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Children Community Learning Disability Nurse

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Per annum, pro rata
Profession
Nurse (community and district)
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
24 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
10 Jul 2025

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced Learning Disability Nurse to join the Oldham Children's Community Learning Disability Team. The post holder will provide specialist health assessments and Positive Behavioural Support  to children and young people with a learning disability who are registered with an Oldham GP.

Interventions will be delivered across different settings including educational provision and  the person’s home.  There will be a requirement to liaise with and work collaboratively with parents, partners and stakeholders to ensure responsive, effective, safe and child centred services are delivered.

Main duties of the job

  • To work in accordance with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures at all times.
  • To provide a safe, effective, responsive, efficient and timely community nursing services to children and young people  with learning disabilities, their families and carers.
  • To undertake a range of comprehensive, specialist  assessments for children and young people with a learning disability and complex  needs. This assessment work requires a specialist knowledge base on which to practice.
  • The post holder may be required to undertake additional training in implementing high quality Positive Behavioural Support
  • To develop a range of interventions and specialised care plans.
  • To embrace the public health role, promoting health and wellbeing and where possible, prevent ill health.
  • To support the work of the Community Learning Disability Team, in reducing the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities.
  • To work collaboratively with primary care and secondary care services to ensure the health needs of people with learning disabilities are met.
  • The post holder will undertake an active role in identifying and managing risk.
  • The post holder will be required to work in close partnership with Social Services and Child Safeguarding.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work within the Learning Disability Directorate as member of the Children’s Learning Disability Team which currently sits within in the Tameside and Glossop  Learning Disability Team.

The post holder will provide specialist health and behaviour assessments to children and young people with a learning disability who are referred in to the team.

Interventions will be delivered across different settings including the person’s home.  There will be a requirement to liaise with and work collaboratively with partners and stakeholders to ensure responsive, effective, safe and child centred services are delivered.