About this role
Job summary
A band 6 acute liaison nurse/health facilitator job has become available in the Learning Disability Health Facilitation Team. A band 5-6 development role would be considered.
The Learning Disability Health Facilitation Team support people with learning disabilities to access health care (in hospitals and in the community) within West Sussex. The successful applicant would be based in the Horsham Hospital, Horsham and covering Crawley GP surgeries and hospital.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist learning disability knowledge, expertise and input to support access to healthcare for people with a learning disability. To ensure that people with a learning disability living in West Sussex can effectively access primary and secondary health care services as required, resulting in improved health outcomes.
Kindly note that this is an essential qualification for this job:
Registered Nurse Qualification or allied health professional and current entry on a professional register
Evidence of ongoing training in specialist area of learning disabilities and commitment to development within qualified profession
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details or contact us below.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse Qualification or allied health professional and current entry on a professional register Evidence of ongoing training in specialist area of learning disabilities and commitment to development within qualified profession
Desirable
Knowledge to degree level or equivalent
Experience Essential
Directly working with people with learning disabilities and their carers. Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary / agency setting with the individual in the centre of their care Experience of working collaboratively and in partnership with a range of health and social care professionals, individuals with a learning disability and their carers to plan, develop and evaluate services.
Desirable
Facilitating and organising training workshops, developing and using health education materials for people with a learning disability Experience of working with people who have a learning disability in an acute general hospital setting and undertaking a health facilitation role.
Skills Essential
Ability to be self-motivated, plan and organise own workload, work independently on own initiative with limited supervision and also as part of a team. High standard of written and verbal communication skills including ability to problem solve, present information, negotiate effectively, listen and be empathetic and tactful.
Desirable
Ability to present information in more accessible formats.
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 Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address Horsham Hospital
Hurst Road
Horsham
RH12 2DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)