Sarah Ward

Biography

My most recent role in practice was as Clinical Lead for the Complex Needs and Learning Disability Teams in Central Lancashire.

As part of the services leadership team I was responsible for the clinical leadership and management of the staff team to ensure the delivery of a high quality specialist service to people with a learning disability and or autism. The service promotes good access to mainstream healthcare and specialist health care interventions to a diverse and complex population, and aims to reduce health inequalities and premature mortality. I held overall responsibility for the development and delivery of the autism diagnosis and post diagnostic pathway and service in Central Lancashire.

I started work as a Community Learning Disability Nurse in 2014 with LCFT where I managed a caseload which consists of adult service users who presented with challenging behaviours and complex health needs. I developed my career working in different areas of the service including children’s and adult’s services and as Service Manager for the Supported Living services in Lancashire.

Qualifying in 2013 I stared my career in a children’s hospice as was the first Learning Disability Nurse to be employed by the hospice. I delivered complex health acre to children and young people with life limiting conditions and end of life care. I was involved in developing a service for young people aged 18 – 25 to ensure appropriately transition of their care.

Qualifications and memberships

BSc Hons Community Specialist Practitioner (Learning Disabilities) - Chester University 2017

Institute for Applied Behaviour Analysis (IABA) - Manchester University 2015

• Assessment, analysis and implementation of Positive Behaviour Support.
• Assessing, analysing and risk management of severe challenging behaviour.

 Multiprofessional Support of Learning and assessing practice Certificate – University of Central Lancashire 2015

DipHE Learning Disability Nursing -University of Cumbria 2013

Academic and research interests

• Learning Disability Nurse Practice
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Challenging Behaviour
• Complex Health

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