Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, Band 5 Nurse to join our Intensive Support Team (IST) for adults with learning disabilities, in Peterborough. This team offers a unique opportunity to show case your experience and expertise in supporting adults with learning disabilities in a crisis. The successful applicant must have NMC Registration as a Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) or Mental Health Nurse (RNMH)

The successful applicant will possess practical clinical skills; have lived experience of supporting a person with learning disabilities with behaviours of concern and communication needs. Experience of working as part of a team; undertaking holistic health care, be capable of providing accurate report writing, and understand legislation that guide practice. 

You will be joining a team of motivated health professionals where we value multi-disciplinary working and continually strive to develop our skills and knowledge to meet the needs of service users in a creative holistic way using a Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) approach.

IST supports adults with learning disabilities with a diverse, range of complex needs. Our goal is to support our service users to remain in the community at a time or crisis, by offering additional mental health support, therapy, and treatment. We support the transition of service users to return from out of area placements and work closely with services supporting young people to prevent them leaving Peterborough.

Main duties of the job

The main role of a community nurse in IST is to triage and manage crisis referrals and participate in the delivery of specialist Learning Disability nursing  under the guidance of a senior Nurse.

The nurse will participate in fortnightly multi-disciplinary team meetings and feedback on their caseload, they will attend other  multi agency meeting within CPFT and with Key partners.

The role will include collaborative  working appropriate information sharing with family, Carers, Police, and Probation, GP and other key stakeholders and partner agencies.

The role will involve participating in the writing of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans, and risk formulations with other team members.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. 

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk