Staff Nurse LD

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 15 hr band 5 Registered Learning Disability Nurses (RNLD) to join the Specialist Children's Short Break Team at Dragon Square. The service provides overnight short breaks for children and young people with severe learning disabilities and other associated complex needs such as behaviours of concern and complex health needs.

The role involves working as part of a team of Registered nurses and Health Care Support workers in conjunction with the wider multi‑agency team such as school, social workers, consultants, specialist nurses, community nurses and parents/carers to meet the needs of the children and young people and achieve positive outcomes for them, as well as supporting families and minimising the risk of family breakdown.

The role of the registered LD nurse is very diverse and varied and creates lots of opportunity for developing clinical skills. It involves supporting the children and young people to meet their personal hygiene needs, diet and nutrition, communication, religious, cultural needs, health and wellbeing as well as social, sensory needs and developing daily living skills and independence. There are lots of opportunities to support the children to have fun when they are on a short break. There are development opportunities available within the trust. The service is registered with Ofsted and is rated Good. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust is rated outstanding by CQC.

NOTE: This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

• To act as named LD nurse / care coordinator with responsibility for the planning and delivery of care to this patient group.
• To act as Nurse in Charge of the clinical area on a regular basis.
• To act as a Change Agent and actively seek to develop practice.

Specialist/technical requirements

• To act as named LD nurse / care coordinator for a group of patients ensuring that appropriate interventions are planned and delivered according to assessed need.
• To promote a positive nurse patient relationship and to engage with carers / relatives as appropriate.
• To have responsibility for documenting the plans of care and ensuring that plans remain current and that standards of record keeping are adhered to.
• To administer and manage medicines according to policy and local protocol.
• To assess patient response and provide advice and education to junior staff and both patient and carers in respect of prescribed medicines.
• Provide support and guidance to junior or less experienced staff in the planning and delivery of nursing care for individuals for whom they are named LD nurse / worker.
• To provide support to patients within this group at times when the named LD nurse / worker is unavailable.
• To take an active role in auditing and maintaining standards of record keeping for this group of patients.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care. We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working. We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers.

In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under‑represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities. The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.

Job responsibilities

• Professional and statutory Obligations Ensure personal practice and that of those supervised adheres to relevant Codes of Conduct, legislation and policies and procedures. Take responsibility for maintaining professional registration and for personal and professional development in accordance with NMC guidance, attending statutory and mandatory training and other pertinent training as agreed with the clinical manager through the personal review process.
• Managerial To act as Nurse in Charge of the clinical area on a regular basis. Ensuring that the shift is run in an efficient manner and that clinical need is prioritised and acted upon appropriately. Act as change agent, develop practice through evidence / action research. Management of all aspects of the change process, ensuring that significant others are fully engaged and that positive change is reviewed, evaluated and communicated both within the immediate team and more widely within the organisation. Management of staff for the duration of a span of duty, providing supervision and support to junior staff. Acting as mentor or preceptor as and where appropriate. Motivating other staff, promoting positive values, challenging inappropriate behaviour and negative attitudes. Provide feedback on performance and report any incidents of misconduct in accordance with relevant procedures. Ensure effective and accurate communication both during the span of duty and any subsequent changes. Ensure that communication is maintained within the wider clinical team and where necessary with other agencies or individuals. Aspects of staff management as agreed with the clinical manager.

Person Specification

• Experience Experience of working with children or adults with learning disabilities.
• Qualifications Level 3 Diploma in residential childcare or willing to work towards this qualification. Qualified nursing qualification RLDN. Knowledge of CQC and Ofsted regulations.
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata.