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Job overview

Are you passionate about working with Children with Learning Disabilities and their families and carers. To support children with Moderate to severe learning disabilities and families by providing nursing assessments and interventions for those children with significant health needs and Behaviours that Challenge.

To work closely with multi-professional/multi-agency teams to provide a comprehensive, joined up service for children with learning disabilities and complex needs. We use the framework of positive Behaviour Support.  We also engage families and carers in psychoeducation regarding their child’s needs. We have close links with schools in Coventry & Warwickshire.

The team cover Coventry & Warwickshire from a central base, you will also be required to work agile within the role with your own means of transport.

Main duties of the job

 1.  To hold a caseload independently and as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with children with complex needs, To support the child’s physical wellbeing and mental wellbeing in order to provide holistic care, when assessing behaviours that challenge.

 2.  To undertake comprehensive and specific assessments of the children's and families' needs and in partnership, working with other disciplines/agencies.

 3. To work as part of a team to coordinate the delivery of care.

 4. To work in partnership with others, to assess and identify the child’s health needs, considering parenting capacity, environment as well as the child’s holistic needs.

Working for our organisation

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services

‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’

Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.

PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.

Please check your emails, including junk and spam folders, regularly throughout the process of your application for any notifications from the Recruitment Team.   If you have any queries regarding your application please phone the Partnership Trust Recruitment Department.

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