Job overview

This role is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis for 9 months. 

*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment* 

• Provide evidence based, profession specific and generic assessment and intervention to optimise the service users’ ability to engage with their environment in line with the principles of social inclusion and / or recovery
• Contribute to the training and support of primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers, and families to assist them to better meet the health needs of service users
• Supervise mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
• Contribute to the training and support of primary and secondary health care professionals, social care providers, and families to assist them to better meet the health needs of service users
• Support the Service Manager and Deputy in providing person centred and high quality health care services to this service user group
• Co-ordinate care  by working as the lead Health Care Professional for a specified group of service users
• To prevent unnecessary Hospital admissions in Learning Disability inpatient beds
• To gate keep admissions into and facilitate discharge from Learning Disability inpatient beds
• To repatriated service users back into Gloucestershire

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will assume a responsibility and maintain a case load
• Continuously evaluate effectiveness of assessment and treatment using appropriate outcome measures
• Signpost to other services
• Work according to the Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a Health Care professional taking responsibility for the assessment of care and health education needs
• Develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals ensuring individual needs are met
• Liaise with and offer specialist assessment and advice to other agencies and professions, including participating in Multi-Agency meetings to offer advice and opinions to facilitate the ongoing treatment and care of service users and to ensure adherence to National Service Framework (NSF) guidelines
• Continuously evaluate effectiveness of assessment and treatment using appropriate outcome measures
• Contribute to service development and quality initiatives in line with local and national policies using audit and policy development
• Support existing team members in the provision of appraisal and supervision of other team members including induction of junior staff members       
• Maintain, update and record own professional knowledge and skills through continuing professional development (CPD) 

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.