About this role
Job summary
To provide high quality nursing care and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs for patients with a learning disability across Black Country Healthcare.
Due to the nature of the service there may be a need to work in other wards/areas including mental health acute wards so there is a need to be flexible around which environment you will work.
Main duties of the job
To carry out all appropriate care interventions and assume the role of nurse-in-charge or care lead as required.
To supervise junior staff, including students
To apply enhanced knowledge, skills, experience and leadership appropriate to the care setting
To play an active part in providing up to date, research nursing based care to patients with learning disabilities, which improves lives and provides a positive experience for patients.
About us
Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.
Job description Job responsibilities
To act as a team leader in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programme of care either in the community or inpatient services.
To take charge of Unit or equivalent, as required
To ensure that the national and local policies are adhered to
To be committed to own development
To have awareness of current research in learning disabilities.
To participate in programmes of education for permanent staff and students.
Assist patients in exercising choice and self-determination throughout their daily lives, to achieve their rights as individuals and maintain relationships with family.
To work in co-operation with the qualified staff and other team members in the daily provision of the service.
To act at all times in a manner that enhances the reputation of the service, particularly
Person Specification
Essential Essential
NMC registration Experience of working in inpatient Experience of working with patients with a learning disability
Desirable
Experience of working in the community
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address The Larches
Hallam Street Hospital
West Bromwich
B71 4NH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)