Senior Support Worker – Learning Disability

Job overview

In North Tyneside the Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT) is part of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. It is a multi-disciplinary team managed along with services provided by the Local Authority.

Building on the current CLDT provision, this post will facilitate the provision of children and adult specialist service offering assessment, intervention, and training for people who have a learning disability, complex behavioural needs.

This post involves a range of clinical activities, including supporting senior nurse with monitoring of behavioural case load, assessments and interventions and managing risk in the community. Liaising and working in collaboration within the multi-disciplinary work force.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about working in collaboration with service users, their family, carers and professional colleagues in order to enhance health and well-being, and to prevent or reduce behaviour that challenges.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

This post will be based with the Community Learning Disability Team in North Tyneside. The post holder will work within the Enhanced Crisis Aversion Team. The post holder will provide and support in highly specialised behavioural assessments and interventions for children and adults who present with severe behaviours that challenge.

The post holder will assist senior staff with the development of highly specialised Positive Behavioural Support Plans for patients and service providers in order to reduce or prevent placement breakdowns or admissions into inpatient settings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide support with the development of highly specialised nursing care and Positive Behavioural Support plans for children and adults living within the North Tyneside area who present with complex behavioural needs. The post holder will carry out behavioural assessments, observations and interventions under the direction of a senior nurse.

There is an expectation the post holder will contribute to all relevant meetings and be involved with service development, audits and quality improvements.

Car driver essential.