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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 THE ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST Date Request Received: 20th January 2020 FOI Ref: 9120 Requested Information

I am requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 about the employment of learning disabilities nurses (RNLD) within your Trust. Specifically, 1) How many learning disabilities nurses are employed within the Trust?

2) Do these nurses hold a single or dual registration (e.g. as registered adult, child or

mental health nurses)?

3) What is their job title and banding?

4) Where do these nurses work, and what types of services are these?

5) If possible, could you provide job descriptions for these posts?

6) How is information about the employment of learning disabilities nurses within the Trust gathered and recorded?

7) Is the decision whether or not to employ learning disabilities nurses within the Trust part

of any strategic plan for workforce development or promoting patient experience?

Response

1) The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust employees two Learning Disability Nurses

2) Both of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust Learning Disability Nurses hold a Single Learning Disability registration

3) One of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust Learning Disability Nurses is the

Band 7, Manager of the Learning Disability and Autism Team. The other nurse is the Band 6, Acute Liaison Nurse for Learning Disabilities and Autism Team

4) Both of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust Learning Disabilities Nurses work

within the acute settings, supporting all patients that are admitted or attending outpatients, to make sure they receive equality care and that reasonable adjustments are provided where needed by all staff working with them

5) Please refer to Appendix 1 and 2 for the job descriptions for the Royal

Cornwall Hospitals Trust Learning Disabilities Nurses

6) The personnel database used across the NHS is the Electronic Staff Record (ESR)

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7) The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has a service level agreement with the Clinical Commissioning Group that the Trust will employ Learning Disability nurses

Attachment(s) Appendix 1 – Band 6 Job Description Appendix 2 – Band 7 Job Description Date Response Sent: February 2020

LEARNING DISABILITIES LIAISON NURSE – ACUTE SERVICES BAND 6

CORPORATE NURSING, DIRECTOR OF NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

SAFEGUARDING ADULTS DEPARTMENT

Are you interested in supporting people with learning disabilities and or autism whilst developing new and exciting ways of working, sharing skills within the acute settings? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Royal Cornwall Hospital to improve the quality of care received by individuals with a learning disability and or on the autism spectrum. You will be responsible for managing the interface between mainstream general hospital services, primary care services and community specialist learning disability services in supporting people with learning disabilities when requiring hospital services. This is a challenging, stimulating and influential opportunity to make significant impact on the delivery of patient care in acute settings. You should have already built up a strong base of clinical experience and you will need to have skills to make clinical decisions and to promote self-management. We are looking for an individual who can develop effective and collaborative working with healthcare and multi-agency colleagues and includes identifying and meeting the training needs of staff as well as providing specialist and nursing advice. This post will be subject to a criminal records bureau enhanced level check. This is a part time twelve months fixed term post working 16 hours per week. For further information and informal conversation about the post please contact Daniella Rubio-Mayer or Lerryn Hogg Senior Acute Liaison Nurse’s for Learning Disabilities on 01872 254551. Please note that appointments are subject to two satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include current details for your nominated referees and where possible email addresses. To access the job pack and apply on-line for any job, go tohttp://www.jobs.nhs.uk/ and enter the appropriate reference number. For those unable to access the internet, order a job pack by ringing 01726 627878.

Closing date for completed applications: WORKING TOWARDS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Acute Liaison Nurse for Children and Adults with a

Learning Disability and or on the Autism Spectrum.

Band: Band 6

Managerially Responsible to: Senior Acute Liaison Nurse for Children and Adults with a Learning Disability and or on the Autism Spectrum.

Professionally Accountable to: Clinical Lead for Learning Disabilities and Autism, Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group

Job Purpose:

This post has been developed to increase access and reduce health inequalities for people with learning disabilities and or who are on the autism spectrum.

1. Act as a resource for the acute hospital regarding the complex health needs of people with a learning disability and or on the autism spectrum.

2. Manage the interface between mainstream general hospital services, primary care

services and community specialist disability services.

3. Challenge professional and organisational boundaries and barriers, identifying areas for skill/knowledge development to ensure that people with learning disabilities and or autism spectrum conditions have equity of access to healthcare services.

4. Develop effective and collaborative working with healthcare and multi-agency

colleagues, including identifying and meeting the training needs and providing specialist and nursing advice.

5. Incorporate the philosophy outlined in “Valuing People”, working closely with the

Equality and Diversity, Inclusion lead.

The attached papers define key functions of the post holder together with significant examples of the activities he or she will need to direct or personally execute to achieve the job purpose. These examples have been chosen to illustrate the authority and limits of discretion assigned to the post and to point towards the standards expected in the management style of the organisation.

The post holder will participate in annual performance review of the activities of the relevant nursing service, in which appropriate targets will be defined. To this end this document is presented as a working document and is therefore subject to alteration in the event of significant developments.

Line of Accountability:

Function 1 To act as a resource and point of contact for all RCHT staff, community learning disability services and other professionals.

Examples of Related Activities Illustrating the Scope of the Post

Annual Review

Clinical lead for learning disabilities and autism NHS Kernow

Acute LDLN manager Band 7

Band 6

Safeguarding Named Nurse for Vulnerable Adults

This post

1. To facilitate the meeting of individual healthcare needs for people with complex

needs, liaising with the community learning disability team to co-ordinate support on learning disability referrals who may require help to access acute services.

2. To actively assist people with learning disabilities, and or autism spectrum conditions

as well as carers and health and social staff when using acute services.

3. To provide support and advice regarding best interest and consent to the service user, their family/carer, and the professionals involved in decision making about their care.

4. To act as an advocate for users with learning disabilities ensuring the provision of

appropriate information and support

Function 2 Work with the appropriate users, healthcare professionals,

support staff and external agencies to support professional development and practice.

Examples of Related Activities Illustrating the Scope of the Post

Annual Review

1. To facilitate the meeting of individual healthcare needs for people with complex needs, liaising with the community learning disability team to co-ordinate support on learning disability referrals who may require support to access acute services.

2. To act as an advocate for people with a learning disability and or who are on the autism spectrum.

3. To actively assist people with a learning disability and or who are on the autism spectrum, as well as their carers and health and adult social care staff when using acute services.

4. To provide support and advice regarding consent and best interests to the service user, their family/carer, and the professionals involved in decision making about their care.

5. Working with Violence and Aggression team, when patients that display behaviours that challenge as inpatients.

6. To assist with the development of teaching materials / training packages.

7. To assist in the delivery of training to meet identified needs specifically to ensure that

colleagues in acute hospitals are aware of and able to meet the needs of people with a learning disability and or on the autism spectrum.

8. To contribute or deliver educational sessions to all staff groups, liaising with other

agencies and users in order to gain their participation in the education delivery.

To assist in co-ordinate meetings and providing regular updates to nominated Learning Disability Resource Leads, providing updates and resource materials as required.

Function 3 To promote effective working relationships, including communication/ information network.

Examples of Related Activities Illustrating the Scope of the Post

Annual Review

1. Raise the profile of the health care needs of people with a learning disability and autism across secondary care provision, bridging the gap between acute clinical care areas to enable better communications and access to healthcare.

2. To actively promote the Acute Liaison Nurse role to service users, families and carers and other professionals and developing and maintaining networks with partners in primary, community and learning disability services.

3. To contribute to the development of healthcare information and resources in accessible formats for service users and their families / carers.

4. Develop constructive relationships by attending and contributing specialist knowledge

to case conferences / clinical meetings and discharge planning meetings as appropriate, and to make referrals direct to social services / other agencies as required.

5. Liaise with voluntary services within the Hospital and Trust.

Function 4 To ensure practice and service across RCHT is provided within a

sound clinical governance framework Examples of Related Activities

Illustrating the Scope of the Post Annual Review

1. Support working partnerships with primary health care teams, acute hospitals, audiology, podiatry, dentistry, optometry and other key health care providers in Cornwall.

2. Assess and advise accordingly on issues surrounding the complex needs of some people with learning disabilities in relation to:

- Emergency and Elective Admissions to Wards - Discharge Planning

- Monitoring of length of stays - Access to investigations and diagnostics 3. Assist in identifying existing / potential barriers in accessing acute services for people

with a learning disability and promote initiatives to overcome these barriers. 4. Assist in the development of pathways and protocols to enable people with a learning

disability and or who are on the autism spectrum to have equity of access.

