Community Learning Disability Nurse - East
Band 5
Main area Learning Disability Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 25 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 201-26-276-A
Site Carew House Town Bodmin Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/06/2026 23:59
Job overview
This post is open to newly qualified professionals and students who are due to complete their qualification during this calendar year. Successful applicants may receive a conditional offer subject to completion of training and registration.
We are looking for Community Learning Disability Nurses. Join an established nursing and MDT team within the west of Cornwall. Be responsible for undertaking nursing duties in line with agreed Care Processes and Pathways. Work actively with the individual and their families and/or carers providing person-centred, skilled and effective assessment, intervention, monitoring and review. Be responsible for delivering evidence-based practice, within an innovative, multi-disciplinary team with a robust supervision and appraisal culture. There are CPD, research and audit opportunities within the team and wider trust. There are good levels of service user engagement and joint working with other teams including Acute and Primary Care liaison, Social Care, Mental Health, Forensic and Children’s.
Clinical work is multi-disciplinary involving assessment of complex cases, formulation and provision of therapeutic interventions, as part of the multi-disciplinary care planning and delivery. Planning, directing and supervising associated work for HCAs and delivery of patient-centred training packages to care providers.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Community Learning Disability Team you will provide person-centred, skilled and effective assessment, intervention, monitoring and review for designated individuals who are eligible for the Learning Disability Service. You will be responsible for the maintenance of evidence-based learning disability nursing practice, contributing to and facilitating Care Processes and Pathways. You will manage and supervise the work of others, and act as a mentor and preceptor.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
* Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council – RNLD/RMN/RN
* Mentoring qualification or willingness to work towards mentoring qualification and attend updates as required
* Teaching qualification
Knowledge and Abilities
* Relevant clinical experience in a community or health care setting
* Understanding of the impact of health inequalities
* Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team for individuals with complex needs
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.
Benefits
* Protected CPD time for registered staff
* Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
* Leadership and Management development programmes
* Coaching and mentoring opportunities
* Full clinical induction programme for operational skills
* Access to a care certificate programme for band 1-4 clinical staff
* Bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
* Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support physical and mental health
* Free access to individual HARP portfolios for revalidation for nursing staff
* Free DBS checks where required
* Discounts from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Reimbursement of all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Legal statements
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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