Job summary
- Main area
- Learning Disability & Autism Registered Clinician
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including some weekends and bank holidys)
- Job ref
- 083-6457759-LW
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southmead Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Learning Disability & Autism Liaison Clinician
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
We are seeking a new lead clinician for our Learning Disability & Autism service based at Southmead Hospital. Your primary purpose will be to lead the planning, provision and improvement of the on service by ensuring high quality clinical practice to individuals including clear record keeping and case load management systems. You will supervise junior staff and students. You will also lead and coordinate a number of projects that may span the Hospital and other services within the Sirona Adult Health Learning Disability Service and with external partners to contribute to the achievement of service objectives
Main duties of the job
Lead on operational management, supervision and appraisal of nurses / clinicians within the Liaison Service including clinical records systems and caseload management in order to ensure contractual performance requirements are met
Demonstrate leadership behaviours including (but not exclusive to) autonomous practice, self-reflection and awareness, leadership, self-confidence, the ability to facilitate self-awareness in others, resilience and determination.
Liaise with acute hospital staff and key acute hospital services (i.e. Safeguarding, Discharge planning, Matrons) in order to ensure joined up agreed systems of working to enhance the patient experience
To accept referrals and assess individuals needs in order to provide reasonable adjustments to facilitate access for people who have a learning disability and / or autistic people and are accessing the Hospital services
You will be responsible to the Clinical and Operational Lead (Sirona Adult Health Learning Disability Service) for the planning and delivery of high quality, safe and cost effective provision of the Learning Disability & Autism Liaison Services at the Hospital
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities) and current registration or equivalent professional qualification with current HCPC registration (i.e. RMN, OT, etc.)
- Educated to degree level or evidence of significant professional development.
- Comprehensive development in professional procedures within own area and across several related disciplines relevant to service area.
Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive expertise providing clinical interventions to influence and improve the care of people who have a learning disability accessing health services
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in the range of challenges experienced by people who have a learning disability accessing acute services and the reasonable adjustments to support them
- Experience and knowledge of meeting the needs of autistic people
- Experience of successfully Implementing change to improve services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicholas Wood
- Job title
- Clinical & Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 124 5888
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