Function 5 To ensure the service adheres to legislation requirements as identified within the organisation’s Disability Equality Scheme

Examples of Related Activities Illustrating the Scope of the Post

Annual Review

1. Assist clinical areas in recognising potential barriers to hospital access and other

communication issues in relation to individuals with learning disabilities, and provide advice and support as required.

2. To assist in benchmarking against recognised national standards. 3. To promote active participation of service users and their families / carers in the

healthcare process, working within the Public and Patient Involvement agenda.

4. To assist in the development of monitoring of local standards in partnership with people with learning disabilities, and or who are on the autism spectrum, Patient and Liaison Service (PALS), and carers’ groups.

5. To work in partnership with people with learning disabilities, self-advocacy groups,

PALS and carers’ groups in the development, implementation and maintenance of service provision.

6. To assist the Acute Learning Disability Nurse (Band 7) in assessing the impact of

local and national initiatives and provide feedback on trust initiatives relating to skills competency of its workforce.

7. Contribute to the Risk and Health & Safety Agendas in the Trust.

Function 6 Professional Development and Management

Examples of Related Activities Illustrating the Scope of the Post

Annual Review

1. To be a highly competent and knowledgeable practitioner within a specialty. 2. To act as a role model within the specialty field

3. To ensure that own clinical and theoretical skills are maintained and ensure

awareness of current developments

4. To adopt an innovative and progressive attitude to the personal and professional development underpinned by research and evidence based practice

5. To participate in regular clinical supervision sessions in order to receive professional

support and time to reflect upon practice.

6. Ensure that full and complete nursing records are maintained in accordance to NMC standards

7. Ensure client and personnel confidentiality at all times, and store all confidential

information securely in line with the data protection legislation

8. Act in accordance to policies and guidelines of RCHT Terms of Employment The terms and conditions of service will be the same as those for staff working within this area. Medical Examination The appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical examination. Candidates invited for interview will be required to complete a Confidential Declaration of Health Questionnaire prior to interview. This job description represents the current expected role of the Learning Disability Liaison Nurse. It may be modified through discussion and negotiation as the organisation develops. The job description will be reviewed twelve months after appointment and thereafter, not less than every three years. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Should you be offered the post it will be subject to a criminal record check from the Criminal Records Bureau before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, final warnings, as well as convictions.

PERSON SPECIFICATION FORM

REQUIREMENTS CRITERIA E/D* HOW ASSESSED

? AF/IV/T**

Education/Qualifications/ Training

• Current entry on NMC register – Learning Disabilities or General Nursing

• In-depth knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable adults and Child protection and Mental Capacity Act

• Evidence of dynamic continuing professional development linked to demonstrable clinical competencies

• Assessing and mentoring qualification

• Possession of a relevant degree or studying towards

E

E

E

D

D

AF

AF AF

AF

AF

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent teaching, training and preceptorship skills

• Able to problem solve and initiate change

• Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries

• Skilled negotiator • Analytical skills • Ability to delegate and prioritise • Ability to mange various demanding

agendas at the same time • Computer literate • Counselling Skills

E

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E

E

E

E

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Experience

• Minimum 4 years at post registration • Experience of taking charge of a

service or department • Experience of leading and managing

a team of multi professional staff including management of conflict.

• Previous experience of research and audit

• Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints

• Experience of dealing with violence & verbal aggression

E

D

D

D E

D

AF/IV

AF/IV

AF/IV

AF/IV

IV

IV

Knowledge

• Understanding of professional and

current issues in nursing patient with learning disabilities in acute areas

• Understanding of the wider NHS and local agendas including the learning disability workplan

• Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues

• Awareness of equality and diversity • Clinical governance

E

E

E

E E

IV

IV IV

IV

IV IV

Other Requirements

• Good attendance record • A flexible approach to work. • Effective time management. • Evidence of fulfilling PREP. • Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team • Ability to deal with conflict situations • Accountability – Takes responsibility

for own actions and promotes good team working

• Openness – Shares information and good practice appropriately

• Mutual respect – Treats others with courtesy and respect at all times

• Ability to undertake the tasks of the job • Ability to deal with exposure to

distressing circumstances • Ability to work as an autonomous

practitioner • Ability to support staff with

bereavement care • Ability to deal with highly emotional

situations and support staff • Ability to maintain concentration-

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*Essential/Desirable **AF - Application Form IV - Interview

