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An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen within Glasgow City HSCP, Learning Disability Services for a Nurse Team Leader within the community ALDT. The practitioner should be skilled and motivated to work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to improve the health of people with Learning Disabilities. You will need to be clinically experienced but also have the knowledge and ability to manage clinical issues and staff governance on a daily basis. You must have the ability to support the operational demands of the service, monitor and respond to clinical governance issues and have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills to supervise, motivate and professionally develop staff of whom you will have direct managerial responsibility under the remit Nurse Team Leader.
You should have a commitment to patient centred care and the support of people with learning disabilities. You will carry an appropriate caseload, providing expert assessment, diagnosis, evidence based treatments and management of this specific individual group and be available to give advice and offer expert opinion to parents, family members, carers, care providers, local authorities and other health care professionals. You will be expected to support the Service Manager and other professionals to deliver safe and effective care that enhances the patient experience and contributes to the delivery of Local and National Policies. You must be able to demonstrate relevant post registration experience and leadership. It is essential that you are currently a Registered Learning Disability Nurse with the NMC with completion of an evidence based psychological therapies/ psychological approaches to care formal programme of study. The shift pattern for this post is Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm.
Informal Contact: Linda Mackay, Service Manager, Tel No: 0141 211 6505
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .