# Clinical Nurse Specialist - Learning Disability > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-learning-disability/6715d9e3-bd56-4a79-82ae-06573d0c74a2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-nurse-specialist-learning-disability/6715d9e3-bd56-4a79-82ae-06573d0c74a2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £56,276 - £63,176 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T12:51:54.996Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Corporate/Corporate-v8080207 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8080207?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced Learning Disability nurse ready to lead and influence care at a strategic level? We are seeking an exceptional Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to champion equitable, person-centred care for people with learning disabilities and autistic people across UCLH. This is a highly visible and impactful role within a complex acute trust, where you will act as a clinical expert, advocate and change agent. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to reduce health inequalities, improve reasonable adjustments, and ensure compliance with national standards and legislation. We are looking for a confident practitioner with strong clinical credibility, excellent communication skills and a passion for improving patient experience and outcomes. In return, you will join a forward-thinking organisation committed to innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement, with opportunities to shape service development at scale. ### Main duties of the job You will provide advanced specialist clinical input for patients with learning disabilities and autistic people with complex, high-risk or multi-factorial needs. Using your strong clinical foundation, you will undertake comprehensive assessments, contribute to complex decision-making, and guide multidisciplinary teams in delivering safe, evidence-based care. The role requires expert knowledge of mental capacity, best interests, safeguarding, risk assessment and reasonable adjustments within acute hospital settings. You will support clinicians managing behavioural distress, diagnostic overshadowing and complex discharge planning, ensuring high standards of clinical governance. In addition to direct clinical involvement, you will lead education and training initiatives, contribute to audit and quality improvement work, and influence policy and pathway development. You will be expected to demonstrate professional authority, clinical credibility and the ability to challenge practice constructively to improve patient safety and experience. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Job Details Are you an experienced Learning Disability nurse ready to lead and influence care at a strategic level? We are seeking an exceptional Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to champion equitable, person-centred care for people with learning disabilities and autistic people across UCLH. This is a highly visible and impactful role within a complex acute trust, where you will act as a clinical expert, advocate and change agent. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to reduce health inequalities, improve reasonable adjustments, and ensure compliance with national standards and legislation. We are looking for a confident practitioner with strong clinical credibility, excellent communication skills and a passion for improving patient experience and outcomes. In return, you will join a forward-thinking organisation committed to innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement, with opportunities to shape service development at scale. ## Job Description You will provide advanced specialist clinical input for patients with learning disabilities and autistic people with complex, high-risk or multi-factorial needs. Using your strong clinical foundation, you will undertake comprehensive assessments, contribute to complex decision-making, and guide multidisciplinary teams in delivering safe, evidence-based care. The role requires expert knowledge of mental capacity, best interests, safeguarding, risk assessment and reasonable adjustments within acute hospital settings. You will support clinicians managing behavioural distress, diagnostic overshadowing and complex discharge planning, ensuring high standards of clinical governance. In addition to direct clinical involvement, you will lead education and training initiatives, contribute to audit and quality improvement work, and influence policy and pathway development. You will be expected to demonstrate professional authority, clinical credibility and the ability to challenge practice constructively to improve patient safety and experience. ## Responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Person Specification ### Communication **Essential** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adjust communication style to suit the audience. - Ability to collaborate to create the conditions for effective communication with colleagues and partner organisations. - Excellent influencing and negotiating skills - Excellent report writing and formal presentation skills ### Experience & knowledge **Essential** - Proven nursing/midwifery leadership and management experience - Experience of leading, implementing and monitoring objectives and priorities - Experience of reviewing, contributing to and managing contracts, maintaining legal, professional and governance standards - Demonstrable understanding of relevant national strategy/policy and how this relates to the portfolio - Demonstrable record of applying professional judgement for the purpose of decision making in complex situations - Experience of successfully leading and developing teams - Experience of leading and delivering on complex projects - Capacity to appraise, analyse and interpret complex facts or situations - Ability to think independently and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and work autonomously prioritising work programmes in the face of competing demands. **Desirable** - Experience as a chief, principal or co-investigator. - Experience of academic teaching, mentoring or supervising at a postgraduate, pre- and post-doctoral level ### Knowledge & Qualifications **Essential** - Registered nurse / midwife (NMC) - Higher professional or management degree (Masters level or higher) or equivalent - PhD (or equivalent), or working towards - Specialist and expert knowledge relevant to the portfolio - Evidence of on-going personal and professional development - Portfolio of career long learning ### Health, Safety And Security **Essential** - Monitors and maintains health, well-being, safety and security of self and others - Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security ### Personal And People Development **Essential** - Demonstrate emotional intelligence, self-awareness, self-management (including self-control, transparency and optimism) - Relationship management skills (ability to influence, develop others and act as a change catalyst) - Skilled in reflection with a strong commitment to professional development – positive professional role model - Organisational and time management skills - completer finisher - Facilitation and education skills (provides mentorship, supervision and education related to research) - Able to demonstrate initiative and work autonomously – self-starter - Solution and achievement orientated - Flexible and adaptable to change ## Documents - [uclh values (pdf, 860.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685) - [job description (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10372268) - [functional requirements (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10372269) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.