Community Learning Disability Nurse

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Nurse in our Kirklees Learning Disability Health Team.

The Team consists of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, learning disability nurses, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, speech & language therapists, dietician and healthcare support.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of the complex needs of people with learning disabilities and demonstrate the qualities to deliver safe, effective and personalised care to meet the needs of service users. You will be committed to improving outcomes for our service users and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will need expertise and skills to identify health needs and support required, as well as providing health promotion to empower people our service users.

Were looking for candidates who are positive about people with learning disabilities and are committed to ensuring high quality of life.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work with people with learning disabilities in a variety of community settings to provide a high quality and dynamic specialist nursing support with a clear focus on maintaining and improving the health and wellbeing of adults with learning disabilities.

The role will involve working with service users, families, carers and other members of their support networks in a holistic way keeping the person at the centre of their care.

The post holder will also support and educate other health providers in making reasonable adjustments and facilitating bespoke care pathways to care to ensure that people with a learning disability in Kirklees have the same access to health care. The role will also include promoting the service to external providers and taking part in health promotion activities.

This will be an amazing role for any nurse wanting a job within the community in a very supportive and forward thinking team.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

Job responsibilities

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.