Community Learning Disability Nurse - Complex Physical Health

Applies evidence-based nursing care to promote physical well- being utilising LD specific and mainstream health targets. Builds on skills in assessing, implementing and critically evaluating intervention outcomes to maintain and improve the physical well-being of service users. Advise and work collaboratively with colleagues, carers, professionals and other agencies around complex clinical interventions and outcomes. Implements NHS health care policies and strategies into nursing practice, including targets outlined in Valuing People (DoH, 2001) and National Service frameworks. Demonstrates existing relevant skills of working with adults with a learning disability and complex physical health needs through previous experience and applies these to the role being applied for. Demonstrates a commitment to develop appropriate leadership skills as nurse, acting as a role model to junior staff team members. Contributes to the delivery of high-quality evidence-based nursing care. Ensures accountability in practice, in line with the NMC code. Employ health promotion techniques to develop the overall health and well-being of service users and prevent avoidable illness. Liaises with multi-disciplinary colleagues and other professionals/agencies in order to address issues that create barriers to social well-being and reports on unmet need and obstacles to senior colleagues.