Senior Learning Disability Nurse

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Learning Disability Nurse to join our mental health team at HMP YOI Doncaster, a category C & D Prison located in Doncaster. Capacity of 1400 men.

Central to Doncaster so good transport links, parking, on-site gym, PPG pathway for various career development opportunities.

Hours

30 hours a week - Preferable 3 x 10 hour days working 8:00-18:00, including 1 in 5 weekends but would consider full time hours, 37.5, working 8am-6.30pm, 1 in 5 weekends.

Salary

This position is part time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £47,466 per annum FTE - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Learning Disability Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Respond as directed by the Mental Health Team Manager in the day to day operational functioning of the Mental Health team.
• You will have responsibility for a caseload and be accountable for all aspects of delivering a nursing service for adults with learning disabilities/ challenging behaviour, within the criminal justice setting.
• You will be working with adults whose behaviours have resulted in their offending and coming into contact with the criminal justice system.
• You will be working with the multi-disciplinary team to undertake person centred specialist behavioural assessments, planning and co-ordination of positive non aversive behavioural approaches to service users.
• Deliver non-judgemental care, building therapeutic relationships and promoting professional boundaries. You will play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient's care following our policies and procedures and always considering safeguarding.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn't stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we'll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications required

• Registered Nurse - Learning Disabilities
• Current professional qualification (NMC)
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Substantial experience working with adults with Learning disabilities with a range of clinical presentations.
• Evidence of working Learning disability health within a community or inpatient setting. Able to evidence examples of intergraded multi-disciplinary working
• Evidence of use of a range of standardized and non-standardized behavioural assessment tools supporting clinical reasoning

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.