clinical liaison Morriston, Wales
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Acute Liaison Nurse posts within secondary care. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate effective working with multiagency colleagues and advocate for the needs of patients with learning disability.
The primary focus of the role will be to support acute hospital staff in the effective delivery of person centred care to patients with a learning disability. The postholder will work closely, in a collaborative way with colleagues across acute and secondary care providers to develop ways of identifying and responding effectively to meeting the needs of people with Learning disabilities who are admitted to services. The post holder will be creative and dynamic in relation to promoting and championing the rights of people with learning disabilities to access healthcare.
The postholder will support colleagues in acute and secondary care to assess people with learning disabilities referred to the service and will provide advice and guidance to hospital staff regarding:
- Making reasonable adjustments within the hospital environment.
- Managing behaviour which may challenge services
- Additional complex health needs experienced by individuals
These are not exclusive but will include the following (see full job description):
- Assess people with Learning disabilities referred to the service from Acute/Secondary Care, and provide advice and guidance on reasonable adjustments, behaviours that challenge services, and environmental issues.
- Offer support to people with Learning Disabilities to access mainstream NHS Services across Swansea Bay University Health Board.
- Identify barriers to access and develop action plans to address these barriers, in partnership with colleagues from Acute/Secondary Care.
- Develop person-centered care planning in collaboration with colleagues from Acute/Secondary Care.
- Develop measureable outcomes for people with Learning Disabilities in partnership with colleagues from Acute/Secondary Care.
- Contribute to clinical work/projects as required in conjunction with the Consultant Nurse in Learning Disabilities.
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You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
The postholder will work closely, in a collaborative way with colleagues across acute and secondary care providers to develop ways of identifying and responding effectively to meeting the needs of people with Learning Disabilities who are admitted to services. The post holder will be creative and dynamic in relation to promoting and championing the rights of people with learning disabilities to access healthcare.
The postholder will support colleagues in acute and secondary care to assess people with learning disabilities referred to the service, and will provide advice and guidance to hospital staff regarding:
Making reasonable adjustments within the hospital environment.
Managing behaviour which may challenge services
Additional complex health needs experienced by individuals
The postholder will act as a resource for hospital staff and will provide education and training to raise the profile of people with Learning Disabilities and ensure that their health needs are met.
