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An acute liaison nurse/health facilitator job has become available in the Learning Disability Health Facilitation Team. It is a band 6 position but a band 5 development role would be considered. Other professions other than nurses would also be considered with appropriate Learning disability experience.
The Learning Disability Health Facilitation Team support people with learning disabilities to access health care (in hospitals and in the community) within West Sussex.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist Learning disability knowledge, expertise and input to support access to healthcare for people with a Learning disability. To ensure that people with a Learning disability living in West Sussex can effectively access primary and secondary health care services as required, resulting in improved health outcomes.
About us
As the largest provider of community healthcare services in Sussex, our teams help people to plan for and manage changes to their health, supporting patients and their families to live more independently. We employ over 5,000 full and part time staff, and provide community services to a population of 1.3 million people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with clinical staff within the acute hospitals to support and ensure the provision of safe, high quality services for individuals with learning disabilities using inpatient services, minimising risk, incident and error and fostering a culture of learning and reflection.
To support implementation of the Directed Enhanced Service (DES) Annual Health checks for people with Learning Disabilities, through provision of specialist education and support to Primary Care Staff to ensure that practices are able to meet its requirements and to promote uptake of the DES amongst practices across West Sussex.
Please see job description for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Qualification or allied health professional and current entry on a professional register
- Evidence of ongoing training in specialist area and commitment to development.
Desirable
- Knowledge to degree level or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Directly working with people with learning dis- abilities and their carers. Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary / agency setting
- Experience of working collaboratively and in partnership with a range of health and social care professionals and users and carers to plan, develop and evaluate services.
Desirable
- Facilitating and organising training workshops and developing and using health education materials.
- Experience of working with people in acute general hospital settings and undertaking a health facilitation role.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to be self-motivated, plan and organise own workload, work independently on own initiative with limited supervision and also as part of a team.
- High standard of written and verbal communication skills including ability to problem solve, present information, negotiate effectively, listen and be empathetic and tactful.
Desirable
- Ability to present information in more accessible formats.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Horsham Hospital
Hurst Road
Horsham
RH12 2DR
Employer's website
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
