Specialist Nurse

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Job Summary

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen within the South Tyneside Learning Disability and Mental Health Services across Lifespan for a Band 7 Specialist Nurse on a substantive basis.

The Specialist Nurse works within South Tyneside Learning Disability and Mental Health Services across Lifespan ranging from children to older persons. The aim of this role is primarily to support reduction in hospital admissions for people with Learning Disabilities, Autism or a Mental Health condition where less restrictive intervention can be facilitated within the community. Where there is a need for hospital admission for active treatment, it is expected that a robust discharge plan is formulated to support the safe and effective transfer back into the community for the individual.

Main duties of the job

• Facilitate collaborative working with individuals and families to enhance quality of care and promote person centred outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with statutory and 3rd Sector providers.
• Facilitate proactive work within the Mental Health and Learning Disability Pathways to increase resilience across community services to reduce the need for hospital admission.
• Take a lead role in maintaining the Dynamic Support Register for individuals who have Autism and/or Learning Disability and complex support needs.
• Chair Care and Treatment Reviews (CTR) or Care Education and Treatment Reviews (CETR) on behalf of the Joint Commissioning Unit.
• Provide oversight and scaffolding in collaboration with the MDT in relation to Complex Cases where the individual is at risk of hospital admission or placement breakdown from the point of referral for CTR in respect of the learning disability pathways and admission in the mental health pathways.
• Undertake Quality Oversight Visits on behalf of the Joint Commissioning Unit for individuals with a learning disability and/or Autism who are in hospital.
• Report to the Joint Commissioning Unit and NHS England in relation to CTR/CETR outcomes and Quality Oversight Visits.
• Support effective communication and collaborative working within Community and Inpatient Learning Disability and Mental Health Services to facilitate smooth and timely discharge from hospital.
  
  

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job Description Job Responsibilities

Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.

Please Find Attached Job Description For Full Details.

Advertising date : 3rd January 2024

Closing date : 26th January 2024

We welcome your application.

Person Specification Qualification Essential

• First Level Nursing Qualification and Registration - RNMH/RNLD
  
  

Clinical Experience Essential

• Community and inpatient
• Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
• Commitment to Partnership working both multi-agency and multi disciplinary.
• Knowledge and Understanding of equal opportunities legislation and policies.
• Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines.
• Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner
• Experience of developing Care Pathways
• Experience in managing Complex Cases and Risk
  
  

Skills Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict management
• Evidence of effective organisational skills
• Evidence of Leadership Skills.
• Expert Clinical Supervision Skills
• Evidence of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous record keeping.
• Evidence of excellent Report writing.
• Evidence based clinical / psychological skills and advanced nursing practice.
  
  

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

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Monkton Hall

South Tyneside

NE32 5NN

Employer’s website

https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)