Learning Disability Physical Health Liaison Lead – LPFT
LPFT’s adult learning disability service provides specialist health support to people with learning disabilities requiring assessment and/or treatment for their physical and mental health. The role is community and hospital‑based, providing physical healthcare support and liaison to professionals within the Learning Disability service and partner agencies including GP practices and hospitals.
Core Hours
9am – 5pm Monday to Friday, with occasional flexible work required to support the service.
Responsibilities
- Ensure a high standard of physical healthcare support is provided for service users with a learning disability whose complex physical healthcare needs cannot be met without specialist support.
- Manage a small complex caseload of patients with learning disabilities, coordinating patient care with the ULHT safeguarding lead, Acute liaison nurses and primary care colleagues.
- Support the validation of GP Quality Outcome Framework Learning Disability Registers annually and engage with practices not part of the validation process to identify additional support needs.
- Provide management and clinical supervision to staff within the service and deliver training in community and acute physical healthcare to the Learning Disability Service to maintain high clinical standards.
Contact
For further information prior to submitting an application, contact: Sarah Marshall (Service Manager) sarah.marshall85@nhs.net
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