Band 5 Childrens Learning Disability Nurse

Job title:

Band 5 Childrens Learning Disability Nurse

Company

NHS

Job description

Our Solihull Children’s Learning Disability Nursing service is based at Friars Gate, one of UHB Trusts Solihull Community sites. We have an established Learning Disability Nursing service and work with children, young people and their families offering care and support in relation to moderate to severe learning disability. This service is integrated with the Solihull Children’s Community Nursing Team and Solihull Special School Nursing Team and has a close working relationship with Solihull Community Paediatrics medical and therapy Services.We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate learning disability nurse to support with the co-ordination, provision and progression of this service. We are part of a multi-professional team and pride ourselves in the positive outcomes we support children and young people to achieve.This role requires a candidate who is confident and enthusiastic about supporting children with learning disabilities to maximise their potential and who can confidently and enthusiastically engage with and support parents. It may also on occasion include some clinical intervention and skills-based competencies.The team operates from 09.00 -17.00 hours Monday to Friday and this full-time post is expected to be worked over 5 days.Applicants must hold a full current UK driving licence and have regular access to their own car for community visits.Main duties of the jobOur successful candidate will have relevant community exposure/ experience, excellent communication skills and be committed to delivering high quality care to children, families and carers in their home, school, special school, hospital settings and local community environments. Good team working and interpersonal skills are essential as is an ability to manage own time and own caseload. A flexible working approach is essential in supporting these children and their families.You will be required to manage a named caseload of children under the supervision of a senior nurse and will be expected to manage your own time and use your own initiative to provide evidenced based quality care. You will be part of a multi-professional team and will require excellent communication skills.Each learning disability nurse within our team holds a link nurse role supporting a local special school, nursery or acute inpatient area. Liaison with education staff, school well-being teams and the local community are involved in this work.The role involves 1 to 1 support for children and young people, 1 to 1 advice and guidance for parents and carers and co-ordination of group activities/ workshops for identified groups of children and parents. The majority of our contacts are face to face but we have embraced virtual working where it has been supportive to the needs of families. A good knowledge of general IT systems and patient recording systems will be helpful.About usWe are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.Date posted28 February 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£29,970 to £36,483 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Flexible workingReference number304-9004975Job locationsSolihull Community NursingFriars Gate, 1011 Stratford RoadSolihullWest MidlandsB90 4BNJob descriptionJob responsibilities*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* Job descriptionJob responsibilities*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• *Registered Nurse Learning Disability/ Mental Health or Equivalent to degree level.

Desirable

• *Recognised Teaching Qualification.
• *Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

ExperienceEssential

• *Experience of working within a Multidisciplinary team.
• *Able to demonstrate innovation with in current areas of practice.
• *Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures including safe-guarding and disability.
• *Knowledge of recognized health related issues in children and young people with learning disabilities.
• *Able to utilize IT skills to document events on a day to day basis. To use these skills to make learning books/PECs for children and young people.

Desirable

• *Experience of working within the Community setting.
• *Use Trust IT system.
• *Able to use Word Publishing/Excel or equivalent.

Additional CriteriaEssential

• *Able to translate skills eg. Listening and being a good communicator into a variety of settings/ services and enthuse others — can communicate complex information where there are barriers to learning and understanding.
• *Able to demonstrate ability to promote the individuality and well being of clients in a holistic way.
• *Able to work on own initiative and be self directed. To work unsupervised for short periods of work and make decisions in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
• *To supervise staff on a day to day basis: to include 1:1 and appraisal monitoring of non-qualified staff.
• *Occupational health clearance.
• *Able to maintain professional appearance.
• *Ability to work flexibly to meet operational needs of the team and wider organisations.
• *To remain calm under pressure, resourceful, approachable, non judgmental reliable and honest.
• *Car driver with independent means of transport for community visits daily.
• *Disclosure and Barring service at Enhanced level.

Desirable

• *Experience of ability to train and deliver education/ information to carer’s/children and young people / health, social care and education staff.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• *Registered Nurse Learning Disability/ Mental Health or Equivalent to degree level.

Desirable

• *Recognised Teaching Qualification.
• *Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

ExperienceEssential

• *Experience of working within a Multidisciplinary team.
• *Able to demonstrate innovation with in current areas of practice.
• *Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures including safe-guarding and disability.
• *Knowledge of recognized health related issues in children and young people with learning disabilities.
• *Able to utilize IT skills to document events on a day to day basis. To use these skills to make learning books/PECs for children and young people.

Desirable

• *Experience of working within the Community setting.
• *Use Trust IT system.
• *Able to use Word Publishing/Excel or equivalent.

Additional CriteriaEssential

• *Able to translate skills eg. Listening and being a good communicator into a variety of settings/ services and enthuse others — can communicate complex information where there are barriers to learning and understanding.
• *Able to demonstrate ability to promote the individuality and well being of clients in a holistic way.
• *Able to work on own initiative and be self directed. To work unsupervised for short periods of work and make decisions in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
• *To supervise staff on a day to day basis: to include 1:1 and appraisal monitoring of non-qualified staff.
• *Occupational health clearance.
• *Able to maintain professional appearance.
• *Ability to work flexibly to meet operational needs of the team and wider organisations.
• *To remain calm under pressure, resourceful, approachable, non judgmental reliable and honest.
• *Car driver with independent means of transport for community visits daily.
• *Disclosure and Barring service at Enhanced level.

Desirable

• *Experience of ability to train and deliver education/ information to carer’s/children and young people / health, social care and education staff.

Expected salary

£29970 – 36483 per year

Location

Solihull, West Midlands

Job date

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:51:22 GMT

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