Job Introduction
Make a Meaningful Difference in the Lives of Adults with Learning Disabilities
We are seeking a compassionate and dynamic Specialist Community Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) to join our multidisciplinary Learning Disability Team in Swindon on a 6-month fixed-term maternity cover contract.
This is an exciting opportunity to support adults with diagnosed learning disabilities whose complex needs cannot be met through mainstream services. Working as part of a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will play a vital role in delivering specialist assessment, intervention and care coordination, helping individuals achieve the best possible outcomes and maintain their health, wellbeing and independence.
You will work closely with service users, families, carers and partner agencies, providing expert clinical support, promoting person-centred care and ensuring individuals receive the services and interventions they need. This role offers the opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities while contributing to the ongoing development of a high-quality community service.
Location: Orbital Shopping Park, Swindon
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Package Description
As a Specialist Community Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) you will be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £32,073 - £39,043 FTE (Band 5 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake comprehensive assessments, risk assessments and crisis planning to identify individual needs and support effective care delivery.
- Provide specialist advice, interventions and ongoing support to individuals with learning disabilities, as well as their families and carers.
- Manage a defined caseload, ensuring care is delivered safely, effectively and in line with individual needs and identified risks.
- Assess service user requirements and determine the most appropriate care pathway, including referral to mainstream services with reasonable adjustments where appropriate.
- Lead and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings, interface meetings and complex case discussions to support coordinated care planning.
- Work collaboratively with a range of professionals, including nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and physiotherapists, to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
- Develop effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to support positive outcomes and service accessibility.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and the ongoing evolution of the Learning Disability Service within the HCRG Care Group structure.
Personal Specification
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RNLD or RMN) with relevant professional registration.
- Experience of working within community services and/or learning disability and autism services.
- Experience of supporting individuals with complex needs.
- Experience of working with individuals whose behaviours may be challenging.
- Strong assessment, clinical decision-making and care planning skills.
- Ability to undertake risk assessments and develop effective care plans.
- Confident working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of leading meetings and contributing to multidisciplinary discussions.
- Commitment to delivering person-centred care and promoting accessibility for all individuals.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Learning Disability service.
- Knowledge of safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures.
- Understanding of non-medical interventions and positive behaviour support approaches.
- Advanced assessment skills and experience managing complex clinical presentations.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and best practice relating to learning disabilities and autism.
Forfull details of the role, responsibilities, and person specification, pleaserefer to the attached Job Description.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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