Senior Learning Disability Nurse

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

• Managing in the day to day operational functioning of the Mental Health team.
• 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

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

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

• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Working with patients, face to face, who have complex mental health conditions
• Experience of psychosocial interventions, group work and awareness of substance misuse
• Sound clinical knowledge and assessment skills including risk assessment
  

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

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.