Community Nurse (PBS Pathway)

The post-holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will carry out ADHD diagnostic assessments for children who have a learning disability, with appropriate training available to the successful applicant. The post-holder will have opportunities to learn about the wider roles and responsibilities of the Community Learning Disability team and to support the Duty system. Opportunities to undertake service development project will be available the post-holder will provide support, training and supervision to others. The post holder will be welcomed as a member of the friendly, community learning disabilities team in Northumbria Health Care Trust offering regular team meetings, robust support and supervision, and a commitment to continued professional development. As an integral part of North Tyneside Community Learning Disability Team, the post holder will be solely responsible for a personal caseload including assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care.They will be passionate about working in collaboration with service users, their family, carers and professional colleagues.,

• Carry out ADHD diagnostic assessments for children who have a learning disability.
• To provide a high quality community nursing service to adults and children who have a learning disability within the North Tyneside area.
• To work across Primary and secondary healthcare services to ensure equality of access for those with learning disabilities.
• To work with other agencies and services (statutory and non-statutory) to ensure equality of access for those with a learning disability and facilitate effective communication between clients and other agencies.
• To provide community nursing support to adults and children who have behavioural/mental health problems. Support the design and implement Positive Behaviour Support Plans to provide intensive, proactive support and crisis intervention to patients, carers and care providers to prevent/ reduce admission to in-patient units and to maintain community placements.
• The ideal candidate will have an understanding of National and Local Policies relating to people with learning disabilities, experience of working with people who present with challenging behaviour as well as experience of working within an PBSframework and the ability to work effectively with children and their families/carers., Registered Nurse
• R.N.M.H/R.N.L.D. Qualification
• Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
• Advanced Practice with specialist knowledge in the provision of care for people with learning disabilities (BSc, Diploma or relevant portfolio to this level), Previous commensurate experience at a minimum of Band 5 or above.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Experience of working with people who present with challenging behaviour as well as experience of working within an PBS framework.
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Experience working with children and adults
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
• Experience of working in a community setting., It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
• We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.