Job summary
The post holder is a member of an integrated multi-agency learning disabilities team (Health and Social Services). The team provides a specialist service to adults and older people with learning disabilities in a range of community environments across Camden. Camden is a culturally diverse borough with many multi-ethnic, bilingual and multi-lingual speaking communities. These may provide potential barriers to communication which could affect delivery of client care and the post holder will need to have an awareness of, and sensitivity to, social, cultural and economic issues.
Main duties of the job
Assess the health needs of people with learning disabilities, plan, implement the treatment and monitor care, providing highly specialist advice to services users, paid carers and family members
Manage a caseload of service users with complex needs (physical and mental health
Provide advice on assessments such as mental capacity and best interest
Develop effective and collaborative working with health and social care, multiagency colleagues, families and carers, including identifying and meeting the training needs and providing specialist and nursing advice
Incorporate the philosophy outlined in "Valuing People Now" and the principles embedded within the overarching structures as set within the Learning Disability Strategy, clinical governance framework and Disability Equality Scheme.
Supporting CLDS social work colleagues to carry out Safeguarding investigations for people with learning disabilities.
About us
Working for North London Mental Health Partnership
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Why choose to join the Partnership?
We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
Generous Annual Leave Allowance
NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage a caseload of adults with learning disabilities living in the community who have complex health needs, acute and/or chronic conditions, undertaking face to face visits in the community
To undertake comprehensive and holistic health assessments of people with learning disabilities with diverse and complex presentations, using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised care and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care to ensure health is preserved and/or improved.
To contribute to differential diagnosis and health monitoring processes on the basis of evidence from assessment, seeking advice as appropriate, evaluating patient progress, reassessing and altering care plans as required.
To co-ordinate and lead multi-professional health input for clients on caseload with very complex needs, working within a Health Action planning and/or CPA framework. To provide specialist knowledge about health of people with learning disabilities to all other professionals involved, for example on the effect of one chronic condition on another, and the risk of further deterioration and possibility of future acute episodes due to learning disability.
To undertake the work jointly with health colleagues to lead on assessments and co-ordinate the multi-disciplinary assessment of those service users eligible for continuing healthcare funding. To lead assessments and reviews and coordinate support packages for service users. Identifying suitable placements through negotiation with the Brokerage service.
To support individuals who have a learning disability and their carers to navigate the wider NHS through direct support and advocacy at health appointments and specialist support on a 1:1 basis to ensure understanding and implementation of consultant recommendations.
To effectively communicate with people with learning disabilities, where there are significant barriers to understanding. And whom may also have additional problems of dementia, visual/auditory impairment, memory loss, behavioural problems, mental illness, depression, aggression and significant cognitive impairment and autism using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools e.g., Makaton sign symbols, photographs, pictures and objects of reference.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- nurse qualification
- further education/training in learning disability field
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience post-qualifying , with some of this time spent in the specialist field of learning disability
skills
Essential
- The ability to write reports, person centred case notes and communicate information to a high standard
- Able use Person Centred Planning and health promotion approaches and tools
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of the aetiology and impact of learning disabilities
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
5 pancras square
london
N1C 4AG