Jobs@cornwall.nhs.uk

CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY PRIMARY CARE TRUST

Acute liaison nurse for children and adults with a learning disability and/ or autistic spectrum disorder – Team manager BAND 7 - Acute Liaison Team, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. Are you interested in supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder; whilst developing new and exciting ways of working, sharing skills within acute settings? An exciting opportunity has arisen to manage the team of acute liaison nurses, developing the service in line with current practice and Government/NHS initiatives. This is a challenging, stimulating and career opportunity to make significant impact on the delivery of patient care in acute settings. You will have already built up a strong base of clinical experience and you will need to have skills to make clinical decisions and to promote self-management in your team. We are looking for an individual who can develop effective and collaborative working with healthcare and multi-agency colleagues which will and includes identifying and meeting the training needs of staff as well as providing specialist and nursing advice. This challenging role will require strategic and operational skills to promote equal health treatment for people with additional needs. This post will be subject to a criminal records bureau enhanced level check. This is a full time post working 37.5 hours per week. For further information and informal conversation about the post please contact Zoe Mclean Safeguarding Named Nurse for Vulnerable Adults, 01872 252446. Please note that appointments are subject to two satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include current details for your nominated referees and where possible email addresses. To access the job pack and apply on-line for any job, go to www.jobs.nhs.uk and enter the appropriate reference number. For those unable to access the internet, order a job pack by ringing 01726 627878. Benefits include optional pension and life assurance. Closing date for completed applications: WORKING TOWARDS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Acute liaison nurse for children and adults with a

learning disability and or autistic spectrum disorder – Team manager

Band: Band 7

Managerially Responsible to: Safeguarding Named Nurse for Vulnerable adults

Professionally Accountable to: Clinical Lead for Learning Disabilities and Autism, NHS Kernow

Job Purpose:

To increase access and reduce health inequalities for people with a learning disability / ASD.

This post has been developed to:

1. To lead operationally for the Trust in Learning Disabilities and Autism, working closely with senior colleagues. Take forward learning from the Confidential Enquiry and statutory obligations from the Autism Act.

2. Manage and lead two band 6 Liaison nurses, to maintain a proactive and reactive team, supporting RCHT staff and Children and Adults with learning disabilities and autism.

3. Work with the Referral Management System (RMS), continue to lead and if required to further develop the current accessible Choose and Book system, with senior colleagues internally and externally.

4. Represent the Trust at both the Learning Disability and Autism Partnership Boards, disseminating current initiatives, acting and leading on them, in liaison with senior colleagues.

5. To act as a clinical expert with advice and support for staff in the practical application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

6. Manage the interface between mainstream general hospital services, primary care

services and community specialist support services, recognising and leading upon practice development /change where identified.

7. Facilitate open and easy access to general hospital services for children and

adults with learning disabilities and autism in Cornwall.

8. Develop effective and collaborative working with healthcare and multi-agency colleagues, including identifying and meeting the training needs and providing specialist and nursing advice.

9. Incorporate the philosophy outlined in “Valuing People”, working closely with the

Trust’s Equality and Diversity, Inclusion lead. The attached papers define key functions of the post holder together with significant examples of the activities he or she will need to direct or personally execute to achieve

the job purpose. These examples have been chosen to illustrate the authority and limits of discretion assigned to the post and to point towards the standards expected in the management style of the organisation. The post holder will participate in annual performance review of the activities of the relevant nursing service, in which appropriate targets will be defined. To this end this document is presented as a working document and is therefore subject to alteration in the event of significant developments. Line of accountability:

Function 1 To Lead operationally for learning disabilities and autism.

Examples of Related Activities

Illustrating the Scope of the Post Annual Review

1. To lead operationally for the Trust in Learning Disabilities and Autism, working closely with senior colleagues. Take forward learning from the Confidential Enquiry and statutory obligations from the Autism Act.

2. Manage and lead the two band 6 Liaison nurses, to maintain a proactive and reactive team to support RCHT staff and Children and Adults with learning disabilities and autism. This will include offering monthly supervision and taking a formal line management role.

3. Work with the Referral Management System (RMS), continue to lead and if required to further develop the current accessible Choose and Book system, with senior colleagues internally and externally.

4. Represent the Trust at both the Cornwall Learning Disability and Autism Partnership Boards, disseminating current initiatives, acting and leading on them, in liaison with senior colleagues.

Function 2 Work with the appropriate users, healthcare professionals,

support staff and external agencies to support professional development and practice.

Examples of Related Activities Illustrating the Scope of the Post

Annual Review

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1. To facilitate the meeting of individual healthcare needs for people with complex

needs, liaising with the community learning disability team to co-ordinate support on learning disability referrals who may require help to access acute services.

2. To actively assist people with learning disabilities / ASD, as well as carers and health

and social staff when using acute services.

3. To provide support and advice regarding best interest and consent to the service user, their family/carer, and the professionals involved in decision making about their care.

4. To act as an advocate for users with learning disabilities / ASD ensuring the provision

of appropriate information and support.

5. Working with the Violence and Aggression team, when patients that challenge are inpatients.

6. To work in partnership with multi-professional / education staff to provide a

comprehensive, innovative clinical skills and competency education framework. 7. To assist acute service provider to identify training needs in relation to learning

disabilities and autism, assisting with the development of teaching materials / training packages.

8. To co-ordinate and assist in the delivery of training to meet identified needs

specifically to ensure that colleagues in acute hospitals are aware of and able to meet the needs of people with a learning disability.

9. To contribute or deliver educational sessions to all staff groups, liaising with other

agencies and users in order to gain their participation in the education delivery.

10. To work with the safeguarding named nurse for vulnerable adults to co-ordinate meetings and providing regular updates to nominated safeguarding links, providing updates and resource materials as required.

Function 3 To promote effective working relationships, including

communication/ information network. Examples of Related Activities

Illustrating the Scope of the Post Annual Review

1. Raise the profile of the health care needs of people with a learning disability and autism across secondary care provision, bridging the gap between acute clinical care areas to enable better communications and access to healthcare.

2. To actively promote the Acute Liaison Nurse role to service users, families and carers

and other professionals and developing and maintaining networks with partners in primary, community and learning disability services.

3. To contribute to the development of healthcare information and resources in

accessible formats for service users and their families / carers.

4. Develop constructive relationships by attending and contributing specialist knowledge to case conferences / clinical meetings and discharge planning meetings as appropriate, and to make referrals direct to social services / other agencies as required.

5. Liaise with voluntary services within the Hospital and Trust.

6. To assist clinical nurse managers and others in providing information so that the

health needs of people with learning disabilities are reflected within RCHT priorities, ensuring that the delivery on National Service Frameworks, local implementation strategies, local care pathways are inclusive of their needs.

7. To work with RCHT IT managers to ensure that people with learning disabilities and

people with ASD are consistently identified within their acute care pathway. This identification will inform operational decisions, prompt the involvement of the Acute Liaison service and assist with audit and incident management when necessary.

8. To collate and manage key information (activity, reasonable adjustments, outcomes

etc) and produce a bi-annual report that will inform contract monitoring and commissioning decisions by NHS Kernow.

Function 4 To ensure practice and service across RCHT is provided within a sound clinical governance framework

Examples of Related Activities Illustrating the Scope of the Post

Annual Review

1. Support working partnerships with primary health care teams, acute hospitals, audiology, podiatry, dentistry, optometry and other key health care providers in Cornwall.

2. Assess and advise accordingly on issues surrounding the complex needs of some people with learning disabilities / ASD in relation to:

- Emergency and Elective Admissions to Wards - Discharge Planning

- Monitoring of length of stays - Access to investigations and diagnostics 3. Identify existing / potential barriers in accessing acute services for people with a

learning disability / ASD and promote initiatives to overcome these barriers. 4. Develop care pathways and care protocols / guidelines in collaboration with

clinicians, patients and carers and general managers in relation to people with learning disabilities / ASD using hospital services, and monitor their effectiveness.

5. Develop suitable information systems to monitor and report on critical elements and identify action(s) to be taken as required.

Function 5 To ensure the service adheres to legislation requirements as identified within the organisation’s Disability Equality Scheme

Examples of Related Activities Illustrating the Scope of the Post

Annual Review

1. Assist clinical areas in recognising potential barriers to hospital access and other

communication issues in relation to individuals with learning disabilities / ASD, and provide advice and support as required.

