Learning Disability and Dementia Liaison Nurse

We're proud of our team and recognise the significant contributions they make to patients here in the UK and globally. When you join Moorfields Eye Hospital you can help us continue to deliver excellence and equity in patient care through kindness and compassion for all.

At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible. For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence. We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust working closely with the clinical and safeguarding team in supporting patients with learning disability, autism and dementia. This work will be promoting best practice, implementing standards and monitoring the process in line with both national and local multi-agency guidelines.

You will support in the care of complex patients in accessing services across all our network sites as well as the successful transfer of care following the completion of ophthalmic treatment, supporting clinical staff by being the point of liaison between the community/home and the ophthalmology service, keeping the patient at the centre of their care. You will be expected to work without direct supervision to provide expert advice and support to a variety of staff on complex decisions around learning disability, autism and dementia.

Main duties of the job:

• In collaboration with the Lead for the safeguarding team/Named Nurse for Adult Safeguarding and the multi-disciplinary team you will be responsible for the delivery of safe, effective care leading to an excellent experience for patients and carers.
• Being responsible for ensuring high quality, evidence-based patient centred care is delivered and providing assurance of this whilst delivering the Trust's core objectives and strategies.
• Developing and delivering continuous improvement initiatives to ensure that the service meets all quality indicator targets, key performance indicators and quality and safety standards and initiatives relevant to the service.
• Deliver the learning requirements to staff in the trust through planned education activities in line with the learning disability and autism code of practice.
• Reviewing and implementing the management of patient pathways to improve the quality of care and efficiency in the wards/departments, ensuring the patients experience is positive while under our care.
• Leading on the trust’s clinical practice standards, clinical improvements and/or strategies for the delivery of excellent care for patients with learning disability, autism or dementia and subsequent training and education requirements.

What’s in it for You?

At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future. You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:

• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills

To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate.
• Challenge practice so that the best and most appropriate treatment is given to the patient, maintaining and monitoring high standards of care.
• Working collaboratively, managing a group of patients to deliver high quality skilled, evidence based and patient centred care.
• Be fully conversant and wholly accountable for your practice and maintaining your professional registration in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Code.
• Recognise the limits of individual competence and knowledge and undertake and complete further training and academic qualifications as relevant to the role and service requirements.
• Develop a culture of providing and accepting constructive feedback and use this to reflect on your own practice and that of others.
• Communicate clearly and appropriately with patients, carers/relatives and all other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Continuously assess and evaluate the communication, educational and information needs for patients and their families and devise plans to ensure needs are met.
• Participate in the development and implementation of a robust clinical audit programme as well as participation in the clinical governance agenda in line with the risk management strategy and policy.
• Contribute and participate towards patient engagement and involvement initiatives.
• Act as a clinical role model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice.

Experience:

• Registered Nurse - preferably LD registered/trained.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working.

Skills:

• Evidence of skills in communicating across the multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of managing complexity in care pathways.
• Counselling skills.

Knowledge:

• Significant relevant clinical experience.