Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the South Worcestershire Community Learning Disabilities Team as a Band 6 Community Learning Disability Nurse. In the role you will have the opportunity to work alongside an experienced group of Learning Disability Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Psychiatrists.

The successful applicant will become part of a committed team who are passionate in ensuring that individuals with a learning disability receive equitable health care, alongside managing an effective caseload and maintaining regular visits to service users and their carers.

The team is currently involved in exciting service developments, including RcPsych QNLD Accreditation, STOMP, Dementia pathways, and transitions pathways to better meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities.

Regular individual and group supervision and support will be provided as well as on-going CPD and training to help further develop your skills and competencies in this specialist field.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

• Actively manage an effective caseload, maintaining regular visits for service users.
• Facilitate/teach effective systems to carers to enable the transfer of skills required for the management of service users' healthcare needs.
• Facilitate Health Action Plans for each service user on caseload, to enable access to the full range of community care services available.
• Promote and maintain good working relationships and systems of effective communication through liaison with service users, carers, and other professionals/agencies.
• Maintain accurate and up to date clinical records in line with Trust/NMC standards of practice.
• Record activity to meet the requirements of the Electronic Patient Recording System.
• Attend team, MDT and multi-agency meetings as appropriate.

About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• RNLD (Essential)
• BSc in Community Health Studies or equivalent relevant experience (Essential)
• Evidence of post registration training/qualifications (Essential)
• Student mentorship (Desirable)
• NVQ Assessor (Desirable)
• Diploma in Epilepsy (Desirable)

Experience

• Considerable experience as a practising Community Nurse (Essential)
• Comprehensive assessments, cognitive therapy, nursing models / theories, therapeutic intervention planning (Essential)
• Clinical governance initiatives/projects, child protection and vulnerable adults procedures, health facilitation (Essential)
• Clinical supervision/reflective practice, mentor / supervisory role, monitoring and reviewing case management (Essential)
• Risk management strategies, research, audit / outcome measures, delivery of staff training (Essential)
• Evidenced based clinical practice, non-aversive behavioural approach, cultural needs of minority groups, person centred approaches (Essential)
• Dual diagnosis, staff development reviews, person centred planning, primary care initiatives/projects (Desirable)

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers (Essential)
• Good knowledge of making reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities and vulnerabilities (Essential)
• A good level of knowledge of current policies and legislations that impact upon people with a learning disability (Essential)
• A good level of knowledge in a wide range of common health care conditions in people with learning and other disabilities and vulnerabilities including common long term conditions (Essential)
• Child protection and vulnerable adults' procedures, national guidelines re: role of Community Nurse, Mental Health Act (Essential)

Skills and abilities

• Report writing, clinical documentation, developing assessment formats (Essential)

Additional criteria

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post (Essential)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
Service Manager: Richard Naylor, r.naylor@nhs.net

Closing date: 02 November 2026

Reference number: 798-8377776

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