Learning Disability Liaison Nurse

Job summary

The Learning Disability Acute Liaison Nurse will work within the Complex Needs Team and provide a specialist service across York and Scarborough acute hospitals, supporting people with learning disabilities and their carers to access planned, unplanned and day-treatment healthcare services. The post holder manages a defined caseload, assesses care needs, coordinates complex care planning, and ensures reasonable adjustments are implemented to improve patient experience and outcomes. The role also provides specialist advice regarding the Mental Capacity Act, consent, best interests decision-making, discharge planning and accessible healthcare information. The post holder works collaboratively with acute services, community learning disability teams and external partners to improve access, quality and equity of care for people with learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

Manage a defined caseload of patients with learning disabilities accessing acute healthcare services.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care and treatment programmes.

Coordinate complex patient pathways, including admission, treatment and discharge planning.

Provide specialist advice regarding reasonable adjustments, consent, best interests decisions and the Mental Capacity Act.

Act as a specialist point of contact for patients, carers and professionals.

Support patients and carers to understand healthcare information through accessible communication.

Identify and address barriers to accessing acute healthcare services.

Deliver learning disability awareness training and education programmes.

Work closely with multidisciplinary teams and community services to ensure seamless care.

Contribute to service development, policy implementation, audit and quality improvement activities.

Support the development of learning disability liaison services across the Trust.

Maintain accurate records and comply with professional and organisational standards.

About us

For more information about our Trust, please visit:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:[email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person specification

Experiance and Knowledge

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse with experience working with people with learning disabilities.
• oExperience working at Band 5 level or equivalent within a relevant healthcare setting.
• oExperience of assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
• oKnowledge of current issues affecting learning disability healthcare.
• oUnderstanding of the Mental Capacity Act and consent processes.
• oUnderstanding of local and national learning disability agendas and relevant national guidance.
• oExperience of multidisciplinary working and collaborative care coordination.
• oKnowledge of audit, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
• oExperience delivering training, education or awareness sessions.
• oGood IT skills and experience using electronic patient records and Microsoft Office applications.

Desirable

• oExperience of service development or change management.
• oExperience working within acute hospital services.
• oExperience contributing to policy and protocol development.
• oExperience leading audits or participating in research activity.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse (Level 1), Learning Disabilities, or Registered Nurse with significant experience supporting people with learning disabilities.
• oDiploma level qualification or equivalent professional education
• oRecognised teaching or assessing qualification
• oEvidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development
• oWillingness to undertake further training relevant to the role.

Desirable

• oPost-registration qualification relevant to learning disability practice
• oDegree level qualification or working towards one