Children's Learning Disability Nurse

Job overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Children's Learning Disability Nurse Band 7 to work across the CDC nursing and Specialist School Nursing Teams in Barking & Dagenham.  The teams promote positive and effective health outcomes for children and young people with learning disbilities and complex health needs.  It is an integrated multi-disciplinary team and a commitment and experience of working in that context would be advantageous.  The applicant should be a 1st level Registered Learning Disability Nurse, ideally with experience of working with children and young people in the community.  The ability to evidence knowledge, and experience of providing evidence based interventions and safe care are essential.  Applicants should have good knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to this client group with an ability to evidence advanced communication skills.  Advocating for the children and young people across the age ranges and supporting them and their families in being prepared for adulthood.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be a part of a multi-disciplinary team working to meet the needs of children with learning disabilities in Barking & Dagenham.  Being an effective team member, whilst also working on their own initiative.  Having a commitment to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health, social care and education professionals and agencies.

Providing clinical expertise to the wider team and supporting paediatricians, nursing and allied professionals to meet the varied and complex needs of children and young people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will support children and young people referred to them through assessment, managment, planning and delivering care.  Working with the wider team to support the MDT in meeting the various and complex needs of children with learning disabilities in Barking & Dagenham.  The post holder will have a commitment to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health, social care and education professionals and agencies.

For further information please see the JD and person spec.