Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities

East of England, East of England

Bank

£17 to £28 an hour

General Nurse
(Band 5)

Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities

Job summary

Job Title: Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Main duties of the job

What you will be responsible for

Take the lead and assist other staff in assessing service users needs, planning, implementing and evaluating care plans and interventions designed to meet service users individual needs (in accordance with the model in use in the particular service area) and enable them to exercise choice over their own lives.

Actively involve service users in developing and agreeing their own care plans and to act as an advocate for users of the service ensuring that there is proper regard for their dignity, choice, self- esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.

Ensure that risks are managed effectively and that an appropriate balance is achieved between risk and the benefit to the service user.

act as the Named Nurse and take responsibility for planning and providing care to a defined group of service users within the service and for communicating with other professionals, agencies, relatives and carers where that is appropriate and having due regard for issues of confidentiality.

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Registered Nurse - Learning and Disabilities

Trust:Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Pay Rate:£17 - £28

Shifts: Flexible

About the Trust

Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based and community services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire as well as providing drug and alcohol services in Surrey and Brighton. The Trust also has several benefits for staff, with a cycle to work scheme, childcare voucher scheme and car scheme. Excellent transport links bring London, Heathrow, and Gatwick airports within easy reach. Surrey is also home to famous venues such as Epsom Downs racecourse, Chessington World of Adventures and Thorpe Park

As a member, you will have fantastic benefits:

Competitive pay rates work this week, get paid next week
Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go access your My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
Essential support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime
Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust access before they are made available to agency
Varied working options to suit your lifestyle access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
Training and development opportunities
Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
Stakeholder pension scheme available

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.

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Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

A minimum of 6 months paid experience as a Registered Nurse working with Learning Disabilities in a UK hospital environment within the last 3 years.

Qualifications

Essential

All Registered Nurse roles will be required to provide evidence of :-
Statement of NMC Registration
Degree /Diploma in Nursing

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.