribute to the research agenda - Undertake audit programmes specific to client group, treatments and developments. - Participate in clinical trials as appropriate.