Job Purpose

To promote and develop the Neurodevelopmental Service in CAMHS by providing clinical and professional leadership in development and implementation of evidence-based practices to support people with a learning disability.

To co-ordinate and facilitate high-quality person-centred specialist health care for children and young people with learning disabilities within CAMHS and the community setting.

To ensure seamless care provision between mainstream Hospital services, Primary Care services, GP surgeries and specialist learning disability services to reduce health inequalities.

Providing nursing advice, education and direct support on complex health care needs of people with a learning disability to individuals, families, staff and provider services.

For an informal conversation, please contact Toni Cooper on T.Cooper1@health.gov.je. 

Statutory Responsibilities

Essential:

• Act to care for and safeguard the public.
• Excellent understanding of safeguarding.
• Working as part of a multi/disciplinary/ multi agency team.
• Flexibility in approach to the role, striving to look for solutions which meet the needs of individuals.
• Emotional resilience and maturity.
• Objectivity and fairness.

Job Specific Outcomes 1 of 2

1. Responsible for liaising with Hospital, , Learning Disability Services, Schools, Childrens Service, CAMHS mental health practitioners and all other relevant carers in order to facilitate an effective health care pathway for people with a learning disability.
2. Enhance care delivery by promoting a whole system approach to achieve positive outcomes within a multi-agency/disciplinary partnership.
3. Co-ordinate and participate in multidisciplinary/agency team meetings, hospital admissions, case conferences, pre discharge meetings and GP practice meetings.
4. Engage with all health care services to promote the rights of individuals with a learning disability to access an equitable service and reasonable adjustments are made in order to meet individual needs.
5. Participate in the development and review of policies and procedures to ensure the health needs of people with a learning disability are considered and in particular, to develop processes and pathways within referrals and admissions to health care services
6. Liaise with Hospital, Acute Services and GP practices to ensure people with a learning disability are appropriately identified and recorded, supporting staff to develop competencies to carry out routine health assessment, screening and consultation for children and young people with a learning disability where required. 
7. Assess and advise on issues surrounding complex health care needs of people with learning disabilities in relation to emergency or elective admission, access to investigations and diagnostics required for health care needs and for discharge planning.
8. Provide learning disability & awareness training to staff from Hospital & GP practices, acute services, other health professions, students, approved providers and third sector staff.
9. Provide knowledge and advice to care staff on complex health needs of people with learning disabilities (e.g. dementia, epilepsy, syndrome specific etc.).
10. Maintain as part of continual professional development up to date clinical learning disability & knowledge/skills, using information to affect change in practice and ensure dissemination of new knowledge working within equality and diversity guidance, to reduce discrimination and disadvantage by making access to health services equitable

Qualifications

Essential:

• 1st Level Registered Nurse (RNLD/RNMH/RNID)
• Teaching/Mentorship Qualification
• Professional Degree

Desirable

• 2 years post qualifying experience including 1 years recent experience in specialty area.
• Relevant post qualifying speciality award or evidence of professional development.
• Working towards 120 credits at Level 7

Knowledge

Essential: 

• Professional knowledge across a range of health-related procedures underpinned by theory Knowledge of relevant local / national policies including Safeguarding & Disability AND Capacity and Self Determination Law (2016) & Children and young Peoples Law 2022.
• Skilled practitioner in assessing health needs of individuals.
• Proficient in clinical assessment and coordination of care packages

Desirable:

• Knowledge of behavioural methodology (Positive Behaviour Support)

Technical Work Based Skills

Essential:

• Driving licence with own vehicle.
• Work based skills (Dementia, syndrome specific, Catheter, PEG, Maybo competent) or willingness to develop in post.

Desirable:

• Second language desirable

General skills / attributes

Essential:

• Skilled in independently coordinating clients in an agreed caseload.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills, Typing/IT skills.
• Adaptable and flexible to meet changing needs.
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload
• Knowledge of clinical governance and audit

Desirable:

• Effective presentation skills
• Conflict resolution, Communicates effectively across all levels

Personal Attributes

The standards relevant to this tier, identified in the States of Jersey core accountabilities attributes and behaviour indicators, are to be attached in a separate document.