Senior Learning Disability Nurse - CFHD

We are recruiting for a 0.8wte B6 Senior Learning Disability Nurse within Children and Family Health Devon. You will have responsibility for actively participating as a key member of the Specialist Learning Disability Clinical team for providing quality services for the Children's Learning Disability Community Team based in our North Devon, Exeter or South Devon base. ( dependent on candidate preference)

• Work within the Children's Learning Disability Service both autonomously and jointly with members of the team
• Hold a Clinical caseload and will be expected to provide a variety of assessments and interventions for children and young people on an individual or group basis in a community setting.
• Deliver specialist assessment and management to a client group of children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties including those whose behaviour is perceived as challenging or a concern.
• Using a strengths based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome Measures., Provide Specialist Learning Disability advice and support to other professionals Working within the model of a Positive Behaviour Support framework.(PBS)
• Provide a range of early help interventions across pathways such as emotional health and well-being, communication issues, including parent support/resilience.
• Provide Specialist Sleep assessments and interventions .
• Support individuals and their families to promote a model of self management of their own health and wellbeing.
• Facilitate Specialist Workshops in area's such as "Supporting Behaviour that challenges" & " Specialist Sleep Support.
• Supervise, and support Band 5 Learning Disability Nurses & Band 4 Learning Disability Support Assistants.
• Mentor and and contribute to the training and development of newly qualified, and new staff members.
• Participate in the provision of student placements.
• To promote and support participation of service users across the service , ensuring the voice of the Child or Young Person with a Learning Disability is heard , using adapted communication when required.
• Work across other geographical areas as required to support colleagues according to need and demand.
  
  We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.
  
  At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives., We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.
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