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Job description

The post holder will be aligned to the Outreach Team and work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary group across the Children’s Disability Service to lead and co-ordinate the delivery of flexible, timely, responsive community based supports, interventions and early help to our service users, who are children and young people with learning disability or complex health and/or behavioural needs and their families. The post holder will engage with service users, relevant professionals and community partners to build capacity and promote the enhancement of early intervention / prevention supports. Please see employer website for full job details & person specification.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the supervision and appraisal process to achieve the required practice standards and identify training needs on an annual basis to ensure personal and professional development in accordance with NISCC or NMC requirements.
• Be accountable to direct line manager and Team Leader, and to report and escalate, incidents, events, risks and developments as appropriate.
• Demonstrate the relevant knowledge, skills, values and resilience to undertake the role.
• To prioritise own work and use diary to achieve effective caseload management.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Registered Learning Disability Nurse, on the live NMC register.
• And Have the equivalent of at least 18 months full-time post registration nursing experience working with children, young people or adults with learning disability or complex health and/or behavioural needs.
• By date of appointment have be listed on the NMC register and maintain registration throughout employment.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of working with individuals with communication difficulties including Makaton, PECS, social stories.
• Currently have My Safety Intervention Training accreditation.

Further Information

Location: Warren House & Children's Centre.