Job overview

Learning Disability or Mental Health Nurse

We are looking for an experienced Band 6 Learning Disability or Mental Health Nurse to join the Intensive Support Team in Suffolk. 

As an all age service we would like to hear from people with experience in working with  adults or children who have a Learning Disability and/or Autism.

The Intensive Support Team forms part of the Acute Service in partnership with the Assessment and Treatment Inpatient Unit who are co-located in Ipswich.

The role will be to support prevention of admission or care breakdown by understanding the function of behaviour that challenges, using Applied Behavioural Analysis and a Positive Behavioural Support approach.

We also support timely and secure discharges from inpatient units by working across into the Inpatient Service during stays in hospital.

The Intensive Support Team is  forms part of the  Learning Disability and Autism Pathway, which has a fresh approach to ideas and service delivery being supported by the Trust, we are confident our new model of care is the very best for the people we care for.  We are a vibrant, creative, multi-disciplinary team that works closely with other services, both statutory and in the private and voluntary sector.

Main duties of the job

Following a period of induction, the main duties of the role will be:

-participating in functional assessments of behaviour

-participation in analysis of assessment findings

-participation in formulation, conclusions and recommendations

-working with people directly in their homes or in hospital settings

-reviewing risk assessment and crisis response if required

-helping carers and families implement recommendations (this can also include delivering  training)

-acting as the Shift Co-ordinator - taking responsibility for the smooth running of the shift, delegation of duties, making decisions in relation to issues that arise, reviewing risk.

-Supervisory responsibilities

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.