Senior Nurse Practitioner - Community Learning Disability Nurse

This Band 6 post is a a permanent position within Liverpool and Sefton ISF Team , which sits with the Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT). The post holder will work within a well established Intensive Support Function (ISF), to support the continued implementation of the Transforming Care Agenda, with the aim of preventing avoidable hospital admissions, through the provision of intensive community based interventions and a multi-disciplinary, person centred approach., The post holder will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary learning disability community teams for Liverpool and Sefton , which sits within the Specialist Learning Disability Services division.

The primary responsibilities will include: The definition, development and delivery of valued and expert specialist health supports which promote the independence, community inclusion and positive reputation of people with learning disabilities and their carers.

Assuming a lead in the continued development of effective clinical services to meet the complex needs of people with either a challenging behaviour or mental health problem through direct and indirect work, training, supervision, co-working and consultation.

Adopting and enabling a person-centred care programme approach across the Directorate ensuring the full participation of all individuals in valued community life experiences. Engaging in collaborative planning and joint working with other agencies involved in the delivery of local comprehensive social support services. To act as Care Co-ordinator under C.P.A. framework.

Are you a Nurse Practitioner with a passion for delivering outstanding care that brings the 6 Cs (care, compassion, commitment, courage, communication and competence) to life? If so, we want to hear from you.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.