Regional Learning Disability Nurse (North)

at  Active Care Group

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We are recruiting a Regional Learning Disability Nurse to provide high quality evidence-based specialist nursing support, for people with learning disabilities within the region. Supporting services with the oversight and development of support plans, implementing best practice and PBS.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Support (including initiating developments) learning disabilities services within the region through service visits, review of support plans and clinical cabinets.
• In collaboration with the PBS team support services in training and implementation of individual PBS plans and interventions.
• Initiate, lead or participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of needs led innovations within the region e.g., training packages, policy development.
• Ensure services are delivering person centre care as evidence by measurable clinical outcomes.
• Promote positive health care and maintenance of good health, through the education of clients and their families/carers.
• Participate in the setting, auditing and maintenance of standards, intended to improve resident care and service provision.
• Provide clinical expertise to individuals with more complex health needs.
• Provide clinical input and advice on health promotion/education and the prevention and minimisation of disability that promotes continuity of care and enables the achievement of resident focused goals.
• Comply and work within agreed protocols and practices, policies and procedures.
• Contribute to developing and reviewing current policies and procedures in conjunction with other colleagues.
• Contribute to the development of clinically effective practice.
• Support internal mock inspections of services.
• Support the Group Head of Nursing and Regional Lead Nurses to implement the Group Nursing and Care Strategy.
• Always work within the professional guidelines of the NMC code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
• Regular contact with demanding and difficult situations, with a wide range of both internal and external stakeholders, requiring highly developed and well-practiced communication and inter personal skills. Ability to be flexible in communication style depending on the audience and subject.