Learning Disability Nurse

Job Description

This is a fantastic time for a Learning Disability Nurse or Learning Disability practitioner to join Hampshire CAMHS Learning Disability/Autism Team. In regards to Learning Disability practitioner we would consider anyone with a core profession (EG social worker, AHP).

You will work alongside an experienced and highly motivated Multi Disciplinary team which includes nurses, SALT, OT and psychology. They aim to deliver a range of high-quality clinical assessments and interventions for children, young people whom have a Learning disability that are accepted into the service. The team is very much still developing so you have a unique opportunity to help shape the team going forward.

We will support you in your career journey, offering you significant development and training opportunities to enhance your clinical practice.

The service leadership team is supportive and encourages clinicians to prioritise their wellbeing in order to help maintain good work-life balance.

If you enjoy being a part of a team, are creative and want to make a positive difference to the lives of children, young people that have a Learning Disability and their families, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

The post is advertised as a band 6 but we would consider offering this as a Band 5 to 6 development post. If taken as a preceptorship, you will have career development plan that sets out the required competencies for the transition to a band 6 role. A senior nurse will closely support you with this journey.

Main duties of the job

You will deliver a range of high-quality clinical assessments and interventions for children, young people and families accepted into the service. These young people will mostly have a moderate to severe Learning Disability that have mental health concerns or behaviours that challenge.

You will use your specialist knowledge and skills to undertake initial assessments, support duty, deliver one to one and groupwork interventions and complete neurodevelopmental assessments, as well as supervising junior staff, mentoring students, and contributing to the overall development of the team and service.

You will support young people across a broad range of pathways, and will when appropriate link in with other members of the Multi Disciplinary team. This will include: senior nurses, NMP, Speech and Language therapist, Occupational therapist and psychologist.

The base for this post is Brambly, Basingstoke however the team cover the whole of Hampshire. Due to the reduced capacity in other areas there would be an expectation that some clinical cases are picked up from different areas. Travel time to do this will be taken into consideration within the job plan.