Kent and Medway Partnership NHS Trust have recently advertised three mental health in learning disability Nursing posts on NHS Jobs- submission deadline 13th October.
For more details of these see NHS Jobs
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Employment opportunities for Learning Disability Nurses in Kent
Two exciting Learning Disability Nursing posts have recently been advertised in the east of Kent.
A Learning Disability Community Matron position in Kent Community Healthcare Trust deadline 5/9/14
Learning Disability Nursing positions at Turning Point.
For more details of the above positions click on the links.
RSM – Getting hospital care right event
The Royal Society of Medicine have recently sent out adverts for their Getting hospital care right for people with intellectual disabilities event on 17th September 2014 in London.
Along with a remarkably good line up of speakers and presenters, the RSM have confirmed that there are significantly reduced prices for family carers/supporters.
To find out more click on the above picture.
Kent Hate Crime Research: Annual Health Checks Focus Group 15th September
‘Living in Fear: better outcomes for people with autism and learning disabilities’
Focus group for GPs, Primary Care Staff, and Learning Disability health and social care professionals.
10.00 to 12.30 Monday 15th September Medway campus of Canterbury Christchurch University
Funded by the Big Lottery Fund Research Programme, Autism London, MCCH and Kent Police worked with a research team from the University of Kent’s Tizard Centre to survey people with learning disabilities and autism, paid and family carers and police officers.
Almost half of all adults with learning disabilities and autism surveyed reported they had suffered some form of disability hate related incident when they were out in the community. A third of those who were living in the Medway area said they had been attacked and victimised, while others surveyed suffered verbal abuse, damage to their property and name calling. For some the impact was serious and long-lasting and the situation became so bad that they felt forced to move home and make other significant changes in their lives.
A key recommendation arising from the research is that guidance should be produced for GPs and other health care professionals carrying out annual health checks, baseline health profiling or other health care in identifying and responding to signs of victimisation in the community.
Please accept this invitation to assist in drafting that guidance by joining a focus group to be held from 10.00 to 12.30 on Monday 15th September at Medway Campus of Canterbury Christchurch University.
Colin Guest
Research Coordinator
To book your place email Jigsaw@mcch.org.uk
For more information call Colin Guest 07584 311943 or email c.guest@mcch.org.uk
Influencing Urgent and Emergency Health Care across Kent
Have you or someone you know used Ambulance, A&E or other emergency services?
Do you think there are ways to improve these services for people with learning disabilities?
Then the English Centre for Practice Development and East Kent Hospitals would like to invite you two one of three events in September.
10th September Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury 4- 5pm
11th September William Harvey Hospital, Ashford 4 – 5pm
12th September QEQM Hospital Margate 4 – 5pm
This is an opportunity to be part of the transformation of the workforce across Kent for the future in relation to the provision of a seamless integrated urgent and emergency care service.
Please reserve your place by contacting Lisa Sheene via either email: lisasheene@nhs.net or telephone 01843 225544 Ext 62257.
If there is further information you would like about the project please feel you can contact Dr Kim Manley via email: kim.manley@nhs.net or 01227 766877
