North West Region Trusts

UK-based candidates preferred

The North West Region Trusts are now looking to recruit experienced Learning Disability Nurses.

You will work collaboratively with other Learning Disability and Mental Health care professionals to provide high-quality, comprehensive and dynamic specialist nursing services to maintain and improve the health and well-being of adults with learning disabilities. This will include working directly with service users who have complex healthcare needs, supporting other staff who provide clinical care to people with healthcare needs of lesser complexity, and also engaging in a range of health promotion activities.

You will also be required to work with multiple agencies and service providers, which will need excellent communication skills.

NEU Professionals Candidates

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or equivalent degree from an accredited university or nursing school leading to registration with your local nursing council,
  • Post-graduate working experience (academic internships not considered)
  • Proof of English language proficiency in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s requirements,
  • NMC test of competence in Learning Disability (RNLD) – Computer Based Test (CBT),
  • Specialised training as Learning Disability Nurse (preference to candidates with this requirement).

Relocation Package and Offer

  • Salary Band 5 pay scale £29,970- £36,483 (senior roles and HCAS may be available)
  • Enhancements for “unsocial” working hours, nights and Saturdays +30%, Sundays and Public (Bank) Holidays +60%
  • Permanent, full time positions + overtime and additional shifts available
  • 27 days of paid holidays + 8 public holidays
  • Excellent professional development opportunities
  • Enhanced NHS Pension scheme, excellent maternity and paternity leave packages, discounts in local shops, restaurants and more

Main Dutties of the Job

  • Member of the multi-disciplinary team and active participation in team meetings,
  • Key role in working with a wide range of health professionals and other partners and agencies to reduce health inequalities and promote access to mainstream health services,
  • Work as partners with individuals and their families, providing advice and support, anticipating health needs, promoting self-care and enabling people to be as independent and involved as possible,
  • Represent the service and individual service users at multi-disciplinary meetings, taking a lead role where appropriate and integrating speech and language therapy needs into a service user management plan,
  • Communicate often complex information effectively to service users and carers, using alternative methods of communication where appropriate, to maximise treatment potential whilst ensuring an understanding of risks and benefits of assessment and treatment/interventions,
  • Provide advice and teaching to service users, their families and carers, health professionals within the team and NELFT, the wider health community, and public, voluntary and private agencies,
  • Share information effectively and concisely for a range of situations and contexts to ensure safety and continuity of care,
  • Leadership.

NEU Professionals and Ethical Recruitment

NEU Professionals are regulated by NHS Employers and their Code of Practice for International Recruitment, which states that some developing countries should not be targeted when actively recruiting healthcare professionals. Therefore we are not able to accept or process applications from any of the countries listed on the following link: https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/code-practice-red-and-amber-list-countries

To apply for this job email your details to apply@neuprofessionals.com.