Acute Liaison Specialist Nurse (LD)

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Registered Learning Disability Nurse (LD) to take on the role of  LD Acute Liaison Specialist Nurse for people with learning disabilities within North Staffordshire

The service covers the geographical area of Stoke-on-Trent, where the post holder will be work as part of the Community Learning Disability Health Team (CLDHT).  However, the post holder will spend a large amount of time working within Royal Stoke University Hospital (RSUH), working closely with acute teams  and services.

The roles focus is raising the awareness of the health needs of people with a learning disability, in order to achieve  the best health outcomes for our local population or those accessing acute services.

Influencing change is a fundamental part of the Acute Liaison Nurse role. Prioritizing clinical needs on a daily basis is also a skill  essential  for this role.

We are seeking a confidence person to work autonomously  with strong advocacy skills and  relationship building experience. Someone committed to not only support the improvement of care pathways but to also develop and deliver training and education packages to a diverse group including people with a learning disability,  carers and  professionals.

The successful candidate will work as part of a small Health Facilitation Team,  with the full multi-disciplinary support of the CLDHT.

The service operates from 9-5 Monday – Friday, flexible working patterns can be discussed .

Main duties of the job

Be a member of the Community Learning Disability Health Team however work  and be based primarily within   the  acute hospital  setting, there may be a requirement to work with clients in a variety of other health / community settings.

Utilise advanced knowledge and skills to work with  adults with complex needs to meet defined objectives, reduce health inequalities by supporting people with mild, moderate or severe learning disabilities to access mainstream healthcare.

Ensure health professionals gain knowledge and skills in being able to provide healthcare that is responsive to their individual needs.

Participate in the development  and improvement of a learning disability services.

Participate in the development and provision of the LD Specialist Acute Liaison Nursing in North Staffordshire.

Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Health Facilitation and Acute Liaison services within a designated area / team,  co leading and contributing to relevant projects.

Will be required to educate staff including both students and qualified and unqualified team members on key LD agendas .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Team Manager be accountable and responsible for a defined  caseload that reflects the priorities of the local service by ensuring the assessment of therapy needs, particularly in relation to:

Using specialist knowledge to independently undertake assessments and evaluate interventions with clients with diverse environmental, social, physical and mental health needs, adapting approach to the varying level of learning disability.

Close working with other services aiming to reduce health inequalities and improve access to universal services.

Opportunities to support access to mainstream health services for adults with learning disabilities.

The provision of timely intervention aimed at promoting and maintaining the health of adults with a learning disability. This will be achieved through individual and group therapy and where necessary the implementation of therapeutic interventions.

To work in partnership with identified Primary/Acute Health/Social Care teams, GP Practices and learning disability teams to ensure that the health needs of people with learning disabilities are being met effectively and to influence pathways of care to ensure ‘reasonable adjustments’ are implemented to reduce health inequalities.

Where required undertake transitional work with children services to ensure continuity of care between Acute, Primary and Secondary Care services.