Senior Nurse Disability Intensive Care Enhanced (DICE)

at  Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a Learning Disability or Mental Health Nurse looking for an opportunity to develop your skills around Transforming Care for children and young people with learning Disability and / or autism who are at risk of hospital admission?
We are excited to announce that we have a band 6 nurse vacancy, based at Finch Road, and covering citywide localities in our ‘Disability Intensive Care Enhanced’ (DICE) team. This is a 9 month fixed term maternity cover. You will be offered a comprehensive induction package and ongoing training and development to support with the role.
The post will involve holistic assessment of children and young people with learning disability and / or autism who are at risk of psychiatric hospital admission. You would quickly and effectively develop interventions to support young people and their families; risk assessing and care planning based on recognised evidence to deliver outcomes. You will get opportunity to work directly with children, young people and their families to meaningfully understand the difficulties that they experience.
You will be supported by a knowledgeable multi-disciplinary team, including psychologists, nurses, psychiatrists, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and highly skilled support workers. You will build relationships with other organisations, and build positive relationships with wider mental services, education settings and social care.
The Forward Thinking Birmingham DICE team covers the whole of the Birmingham geographical area. The age range is 0-19 for those children and young people who have a moderate to profound learning disability, and 0-18 for those with autism.
Members of the Forward Thinking Birmingham partnership multi - disciplinary Service includes Consultant Psychiatrists and other medical staff, Clinical Psychologists, Child Psychotherapists, Learning Disability and Mental Health Nurses, Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists
The successful applicant would work directly with children and young people who have learning disability and / or autism to reduce the risk of psychiatric hospital admission.
Networking, multi-agency liaison and working within complex systems is an essential part of the role, therefore the successful applicant would need strong communication skills, and an ability to foster positive working relationships both within and outside of the trust.
The successful applicant would provide clinical supervision and day to to guidance for other members of the team.
Experience working with children and young people with autism and / or learning disabilities will be essential; along with an understanding of mental health presentations within the complexity of neurodiversity.
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women’s Hospital is one of two dedicated women’s hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
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Please refer the Job description for details