Community Nurse Practitioner inBraintree inBraintree PUBLISHED
TUE 3 DEC 2024
Candidates must possess professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), demonstrate effective communication skills, and maintain high standards of record-keeping. The role also requires a strong understanding of relevant legislation and national guidelines for supporting individuals with learning disabilities. The position offers a wide range of benefits, including an excellent NHS pension scheme, flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, and various professional development options.
Essex Learning Disability Partnership are looking for aRegistered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) with a passion for delivering the highest standard of care for individuals that have a learning disability.
You will be working as aCommunity Nurse within The Mid-West Essex Community Learning Disability Team, based at Tekhnicon House, Braintree.
The Mid-West Essex Community Learning Disability Team provide person centred and holistic assessment and care for adults with a learning disability living in the community. The multidisciplinary team works with individuals that live independently in the community, with family/carers, and those that reside in supported living schemes or 24 hour residential placements. The service is committed to improving the health and well-being of people with a learning disability across Mid & West Essex, by working in a simple, person-centred way that empowers individuals to maximise their potential.
The Role
- Assessing the health care needs of people with learning disabilities in a range of environments and implementing interventions as required.
- Work in an interdisciplinary way to assess service user's needs, devise care plans and evaluate outcomes.
- Work directly with service users, carers, colleagues and other service providers.
- To assist and be proactive in health promotion for people with learning disabilities, ensuring inclusion into mainstream services in line with national and local policy and guidance.
- Deliver training and education to other professionals/carers/family.
The Requirements
- Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Compassion, resilience and a dedication to empower and support service user independence
- Be able to communicate effectively, using a variety of methods, with service users, other members of the MDT, carers/family and other agencies involved in the service users' care.
- An ability to maintain high standards of record keeping.
- A good understanding of legislation and national guidance relating to the care and support of people with learning disability.
About us
Please see attached job description and personal specification for further information; more details available on ELDP and HPFT websites
The Benefits
- NHS and Employee Discounts
- Excellent NHS Pension Scheme
- Flexible Working Opportunities
- 35 days Annual Leave and Public Holiday Entitlement (Increasing to 37 Days After 5 Years of Service, and 41 Days After 10 Years' Service)
- Car Lease Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Eye Test Vouchers
- Various Staff Wellbeing Programmes
- Free Parking
- Varied Career Pathway Options
- Excellent Training Opportunities
- Paid DBS application
About Us
Essex Learning Disability Partnership is an innovative collaboration between Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust & Essex Partnership University Trust that provides the following services across Essex:
- Mid-West Essex Community Learning Disability Services
- North East Essex Community Learning Disability Services
- South Essex Community Learning Disability Services
- Lexden Hospital, Colchester Assessment & Treatment Unit for Adults with a Learning Disability
- Byron Court, Billericay Assessment & Treatment Unit for Adults with a Learning Disability
By working together, the two organisations each bring diverse expertise and a wealth of experience. The objective is to transform Learning Disability services in Essex by working creatively to remove barriers and duplication and deliver excellent care underpinned by the following principles:
- Simple
- Person-Centred
- Integrated
- Community Focused
- Equality of Access
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