***REGISTERED LEARNING DISABILITY NURSE - RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN***

• Assessing needs, managing caseloads and developing individualised care plans
• Promoting health, wellbeing, independence, dignity and choice
• Supporting access to healthcare and reducing health inequalities
• Delivering evidence-based nursing care and safe medication management
• Coordinating care with families, carers and partner agencies
• Promoting safeguarding, consent and positive risk management
• Maintaining accurate clinical records and complying with NMC standards and Trust policies
• Contributing to quality improvement, service development and multidisciplinary reviews
• Supporting colleagues and students through supervision and knowledge sharing
• Maintaining professional registration, mandatory training and continuing development

Essential

• Can you please confirm you will demonstrate how you meet the competencies highlighted in this section of your application and provide detailed examples?
• Please state your locality preference - Doncaster, Rotherham, North Lincolnshire (you can select more than one if applicable)
• Please state your preferred setting i.e. inpatient, community, forensics
• Please indicate whether you would consider roles with 24 hour shift patterns.

Essential

• Please confirm if you have used artificial intelligence to complete this application. If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it is essential to personalise this information. Relying solely on AI to write your application can negatively impact your chances of success and may result in your application being rejected.

Essential

• Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD) with current NMC registration
• Recognised certificate, diploma or degree-level professional nursing qualification
• Commitment to maintaining NMC revalidation and continuing professional development requirements

Desirable

• Practice assessor, mentor preparation, teaching or training qualification, or willingness to complete relevant training
• Relevant post-registration study or specialist training

Essential

• Experience of assessing the health and care needs of people with learning disabilities
• Experience of developing, implementing and reviewing person-centred care plans and health action plans
• Experience of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working
• Experience of risk assessment, risk management and safeguarding practice
• Experience of maintaining accurate written and electronic clinical records
• Experience of supporting people to access primary, secondary and mainstream healthcare services

Desirable

• Experience of working in community settings and managing a defined caseload
• Experience of teaching, supervising or supporting students and colleagues
• Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement or service development

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of the health needs of people with learning disabilities and the factors contributing to health inequalities
• Understanding of person-centred care, health facilitation and reasonable adjustments
• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and associated codes of practice
• Knowledge of adult and children safeguarding responsibilities, policies and procedures
• Knowledge of medicines management and professional accountability in accordance with NMC standards
• Understanding of clinical governance, evidence-based practice, confidentiality, information governance and record keeping
• Awareness of current health and social care legislation, policy and developments affecting learning disability services

Essential

• Ability to undertake holistic nursing assessments and formulate appropriate packages of care
• Ability to coordinate care effectively within a multidisciplinary framework
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to adapt communication to individual needs
• Ability to build effective working relationships with service users, families, carers and partner agencies
• Ability to provide specialist clinical advice, guidance, education and support to others
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritise workload and manage competing demands
• Ability to identify, assess and respond appropriately to clinical and safeguarding risks
• Ability to use electronic clinical systems and standard digital applications
• Ability to contribute to team meetings, case conferences, reviews, audit and quality improvement activity

Essential

• Commitment to person-centred, inclusive and non-discriminatory practice
• Commitment to promoting dignity, choice, independence, health equality and the rights of people with learning disabilities
• Professional, reliable and accountable, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriate boundaries
• Able to work collaboratively whilst using initiative and sound professional judgement
• Committed to reflective practice, clinical supervision and ongoing professional development
• Flexible and able to respond positively to changing service needs
• Able to work across a range of community and healthcare settings