Category: learning disability

Oska Bright Film Festival 17th November

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Thanks to Lizzie Banks at Carousel in Sussex for bringing this important event to our attention!

The Oska Bright Film festival is curated by people with learning disabilities with the aim of encouraging artistic talents of people with learning disabilities across the world! oska bright film festival This award winning international event -based in Brighton on 17-19 November- is an opportunity to meet new people, and get that all important new perspective that only a film maker and story teller can share!

Tickets are available now at http://www.oskabright.co.uk/

For a taster of what you might see watch the below film!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mihy5VGJwk

Medway Community Learning Disability Nurse Band 7 Opportuntity

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Thanks to Val Levens for sharing this exciting opportunity for a Learning Disability Nurse in Medway Community Healthcare.

Medway’s adult learning disability team is looking for a band 7 nurse.
Are you looking for a post that encourages innovation?
Where the organisation REALLY wants YOUR ideas for delivering an ever better and more flexible service?
Where you can start and drive the change?
If so, you could be the one for us.
You would lead our nurse team, work collaboratively with health colleagues and our co located SS team, to raise our profile within the organisation and the county.
Follow the link below for our ad on NHS jobs, or call the adult learning disability team lead,Val Levens.
val.levens@nhs.net   01634 337516   07983965750

Have Your Say about East Kent Hospitals

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Thanks to Bruce Campion-Smith – Head of Equality and Engagement for sharing this invite to an event run by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

Have you say event pic

This is an important opportunity to influence how people with learning disabilities are supported and cared for in Hospital.

Please click on the link for the flyer and book a place!

If you have similar events or issues to share with the Community of Practice and those that follow this page, please comment below or get in touch, we’d be eager to hear from you.