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CLINICAL

·           To be responsible along with other members of the team for the implementation of all care aspects of individual care planning.

·           Attending to the physical and psychological needs of the patients under the care of the nursing team.

·           Act as an associate worker for service users.

·           To take on a lead role for the service in delivering the pathways promoted by the service including Mental Health and Challenging Behaviour.

·           Ensure that accurate and objective information is recorded and signed by the appropriate member of staff.

·           Establish therapeutic relationships with individual service users, relatives and carers are maintained by the nursing team.  Contribute towards the formulation of care.

·           Ensure effective and confidential communication at all times maintaining strict confidentiality with regard to any information concerning patients and colleagues.

·           Demonstrate an awareness of the needs of carers of patients with learning disability.

·           Be aware of the Mental Capacity Act and  Mental Health Act and how to implement this safely.

·           Be involved in the planning of each service users care in accordance with agreed pathways, Building the Right Support and the Learning Disability Improvement Standards.

·           Observe any changes in a patient’s physical condition or mental state and document and report in an appropriate manner.

·           Act in a relaxed manner, thereby contributing to the creation and maintenance of a calm and relaxed atmosphere/environment.

·           Establish positive professional and appropriate relationships with patients adopting a non-judgemental approach.  Always be prepared to listen and treat each patient with respect and courtesy; valuing them as individuals.

·           To participate in managerial supervision.

·           Develop networking opportunities with other stakeholders to support care in the community and where hospital admission is required to support timely discharge.

·           Develop networking opportunities with other mainstream mental health providers including inpatients; acute hospital and community services to support them to make their services accessible to people with LD.

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TRAINING, STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHING

·           The post holder will be able to demonstrate insight into own developmental needs and will formally discuss the same with their supervisor in the form of target setting via the individual performance review procedure. Where development is necessary the post holder must show commitment towards development.

·           It will be expected that the appropriate educational opportunities should be highlighted to the supervisor.

·           The post holder, having attained appropriate courses, must ensure that feedback and the opportunity of sharing of knowledge is given to their colleagues.

·           The post holder will be a positive role model to colleagues and students, providing support in their development through the sharing of knowledge, experience and skills.

·           The post holder will be expected to contribute to audit and research at ward level and will contribute to and maintain research folders at ward level.

·           Liaise effectively with other multi-disciplinary team members and the service users carers and significant others.

·           The post holder will be expected to be involved in standard setting.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL

In addition to core clinical and non-clinical support the following are additional key activities identified as being necessary to the role in the delivery of your normal day to day activities.

·         Maintain professional qualification in line with NMC.

• Complete mandatory training in line with the Trust Policy

• Receive annual appraisal and provide annual appraisals to lower banded staff
• Take all allocated annual leave
• Receive management supervision.

• Receive clinical supervision.
• Attend seminars / conferences and other CPD events – external/internal
• Attend regular key Trust-wide meetings / forums
• Attend additional in-house developmental training, and support delivery of a number of mandatory training
• Resilience in dealing with emotive service user issues.
• To identify own stressors and take appropriate action to prevent negative impact of this on wellbeing and seek appropriate and timely support.