Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 1 experienced Band 4 Nursing Associates to join the DTV Adult Learning Disabilities Physical Health Team. The team provides specialist advise and support to both people with a learning disability and health services to reduce the health inequalities and premature mortality that people with a learning disability face.
Following additional investments to the team, these roles will provide focused interventions across the Tees Valley to support the PCN’s in addressing the needs of people with a learning disability to overcome health barriers and challenges to achieve better health outcomes and quality of life.
Main duties of the job
The Nursing Associate will support the Physical Health Team and wider learning disability community teams, Local Authority Colleagues and in liaison /partnership with primary and secondary care services, using a Person-Centred Approach to enable and support adults with learning disabilities and their families and carers to promote the health needs of people with a learning disability and enable access to wider services.
This will include
- Supporting with a wide range of health promotion projects
- Liaison with health and social care services
- Supporting with reasonable adjustments to enable access to the right care and support
- Training and education for services and carers
- One to one support for patients who have changes in physical health and/or need support to navigate health services.
- Advice, support and signposting health and social care colleagues
- Advocate and promote the needs of people with learning disabilities across health services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or Skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
- Nursing Associate Foundation Degree qualification
Experience
Essential
- Up to date understanding of the scope of and role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and multidisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advise
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi- disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
Essential
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- Ability to support, supervise and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 27 April 2026
