Job summary
Employer heading
Bank Practitioner Learning Disability and Autism
Band 5
Job overview
Are you looking to enhance your career in the specialism of learning disabilities?
Are you a compassionate caring individual, do you want to use your wealth of experience to support people with a learning disability who have complex needs.
A bank opportunity is available to support the Learning Disability and Autism at the Royal United Hospital. Fixed term may also be available.
For an Informal discussion, please contact Sarah Thornell on 01225 824246 or email [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The role is to support the continued development of care to meet the needs of patients who have a learning disability and/or autistic people
This involves communication with and working in collaboration with a range of clinicians and services working to support where appropriate. It also involves close communication and involvement with professionals, family, carers and others during the patients’ admission.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details about this opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- NMC/HCPC Registration
- Demonstrates evidence of ongoing continuous professional development.
- UK hospital experience
Desirable criteria
- Acute UK NHS hospital experience
- Post-registration qualification/post-graduate diploma & training preferably in Learning Disability and Autism.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of NMC/HCPC code of practice
- Experience of caring for patients with learning disabilities and or autistic people
Desirable criteria
- Experience of dealing with behaviours that challenge
- In-depth knowledge of the Mental Capacity Amended Act (2019) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
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
- Sarah Thornell
- Job title
- Lead Nurse for Learning Disability and Autism
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01225 824246
- Additional information
For an Informal discussion, please contact Sarah Thornell on 01225 824246 or email [email protected]
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