Community Learning Disability Nurse / Charge Nurse inWinchester inWinchester PUBLISHED 1 DEC 2023

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year Based on full time hours  PERMANENT 

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit a full-time Band 6 Learning Disability Charge Nurse to work in the North & West Hampshire Community Learning Disability Service.

This is an exciting time to join a busy and well-established multi-disciplinary health team supporting the health care needs of people with a learning disability throughout the North Hampshire Locality based at either Otterbourne or Basingstoke. You will play a vital role as part of the community nurse team in a forward thinking and innovative team. We offer regular supervision and opportunities for professional development including leading and participating in local and divisional quality improvement initiatives.

We are looking for an experienced nurse who can manage their own caseload, complete assessments within the areas of clinical practice and develop robust person centred care plans. You will lead nursing care for service users referred to the team using the CPA process when indicated. You will be supervising, mentoring, and teaching registered, unregistered staff and students. This post will give you the opportunity to contribute towards leadership within the nursing team and wider multi-disciplinary team. You will need to demonstrate effective leadership and inter-personal skills, good communication and presentation skills, be organised and self-motivated.

The role of the Community Charge Nurse is to work within the learning disability team undertaking comprehensive assessments, interpreting, planning and implementing nursing treatment and care to service users who require an adapted learning disability service.

The role also requires the learning disability nurse to mentor, supervise and support junior nurses, student nurses and support workers.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit a full-time Band 6 Learning Disability Charge Nurse to work in the North & West Hampshire Community Learning Disability Service.

This is an exciting time to join a busy and well-established multi-disciplinary health team supporting the health care needs of people with a learning disability throughout the North Hampshire Locality based at either Otterbourne or Basingstoke. You will play a vital role as part of the community nurse team in a forward thinking and innovative team. We offer regular supervision and opportunities for professional development including leading and participating in local and divisional quality improvement initiatives.

We are looking for an experienced nurse who can manage their own caseload, complete assessments within the areas of clinical practice and develop robust person centred care plans. You will lead nursing care for service users referred to the team using the CPA process when indicated. You will be supervising, mentoring, and teaching registered, unregistered staff and students. This post will give you the opportunity to contribute towards leadership within the nursing team and wider multi-disciplinary team. You will need to demonstrate effective leadership and inter-personal skills, good communication and presentation skills, be organised and self-motivated.

The role of the Community Charge Nurse is to work within the learning disability team undertaking comprehensive assessments, interpreting, planning and implementing nursing treatment and care to service users who require an adapted learning disability service.

The role also requires the learning disability nurse to mentor, supervise and support junior nurses, student nurses and support workers.



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