BST / Community Nurse Team Leader- Wolverhampton

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate, committed and experienced leader to join the Community Learning Disability team in Wolverhampton as a Behaviour Support team & Community Nurse Manager. We are looking for someone with strong leadership skills and an understanding of the support needs of people with learning disabilities and other co-morbidities which may include behaviour that challenges others and mental health needs. The behaviour support team /community nurse manager will work in collaboration of other members of the multi-disciplinary team and will be committed to high quality health outcomes for people with learning disabilities in Wolverhampton., 1. To be accountable to the Service Manager and to have designated responsibility for the first line management and co-ordination of the BST/Community Learning Disability Nurses.
2. To proactively lead and manage staff in order to provide personalised and appropriate care and support to people with learning disabilities who have complex needs.
3. To ensure effective liaison between other services to ensure a multi-disciplinary team approach.
4. To be responsible for implementing service development, resource allocation and policy development.
5. To ensure team activity is in line with required performance parameters and quality standards.
6. To be responsible for the supervision and appraisal of team members.
7. To ensure clinical care is evaluated for effectiveness and promotes optimum health and well-being and meets agreed outcome measures.
8. To be part of a multi-professional team providing specialist clinical learning disability nursing services for people over 18 years of age with a learning disability, presenting with complex needs and / or mental health problems and their carers.
9. To be responsible for assessment of an individual's care needs and provide a range of clinical expertise and design appropriate interventions in the care and treatment of adults with a learning disability.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, after NHS England and NHS Improvement approved the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.

Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.

We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.