Community Learning Disability Nurse | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, Health Support Worker to join our team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team which provides expert, caring and holistic support to adults with a diagnosed learning disability.

You will be supported to develop skills to carry out a variety of interventions delegated by nursing or allied health professionals (Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics and Physiotherapy). You will work with people who have a learning disability and physical health care needs such as issues relating to communication, mobility, nutrition and dysphagia. You will be required to work in a variety of community settings, with individuals, groups, families and staff teams.

You will have regular supervision and will be expected to support the multidisciplinary team as a whole. Duties may include direct intervention but also developing resources and supporting training.

We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We offer in service training and development and have strong links with local Universities.

• To support nursing and allied health professionals (Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics and Physiotherapy) within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe and person-centred care.


• Work with service users to provide interventions through ongoing support, practical assistance and problem resolution under the supervision of a senior clinician.


• To contribute to the regular assessment, and reviews of services users' needs, development of care plans and provision of appropriate interventions.


• To work in partnership with other agencies, teams, and carers to meet the needs of services users.


Flexible working:

We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9am to 5pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.,
• To support service users with a range of needs under the supervision of a clinician.


• Under the direction/supervision of clinicians to assist with screening of referrals and client assessment.


• Work with service users to facilitate access to primary and secondary healthcare services.


• Assist members of the MDT to prepare deliver training and group sessions.


• Following assessment/review by clinicians assist to monitor services users holistic health and report any changes to the appropriate clinician.


• Undertake tasks delegated by supervisor and team manager.


• Support the multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe person-centred care.


• Develop resources for the team and services users; including accessible information.


• Create and maintain data to support effective running of the team.


• Ensure that the individual's rights and choices are actively promoted and supported to ensure they ae appropriately acknowledged.


• Provide support and assistance to professionals within the team.


• Liaise with health & social care agencies and care homes to meet services users' needs.


• Visiting service users in a variety of settings including their home, work and day placements, hospital settings and group home, after carrying out an appropriate risk assessment.


• Maintain accurate records in accordance with policy and procedure.


• To have an understanding of the risk factors and health & safety issues involved in the provision of care to services users, families and self.


• To adhere to protocols, policies; including local Lone working policy.


• Assist to develop and maintain robust and up to date care plan and risk summaries.


• To develop a rapport with service users through professional support and collaboration within appropriate boundaries.


• To assist service users to maintain activities of daily living.


• To raise any concerns regarding service user or care provision promptly.
  
  We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.


We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.