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Job overview

Provide visible, high calibre nursing care and support to HMP Wandsworth prison healthcare teams, within a multi-disciplinary framework for adults with learning disabilities, Autism and/or complex needs relating to neuro diversity.

The post holder is to conduct triages, clinical reviews and assessments to formulate person centered care plans and communication aid to assist those with learning needs and Autism. They are to maintain high standards of practice in line with local and trust policies whilst adhering to NICE guidelines.

To offer support to the multi- agency teams regarding those with learning needs and Autism, to attend ward rounds and liaise closely with the mental health teams for joint working and continuity of care.

Post holder will contribute to the development of good clinical practice promoting the clinical and professional development of staff to ensure they provide holistic and evidence-based care for those with learning needs and Autism.

The post holder will also provide deputy management duties within this unit and participate in the overall development of the Service.

Main duties of the job

Participate in the assessment and treatment of those with learning disabilities and autism entering the establishment and support other nurses to undertake this task.

Promote and develop communication systems which enable staff to work in a person-centered way with service users.

Ensure the provision of evidence based practices in managing challenging behaviors and reducing the health inequalities.

Actively participate in the adoption of a person-centred holistic approach to service user’s assessment and care planning using contemporary models of care. To involve service users with autism and mild/moderate learning disabilities in these processes

Demonstrate evidence based guidance on person centred/holistic assessment, care planning, intervention and evaluation for adults with learning disabilities /autism

Ensure the principles of Valuing People and Transforming Care are embedded in practice along side NHS England guidelines on supporting offenders with learning disabilities and autism in prison.

Ensuring Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults policy is understood and adhered to and that issues are reported appropriately

Demonstrate understanding the importance of developing good practice in issues relating to challenging behaviours and people with neuro diverse conditions.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.  This is strengthened by our new values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care