Community Learning Disability Nurse Practitioner
Join our Specialist Health Community Learning Disability Team as a Band 5 Community Learning Disability Nurse Practitioner and make a real difference to people’s lives every day.
You will work in a strengths‑based, person‑centred way across key nursing functions including Continuing Health Care, Intensive Assessment & Treatment and Primary Care Liaison, helping to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes for people with learning disabilities.
Working autonomously with support from senior colleagues, you will complete holistic assessments and formulations, develop and review care plans, deliver evidence‑based interventions, and advocate for reasonable adjustments so people can access mainstream health services.
This is a varied community role with strong multi‑agency working partnering with families, carers and professionals, contributing to training and service development, and using your clinical judgement to manage risk and support complex needs. If you are an RNLD (or equivalent registered nurse) with experience of working with people with learning disabilities, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
* Promote services in line with current local and national policy and guidance for people with learning disabilities, which promotes the rights and inclusion of this client group.
* Undertake all aspects of practice as an autonomous practitioner and report to the Band 6 accordingly, including professional and legal accountability for own work within an agreed policy framework.
* Act as a point of contact for family, carers and other professionals during the service user’s care pathway.
* Facilitate open and easy access to hospital and other mainstream health services for people with learning disabilities.
* Develop effective and collaborative working with healthcare and multi‑agency colleagues.
* Assist in identifying and meeting the training needs and providing specialist and nursing advice when appropriate or required.
About us
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist and secure services for the wider south west region and nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health and wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise and resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe and focused on people’s recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families and carers in everything we do.
Our values
We recruit based on qualifications and experience and on behaviours that underpin our Trust’s core values, including commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, and giving respect, dignity and compassion. These values are brought to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile, making time for people, challenging ourselves and others, and being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part‑time and flexible working applications will be considered and supported where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neuro‑diversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Person Specification
Other
* An Enhanced DBS Check will be required for this role.
* Ability to manage change in a positive manner.
* Good clinical assessment skills.
Physical Skills
* Ability to be mobile across a geographical area.
Experience
* Experience of working with people who have a learning disability. Good knowledge of Learning Disability Services.
* Understanding of the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act.
* Understanding of recovery principles in Learning Disability Services.
* Understanding of professional and current issues in learning disabilities nursing.
* Understanding of the health needs of people with learning disability and the health inequalities of people with a learning disability.
* Working knowledge of equality and diversity.
* Working knowledge of Clinical Governance.
* Knowledge of safeguarding adult services, the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act including DOLS; Continuing Health Care Framework.
* Understanding of managing own workload.
* Understanding of assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of nursing care.
* Understanding of dealing with violence and aggression.
* Understanding of mainstream health and social care services.
Qualifications
* RNLD or equivalent RN qualification; professional clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree or diploma level.
Communication and Working Relationship Skills
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Basic computer skills.
* Able to provide and receive complex sensitive information in relation to staff, service users, families and carers.
* Openness to share information and good practice.
* Mutual respect; treat others with courtesy and respect at all times.
* Accountability; take responsibility for own actions and promote good team working.
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* An awareness of diversity and equality.
* Understanding of Total Communication.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills
* Able to problem‑solve and assist others in this process.
* Ability to assess and manage risk effectively.
Planning and Organisational Skills
* Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries.
* Able to analyse situations and assist in the planning of interventions to meet identified needs.
* Ability to delegate and prioritise workload of band 3 and 4 where applicable.
* Ability to manage various demands within the workplace.
* Effective time management.
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.
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