Lead nurse for people with a learning disability and autistic people in Harlow inHarlow PUBLISHED FRI 4 APR 2025 Jump to job information section

A unique and exciting opportunity has become available to join the organisation as the lead nurse for people with learning disability and autistic people. You will be an experienced learning disabilities nurse who will lead our dedicated team in providing care across the organisation. You will be visionary, patient centred and have a deep empathetic understanding of the challenges and the complexities that people with learning disabilities and autistic people face navigating through healthcare and a hospital environment.

You will be responsible for improving the quality of care received by people with a learning disability and autistic people, within our organisation. You will be a role model and clinical expert nursing of people with a learning disability and those on the autism spectrum, across all areas of the Trust, supporting clinical staff in the management of care planning for patients.

Excellent leadership skills, effective organisational skills, highly developed communication skills and the ability to interact with people from a wide variety of professional backgrounds are essential. As a key member of our leadership team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the care and experience of people with learning disabilities and autistic people within our Trust.

You will be a specialist clinical resource providing specialist information to patients, families, carers, staff and community partners. You will identify, plan and facilitate initiatives to improve the patient experience and identify training opportunities (through training needs analysis) which will be delivered across the organisation. Key priorities will be to:o Deliver the Trust's strategies to improve the quality of care received by individuals with a learning disability and/or autistic people in the acute hospital setting.o Manage the interface between acute hospital services, primary care services and community specialist learning disability services.o Facilitate reasonable adjustments within an acute setting for people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people.o Develop effective and collaborative working with healthcare and multi-agency colleagues, including identifying and meeting the training needs and providing specialist advice.

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