Community Nurse – Learning Disabilities

Cradlefin Consultants are recruiting for a Community Nurse in Learning Disabilities to join the Clinical Health Team Nursing team responsible for reducing health inequalities and improving access to mainstream health services. This is achieved through partnership working with Primary, Secondary and Tertiary services and the development of initiatives to support improvements in the delivery of service/care covering Sutton and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities:

• Be professionally accountable for the effective and efficient management of one’s case load, taking into account the need to combine one’s own responsibilities and those of the team and adhering to professional codes of conduct
• Accountable for the safe delivery of services/innovations across a range of health care settings, with a range of health professionals, designed to meet specific targets/outcomes
• Responsible for the development of local services in line with agreed team outcomes, including writing and leading on project proposals under the supervision of the senior nurse or nurse manager
• Deliver service activities and manage caseloads to ensure intended outcomes for customers and the Council are delivered within agreed service standards
• Identify and implement improvements in your own work area in order to deliver continuous service improvement and improved outcomes to customers
• Liaise with customers to review service requirements and resolve problems

Qualifications and skills required:

• Registered nurse qualification – Learning Disabilities (RN 5 or 6) supplemented by Diploma level specialist training, experience or short courses.
• Current NMC Licence to Practice
• Sound level of evidence based clinical practice
• Sound knowledge of the principals of clinical governance/ national and local policy/ good practice guidance relating to care of people with learning disabilities. In particular evidence based practice, clinical audit and the role of professional development in advancing practice
• Demonstrable experience post qualification is desirable
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Experience of working in a Community Learning Disability setting is desirable
• Takes responsibility for own CPD
• High levels of initiative, innovation and self-motivation

It is mandatory for applicants applying for this role to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus and provide proof excluding those who are medically exempt.

If you feel you have the right values and skills to become part of our dynamic team and can deliver high standards of care then we would love to hear to from you!

To apply you have to be a UK resident, due to the high volume of applicants our team will get in touch with you to arrange an interview if you are successful.