Job summary
- Main area
- Learning Disabilities
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 364-A-8705
- Employer
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ely House
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/02/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Community Specialist Health Nurse
Band 5
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Job overview
The role of the Community Specialist Health Nurse is to provide holistic and effective nursing care to those people with learning disability requiring the support of Specialist Health Services. The post holder will liaise with the PCN leads within South Essex in order to progress the transformation of local services including the our key priority areas - including Health Coordination; frailty; enhanced physical health checks and; supporting the wider MDT to ensure that adults with learning disability have equitable access to mainstream health services and experience improved health outcomes.
The Partnership was formed in 2018 and has been developing new pathways of working that seek to improve health outcomes for people with LD making sure that they are able to access the right care in the right place at the right time, in accordance with Building the Right Support. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of this continuing journey and influence how we work to improve lives.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Community Specialist Health Nurse is to provide holistic and effective nursing care to those people with learning disability requiring the support of Specialist Health Services.
Essex Learning Disability Partnership provides specialist learning disability services across all Essex. The partnership has been formed by Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust providing Learning Disability Services in Mid, North East and West Essex and; Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust providing Learning Disability Services in South Essex.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- The post holder will provide a holistic approach to service user assessment, treatment, review and management of packages of care. Utilising resources effectively within the service area.
- The post holder will undertake a range of comprehensive and evidence based clinical risk assessments and associated care plans that are relevant to the service users care needs
- The post holder will provide clinical advice for service users who present with challenging behaviour and mental health disorder that promotes and facilitates the positive health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities. Including direct work with service users, carers, colleagues and other service providers.
- The post holder will lead specific groups and sessions with clear objectives when necessary
- The post holder will maintain links with inpatient and community staff, GPs, primary and secondary care teams, statutory and voluntary agencies and social services to ensure the health needs of people with learning disabilities are met effectively and as close to home as possible
- The post holder will carry out clinical procedures when required in accordance with trust policy and their own competency.
- The post holder will maintain appropriate therapeutic boundaries with service users.
- The post holder will act as a role model to the MDT, service users, carers and staff.
- The post holder will actively promote positive experiences for people with learning disabilities when accessing mainstream healthcare services.
- The post holder will support GP’s with the uptake of Annual Health Checks and promoting the use of Health Action Plans.
Person specification
Education and qualification
Essential criteria
- Must hold relevent nursing qualification
- Study at degree level of equivalent
- Must be able to communicate effectively and to a high standard
Desirable criteria
- Community experience is desirable
- Additional skills in physical healthcare is desirable
- Must be able to manage multiple and complex tasks
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Must demonstrate awareness of the MCA and MHA and be able to apply these
- Must be able to evidence of education in a specialist area or the willingness to learn and develop
- Must demonstrate awareness of STOMP and LeDeR
Desirable criteria
- Ability to assess complex physical health care needs is required
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of carrying out complex physical healthcare assessments
- Experience of being able to collate assessment data and develop care formulations
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of supervising or teaching colleagues/peers/junior team members
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne Ayris
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07813 025812
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