Job summary

The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. This will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability.

Aim of the role:

The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust's Values in their day to day work. These are the 5P's:

Putting people first

Prioritising quality

Being progressive, innovative and continually improve

Being professional and honest

Promoting what is possible - independence, opportunity and choice

The post holder will hold a relevant clinical qualification to degree level in Learning Disability and have experience of working within Learning Disability and Autism services.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, they will manage a caseload of patients with learning disability and mental health needs, using evidence based practise.

They are required to take a lead role in the leadership of junior staff and support assistants, through supervision, training and appraisal.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide a range of intervention and assessment of people , who have a learning disability and presenting with a mental illness and or severe challenging behaviour, taking into consideration the patient's physical/cognitive/perceptual skills to identify the patient's abilities and areas of difficulty.

2. Expected to work within a values driven, recovery based approach that imbeds the Positive Behaviour Support framework. Post holders will have experience of working with people who have a learning disability and either mental ill-health and/or complex behavioural needs

3. To be responsible for organising and prioritising own caseload in the day to day allocation of work, whilst being able to work flexibly to meet the needs of their patients, their relatives and carers and the service.

4. To deputise when required in the absence of the Team/Service Lead and delegate appropriately to more junior members of staff, support workers and rehabilitation assistants as appropriate.

5. To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.

6. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.

7. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.

About us

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,515 to a maximum of £5,735 pro rata for part time).

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person Specification

Secondament Post

Essential

Three Years experience in nursing field

Desirable

will hold a relevant clinical qualification to degree level in Learning Disability and have experience of working within Learning Disability and Autism services act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols. specialist knowledge in the field of LDA in order to carry out assessments and interventions, underpinned by relevant theoretical approaches whilst ensuring regular evaluation of the care plan.

The post holder will hold a relevant clinical qualification to degree level in Learning Disability

Essential

1.Provide a range of intervention and assessment of people , who have a learning disability and presenting with a mental illness and or severe challenging behaviour

Desirable

oLead, support and provide assessment and interventions based on people's needs in moment of crisis and prior.

deputise when required in the absence of the Team/Service Lead and delegate appropriately

Essential

oTo support the Team Manager and other colleagues and stakeholders in identifying best course of action that meets the needs of service users.

Desirable

oWill be actively involved with the CLDT, mental health wards, and the LDA subgroup- in providing expert input in the care of our LDA population