Community Learning Disability Nurse – Forest: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours 37.5 hours per week.

The Community Learning Disability Nurse for the Forest locality Learning Disability Team are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated and skilled Community Learning Disability Nurse.

This is a development post open to newly qualified practitioners looking for their first Band 5 role with an opportunity to progress to Band 6. However we would also be keen to consider applications from more experienced Band 5s or those individuals already working at Band 6.

The Community Learning Disability Nurse is a key member of the multi-disciplinary care team and will need experience in community care as the successful candidate will be required to:

• Work independently to ensure timely delivery of a safe and effective service for people who have a range of complex needs in addition to their learning disability, eg mental health, epilepsy, dementia.
• To manage a complex and high-risk caseload over a large geographical area. Linking with other professionals and agencies to achieve positive outcomes for service users.
• To work flexibly based on client need and using reasonable adjustments to provide support to clients, family and carers.
• Ensuring systems and processes are followed in accordance with Trust objectives.

Main duties of the job

You will benefit from working closely with highly experienced and approachable clinicians in the team. In addition to The Trust’s excellent mentorship program we will support you through appraisals, mentoring, clinical and peer supervision.

Clinical

• Work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a care co-ordinator taking responsibility for the assessment of care and health education needs.
• Engage in complex health assessments as appropriate and plan relevant care in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals ensuring individual needs are met

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities (RNLD)
• Evidence of continued professional developmentEssential

Desirable

• Registration as a non-medical prescriber with the NMC having undertaken the necessary training at Level 3
• Evidence of formal post registration learning

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable post qualification experience in learning disabilities or related area, some of which should have been in a community setting
• Extensive experience of first line assessments including the assessment of risk
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Experience of collaboration working with other agencies including the voluntary sector

Desirable

• Previous experience of autonomous working

Professional/Managerial Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of evidence-based intervention with service users with Learning Disabilities
• Experience of supervising junior staff and student nurses

Desirable

• Ability to identify and positively influence social factors affecting mental distress
• Up to date clinical knowledge including dual diagnosis and health and social care needs

Closing Date: 20 September 2026