Forum Appointments

Published: 17 October 2011

Newly Appointed Committee Member

Simon Jones QN, BSc, RNLD is Care UK’s Behavioural Specialist Nurse and has recently  been appointed to the RCN Learning Disability Forum.

Care UK is a leading independent provider of health and social care services. Working in close partnership with local authorities and primary care trusts, Care UK provide care and support for older people and those with learning disabilities as well as a range of healthcare services. These services include the operation of NHS walk-in centres, GP surgeries and treatment centres and the provision of a range of specialist mental health care including treatment for young people who self harm or have eating disorders.

Simon covers the whole of Care UK’s Learning Disability services and holds regular “surgeries” in each part of the country where service users and staff are offered advice, analysis and training on a regular basis. This is in addition to any direct work with specific complex referrals.

Prior to working for Care UK Simon worked in and latterly managed NHS Community Learning Disability Teams, NHS Outreach Teams, LD Residential Homes and LD Supported Living schemes, specialising in providing support to people whose behaviours inhibit their quality of life.

Simon has two first class degrees in Behavioural Therapy and Community Nursing as well as being a Learning Disability Nurse. In 2008 he was appointed a Queens Nurse and is published author in his field of expertise.