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Job overview

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen, for a band 6 community clinical lead nurse. The ALD South Tees Community Team provides services across both Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland with a base at Flatts Lane Centre and is  made up of  Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology and  AHP's (including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy) staff.   

The team work collectively and collaboratively with others to ensure a  high standard of care is provided, and are always willing to go above and beyond what is expected when required, and to ensure people with a diagnosed learning disability and their families and carer are supported by delivering high quality clinical care. 

We work predominantly 9-5 but there is an expectation to take on evening and weekend working plus on call duties

The post holder will work as part of the Multi Disciplinary Community Learning Disability Team, work towards addressing and supporting the  needs of adults with a learning disability who have complex physical and emotional health needs. 

The focus of the team is to provide an alternative to in-patient care in-line with the transforming care agenda, focusing on people with a learning disability who are experiencing (but not exclusively) mental health difficulties, behavioural challenges, placement breakdown and medication titration who should be treated in the least restrictive environment with the minimum of disruption to their lives. 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will need to have a genuine desire to improve the mental health and well-being of adults with learning disability and behaviours that challenge. They will work as part of a  MDT delivering high quality secondary care and enhancing the community services, working with individuals  who require specialist interventions  using trauma informed care & a recovery-based approach.

The successful candidate must be motivated, flexible,  able to communicate effectively,  will be expected to  be able to travel independently to various locations within the Trust on a regular basis.

A trust car lease scheme is available. 

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a complex caseload, completing assessments, delivering treatment and interventions, monitoring and evaluating outcomes, implementing Clinical Care Pathways.
• Provide clinical supervision, support, advice and guidance to junior members of staff, students, colleagues and others.
• Maintain good communication, documentation, providing reports and information within agreed timescales.
• To adhere to legal frameworks/ policies and procedures e.g. Safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act
• Maintain their NMC Registration/ PIN ensuring the compliance with the NMC Code/ revalidation.

Working for our organisation

ALD South Tees Community Team provides services across both Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland with its base at Flatts Lane centre and is  made up of  Nursing,  Psychiatry, Psychology and  AHP's (including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy) staff.  
The team work collectively and collaboratively with others to ensure a high standard of care is provided, and are always willing to go above and beyond what is expected when required.
The team work in partnership with key partners to ensure people with  a diagnosed learning disability and their families and carer and supported by delivering high quality clinical care
We're committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues. This means listening to what staff are telling us and working together to be the best employer we can be.
Our staff are our most important asset and recognising their excellent work and the vital contributions they make to patient care is very important.

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