Learning Disability Nurse - Children's Community inNorthallerton inNorthallerton PUBLISHED
THU 24 OCT 2024
In this role, the nurse will manage a designated caseload of children with learning disabilities, providing specialist assessments and implementing health interventions to enhance their wellbeing. The successful candidate will advocate for the needs of this vulnerable population, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and take on supervisory responsibilities in the absence of the lead nurse. The position offers flexibility in work-life balance and the opportunity to make a significant impact on the health outcomes of children and young people within the community.
We are looking for a skilled & experienced learning disability nurse to support Children & Young People with complex needs within the Harrogate & Rural District, Hambleton & Richmondshire localities.
This would be an ideal post for a practicing Band 6 nurse or a competent Band 5 LD nurse, looking for career progression.
A background in community practice & experience with children & young people is ideal, but not essential.
The role is delivered across the Northallerton & Harrogate localities, actual base to be negotiated with the successful candidate, depending on preference.As a team we are passionate about our work whilst supporting a flexible approach to work life balance. If you would like to make a positive difference to the health outcomes of this vulnerable group within our community, give us a call to discuss the role.
A Registered Community Learning disability nurse working within the Specialist Children's Services team providing high quality, evidence based care to children and young people with a learning disability.
The role involves maintaining responsibility for a designated caseload of children and young people with a learning disability acting with autonomy as appropriate.
Providing specialist nursing assessments and support to implement interventions to promote the health and wellbeing of children and young people with learning disability and their families.
To positively represent the needs and rights of children and young people with learning disability, promoting equality and assisting access to NHS and any other services.
To take responsibility as required in the absence of the lead nurse including day-to-day management of the learning disability nursing team and the supervision and development of registered and non-registered staff.
The post holder will work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team and with partnership agencies to provide integrated children's services in line with current policy and best practice to maintain excellent working relationships between families and carers, universal and specialist services, education, voluntary and private organisations.
The post-holder will contribute towards the continual development of Specialist Children's Services and ensure high standards of clinical practice are maintained and monitored.
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