Community Nurse Learning Disabilities in Brecon

The post holder will have an understanding of the knowledge and skills of the professional activities within a Multidisciplinary Community Support Team within the field of Learning Disabilities. They will be responsible for managing a clinical caseload, and will liaise with both Social and Health care professionals to meet client need.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and evaluation of systems and structures, which promote the rights, responsibilities and diversities of people with a learning disability through effective communication.
• The post holder will promote the health and well-being of clients by providing nursing assessment and advice to clients, carers and other professionals.

Person Specification

• Registered Nurse (Learning Disability) with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
• Evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to nursing practice
• Meet the academic and professional requirements for revalidation
• Understanding of the health needs of people with learning disabilities, including associated health inequalities
• Knowledge of person-centred care and the importance of therapeutic relationships
• Awareness of safeguarding responsibilities for children and adults and how to escalate concerns
• Understanding of risk assessment and clinical risk management within community settings
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Mental Capacity Act, Equality Act, and Human Rights-based approaches
• Understanding of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working in community services
• Knowledge of accurate record-keeping and digital documentation requirements
• Practice Supervisor or Practice Assessor qualification (or willingness to undertake)
• Additional training relevant to learning disability nursing (e.g., Positive Behavioural Support, sensory needs, physical health skills)
• Training in behaviour support, mental health awareness, or communication approaches for people with complex needs
• Understanding of community-based pathways and partnership working across health, social care and third-sector services
• Aware of trauma-informed practice and its relevance to people with learning disabilities
• Aware of public health initiatives relevant to people with learning disabilities

Experience

• Contributing to the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care
• Communicating complex, diverse or sensitive information to individuals, carers and professionals
• Managing changing priorities in a clinical environment, including responding to urgent or unexpected situations
• Work both autonomously and effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Supporting individuals with complex needs, including behaviours of concern, mental health needs, or dual diagnosis
• Contributing to audit, quality improvement or service development activities

Skills and Attributes

• Carry out holistic nursing assessments and deliver person-centred interventions
• Prioritise, manage and organise a caseload in a community setting
• Identify, assess and respond appropriately to clinical risk
• Motivated to engage in reflection, supervision and continuous professional development
• Some ability to speak, read and/or write Welsh, or an eagerness to learn
• Support health promotion activities tailored to people with learning disabilities

Other

• Works flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including occasional adjusted hours in response to clinical priorities
• Travels independently across the locality to visit individuals in a range of community settings
• Uses initiative to resolve day-to-day issues and seeks guidance appropriately for more complex matters

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.