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Community Learning Disability/Mental Health Nurse

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
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Medical Protection Advertisement

Location
Salary
£42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Profession
Nurse (community and district)
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
13 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Fixed term: 9 months (maternity cover until 28th March 2026)
Posted Date
30 Jun 2025

Job overview

To oversee and provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to service users within a variety of settings, and ensure records associated with this process is maintained. To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and across other agencies and to provide a high quality of care to individuals with learning disabilities and complex mental health and social needs. The post holder will carry out nursing procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care, and complies with

The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Code of Professional Conduct. The post holder is not responsible for clinically supervising junior staff but will be expected to be involved in supporting others as well as students. There will be an expectation that the post holder

will facilitate user involvement in all aspects of service delivery.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist nursing input for service users with intellectual/learning disabilities and mental health needs. This will include assessment of needs and risk, implementation and evaluation of care in conjunction with the service user, the carer, MDT and other agencies

To act as Care Co-ordinator under CPA for a defined group of service users

ensuring effective liaison and consultation with them, their families and carers, GPs and others services about support, management, possible risks and contingency strategies

To liaise with, advise, and support carers, community based mental health

workers, inpatient services, support workers and primary healthcare team

members on the needs of service users with a learning disability and mental illness

To ensure that all service users have documented care plans which are reviewed and evaluated on a regular basis

To attend clinical meetings, CPN meetings, high risk complex case meetings, and other meetings as appropriate.

To mentor allocated RMN/RNLD student nurses.

To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary context whilst maintaining the unique perspective and contribution of nursing.

To undertake regular supervision of own case load with team leader

To act as an accountable professional in line with the NMC code of Professional Conduct and with relevant legislation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.