2. To undertake benchmarking against recognised national standards. 3. To promote active participation of service users and their families / carers in the

healthcare process, working within the Public and Patient Involvement agenda.

4. To assist in the development of monitoring of local standards in partnership with people with learning disabilities / ASD, Patient and Liaison Service (PALS), and carers’ groups.

5. To work in partnership with people with learning disabilities / ASD, self-advocacy

groups, PALS and carers’ groups in the development, implementation and maintenance of service provision.

6. To assess the impact of local and national initiatives and provide feedback on trust

initiatives relating to skills competency of its workforce

7. To make recommendations and participate in the formulation of new working practice policies.

8. Contribute to the Risk and Health & Safety Agendas in the Trust.

9. Promote the early resolution of issues and complaints working closely with

appropriate Matrons and Group General Managers Function 6 Professional Development and Management

Examples of Related Activities Illustrating the Scope of the Post

Annual Review

1. To be a highly competent and knowledgeable practitioner within a specialty. 2. To act as a role model within the specialty field 3. To ensure that own clinical and theoretical skills are maintained and ensure

awareness of current developments 4. To provide an innovative and progressive attitude to the personal and professional

development underpinned by research and evidence based practice 5. To participate in regular clinical supervision sessions in order to receive professional

support and time to reflect upon practice. 6. Ensure that full and complete nursing records are maintained in accordance to NMC

standards 7. Ensure client and personnel confidentiality at all times, and store all confidential

information securely in line with the data protection legislation 8. Act in accordance to policies and guidelines of RCHT

Terms of Employment The terms and conditions of service will be the same as those for staff working within this area. Medical Examination The appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical examination. Candidates invited for interview will be required to complete a Confidential Declaration of Health Questionnaire prior to interview. This job description represents the current expected role of the Learning Disability Liaison Nurse. It may be modified through discussion and negotiation as the organisation develops. The job description will be reviewed twelve months after appointment and thereafter, not less than every three years. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Should you be offered the post it will be subject to a criminal record check from the Criminal Records Bureau before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, final warnings, as well as convictions.

PERSON SPECIFICATION FORM

REQUIREMENTS CRITERIA E/D* HOW ASSESSED

? AF/IV/T**

Education/Qualifications/ Training

• Current entry on NMC register • In-depth knowledge of

Safeguarding Vulnerable adults and Child protection and the mental capacity Act

• Evidence of dynamic continuing professional development linked to demonstrable clinical competencies

• Assessing and mentoring qualification

• Possession of a relevant degree

E

E

E

E

E E

AF

AF

AF

AF

AF

AF

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent teaching, training and preceptorship skills

• Able to problem solve and initiate change

• Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries

• Skilled negotiator • Analytical skills • Ability to delegate and prioritise • Ability to mange various demanding

agendas at the same time • Computer literate • Counselling Skills

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E D

IV/AF/R

IV

IV

IV

IV

IV

IV IV IV

AF AF/IV

Experience

• Minimum 5 years at post registration • Experience of taking charge of a

service or department • Experience of leading and managing

a team of multi professional staff including management of conflict, absence etc

• Previous experience of research and audit

• Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints

• Experience of dealing with violence & verbal aggression

E

E

D

D

D D

AF/IV

AF/IV

AF/IV

AF/IV

IV

IV

Knowledge

• Understanding of professional and

current issues in nursing learning disabilities in acute areas

• Understanding of the wider NHS and local agendas including the learning disability workplan

• Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues

• Awareness of equality and diversity • Clinical governance

E

E

E

E E

IV

IV IV

IV

IV IV

Other Requirements

• Good attendance record • A flexible approach to work. • Effective time management. • Evidence of fulfilling PREP. • Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team • Ability to deal with conflict situations • Accountability – Takes responsibility

for own actions and promotes good team working

• Openness – Shares information and good practice appropriately

• Mutual respect – Treats others with courtesy and respect at all times

• Ability to undertake the tasks of the job • Ability to deal with exposure to

distressing circumstances • Ability to work as an autonomous

practitioner • Ability to support staff with

bereavement care • Ability to deal with highly emotional

situations and support staff • Ability to maintain concentration-

E E E E

E E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

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IV

IV IV IV IV

IV IV

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*Essential/Desirable **AF - Application Form IV - Interview