Community Nurse - Adult LD Intensive Support Team

Intensive Support Team for Adults with Learning Disability

Adult Learning Disability Nurse, Band 6

Part time 22\.5 hours pw / Permanent

Looking for a new challenge?

Passionate about supporting people with learning disabilities, their families and carers?

Passionate about making a difference to people’s lives and supporting them to live a meaningful life in the community?

Value working as part of an MDT?

Enjoy a blend of individual and systemic working?

If the above describes you, we want to hear from you.

We are excited to be able to offer a full\-time band 6 nursing role within the Intensive Support Team.

We are a community\-based team that provides intensive assessment and interventions to individuals who are at risk of admission to hospital with the aim of avoiding unnecessary admissions, as well as supporting individuals through discharge transition out of hospital. We work in close partnership with individuals, their families and carers along with the local community learning disability teams, care providers, inpatient services and social care.

You would join existing nurses in a team where there is strong multi\-disciplinary working and where the contribution of nursing is highly valued and you will be working across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Want to know more?

We would welcome you to contact us for further information / for an informal visit or conversation about the role.

The teams’ aim is to empower and promote individuals with a learning disability and complex needs to live meaningful lives. To adopt Positive Behaviour support approaches to reduce length of time in hospital and to support the prevention of inappropriate admissions or readmissions. This will be working within the home environment or appropriate care settings, alongside the wider Multi\-disciplinary team.

To support people with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those with a mental health condition.

Assess individuals with significant complex needs and / or challenging behaviours requiring individualised packages of care.

The post holder will be involved in mentoring staff and students.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us

excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more

salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more

discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes

wellbeing support, including an in\-house counselling service, external helpline and more

staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

The teams’ aim is to empower and promote individuals with a learning disability and complex needs to live meaningful lives. To adopt Positive Behaviour support approaches to reduce length of time in hospital and to support the prevention of inappropriate admissions or readmissions. This will be working within the home environment or appropriate care settings, alongside the wider Multi\-disciplinary team.

To support people with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those with a mental health condition.

Assess individuals with significant complex needs and / or challenging behaviours requiring individualised packages of care.

The post holder will be involved in mentoring staff and students.

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