Children's Learning Disability Nurse

Job overview

This post will offer the successful candidate an exciting opportunity to become part of a multi-agency service for children with Complex Needs Team, offering a unique opportunity to work within a co-located multi-agency setting fostering partnership and collaboration between children, young people, their families and other professionals. We work very closely with the Learning Disability Child Adolescents Mental Health Service and the Children’s Intensive Behaviour Support Service and there are opportunities for joint working.

We are looking for an innovative and motivated person who has a Registered Nurse Qualification in Learning Disabilities with experience of working in a multi-agency environment to join our Children Learning Disabilities Nursing Team. The successful candidate will work with children and young people who have learning disabilities, complex health needs and/or challenging behavior. Therefore you will need good observational, assessment and analytical skills and have previous experience of working in community or residential settings. 

The applicant should have working knowledge and experience of using evidence based assessment tools and an interest in continence, health initiatives and positive behavior support.

CLDNT offers specialist placement for Undergraduate LD Nurses. There will be an opportunity for the successful candidate to supervise students on placement. 

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Key Responsibilities – Professional/Clinical

1.     To provide a service for children and young people from 0 – 18 years with significant learning disabilities.

2.     Works with an allocated defined caseload, working independently in a responsible, innovative and flexible manner.

3.     To assess the heath needs of children and young people with significant learning disabilities, plan, monitor, evaluate and review care packages.

4.     To assess and formulate individual positive behavioural support plans  for children and young people whose behaviour  challenges

5.     To promote inclusion and raise awareness of health care needs and facilitate access to primary/health care services.

6.     To comply with policies and guidelines as directed within the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

7.     To take responsibility for a defined caseload assessing: Health / Challenging Behaviour needs.

8.     To develop, implement and evaluate health Care / Positive Behaviour Support Plan packages.

9.     To carry out joint assessments where appropriate with professionals from other services.

10.  Skills and knowledge in the use of Nursing and Specialist assessment, e.g., Health Action Planning, Continence Advice, General Behavioural Issues, Epilepsy, Chronic health conditions and Health checks.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.