Autism and Learning Disability Nurse Specialist; Mat Cover

Autism and Learning Disability Nurse Specialist (Mat Cover)

This is a unique opportunity to work within an acute Trust to support the continued development of high quality services to meet the holistic needs of patients with Autism and/ or Learning Disabilities and to develop the educational plan for staff of all disciplines to equip them to meet these needs.

The role requires leadership for the development and implementation of the Autism and Learning Disability Strategy in the Trust. The post holder will demonstrate high level of specialist knowledge and expertise providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers.

The post holder will deliver an effective Autism and/or Learning Disabilities service across the RSFT sites, working closely with the Paediatric learning disability nurse and the acute liaison learning disability nurse to drive service improvements. To maintain links with community LD teams, the Integrated Care Board, patient and carers groups in order to develop services which meet the needs of Autism and/ or learning disability patients and their families/ carers.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership to support the ongoing development of high-quality services for patients with Autism and/or Learning Disabilities. They will lead the development and implementation of Autism and Learning Disability service delivery across the Trust, including the delivery of the educational programme for staff to promote best practice. The post holder will demonstrate specialist knowledge and provide advice, support to patients and their families/carers.

They will contribute to the Trust's strategic direction by providing vision, professional leadership, and oversight to ensure the delivery of high-quality nursing care across hospital and community services.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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The post holder will deliver an effective Autism and/or Learning Disabilities service across all RSFT sites, working closely with the Paediatric Learning Disability Nurse and the Acute Liaison Learning Disability Nurse to drive service improvements. They will maintain strong links with community Learning Disability teams, carers groups, and patients to ensure services are developed in line with the needs of individuals with Autism and/or Learning Disabilities and their families/carers.

The post holder will work alongside the Deputy Director for Nursing to progress the Trusts Autism and Learning Disability agenda and support the delivery of the associated strategy. They will also promote the rights, interests, needs, and choices of service users, carers, and other key stakeholders in the planning, delivery, and review of services for patients with Autism and/or Learning Disabilities.

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