Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

The post holder will provide a specialist role within the Community Team and will demonstrate higher levels of decision-making and enable the monitoring and implementation of standards of care and to ensure that own clinical practice is driven through clinical governance in line with service requirements and be able to:

Main duties of the job

Support and empower clients, their families and carers to influence and participate in decisions concerning their care by providing information on a range of specialist nursing care and service options.

Participate in local and national learning disability mainstreaming and health equality projects as required, which will include the Learning disability DES, London LD Self-Assessment Framework, Health for all group, 6 lives , Transforming Care and LeDeR action plan. 

Promote a positive profile of the Community Learning Disability Service with GP’s, Primary Health Care teams and other statutory and voluntary sectors.

Develop with the client, an on-going care plan for health, with an emphasis on preventative measures and promoting well-being ( facilitating health promotion clinics.

Fully engage in all aspects of the safeguarding adult’s process and take lead responsibilities for reporting.

 Have the ability to liaise with all members of the Community Learning Disabilities Team and multi-agency as necessary to ensure a cohesive approach to care delivery.

Working for our organisation

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 focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

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).

High-Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) pro rata for part time staff.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be a Registered Learning Disability Nurse responsible for service users allocated to them. The post holder will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable : 

The Community Learning Disability Nurse aims to enhance and support people with learning disabilities to live a better and healthier way of life in the community. 

To work collaboratively within the Integrated Community Learning Disability Team to ensure the provision of high quality standards of care by effective and efficient management of resources.

To ensure that own clinical practice is driven through clinical governance in line with service requirements

The post holder will provide a specialist role within the Community Team and will demonstrate higher levels of decision-making and so enable the monitoring and implementation of standards of care.

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.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of providing professional teaching and training of other professionals with clients with a learning disability . Experience of initiating , organising and planning interagency meetings and managing clinical services . Experience of working with clients who are disturbed or have challenging needs requiring skilled and complex interventions. Ability to perform under pressure quickly and effectively , making managerial decisions and following through agreed care pathways.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

RNLD and relevant graduate training . Registration with relevant professional body.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

An awareness of the NHS Plan , National Service Framework ( NFS ) and Clinical Governance Priorities Understanding the Mental Health Act and related legislations including the Mental Capacity Act . DOLS , Codes of practice and Guidance . Understanding of safeguarding in relation to MCA and Deprivation of liberty Safeguard , LeDeR process . Excellent working knowledge of Learning Disability Strategy and related legislation . Knowledge and understanding of the Care Act 2014 .

Skills

Essential criteria

Basic Awareness of IT and IT skills and the systems used . Ability to contribute to direct teams performance and activities Ability to facilitate positive multidisciplinary working relationships across service areas Specialist skills in the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing complex highly technical and or clinical sensitive information for clients .their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the Learning Disability Team Ability to contribute to service delivery through QI projects and other improvement initiatives.

Other

Essential criteria

To be flexible , supportive to the service users and if required to take on new roles appropriate to education and skills . Ability to form new working relationships with others and to demonstrate interpersonal skills .

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.