Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Learning Disability Acute Liaison Nurse
The closing date is 26 November 2026
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Learning Disability Liaison Nurse to provide specialist support across acute hospital services. You will support patients, families, carers, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure equitable, person-centred care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Promoting and coordinating reasonable adjustments to improve access to healthcare.
• Assessing needs and providing specialist learning disability nursing advice and support.
• Coordinating complex care and supporting effective discharge planning and continuity of care.
• Providing time-limited case management and acting as a key point of contact throughout the hospital pathway.
• Supporting the prevention of avoidable admissions where appropriate.
• Advising on mental capacity, consent, and best-interest decision-making.
• Promoting the inclusion of patients and carers in support services and service development activities.
• Delivering learning disability awareness training and guidance to healthcare professionals.
• Contributing to service improvement, quality initiatives, meetings, reports, and clinical supervision.

You will work with patients of all ages with learning disabilities and/or autism, helping to ensure their healthcare needs are recognised, understood, and met throughout their hospital journey.

Main duties of the job
The Learning Disability Acute Liaison Service is looking to recruit a nurse who is enthusiastic, committed to partnership working, and confident working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Applications are welcomed from nurses who hold one of the following professional registrations and have relevant experience of supporting people with learning disabilities:

• Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities (RNLD)

The successful applicant will work alongside the Senior Learning Disability Acute Liaison Nurses supporting services across Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

As part of an established and supportive team, you will be encouraged to develop your specialist knowledge, autonomous practice, and ability to work effectively with a wide range of partners. The Trust supports continuing professional development through appraisal, regular supervision, and access to training designed to develop relevant skills and competencies.

The Learning Disability Acute Liaison Service provides specialist liaison support across services within Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 381-CO-8295741
Job locations: Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, B71 4HJ, United Kingdom

Job description
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification
Essential

• Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) or Registered Nurse with significant Learning Disability experience.
• Current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to learning disabilities, autism, and acute care.
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (or Liberty Protection Safeguards), Equality Act, Care Act, and safeguarding legislation.
• Understanding of reasonable adjustments and person-centred care approaches.

Desirable

• Significant post-registration experience working with people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Experience of supporting patients within acute hospital, community, or specialist learning disability services.
• Experience of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Comprehensive understanding of the health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities and autism.

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. 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.

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

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Mental Health and Learning Disability Lead, Lee Hurst, leehurst@nhs.net, 07977145610

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