# Community Nurse for Adults with Learning Disabilities

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Prescot
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (community and district)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-12T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T07:33:20.728Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Southport/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Learning_Disabilities/Community_Learning_Disabilities-v8084032
- **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We currently have a vacancy available for a Community Learning Disabilities Nurse to work within the Sefton community team, supporting adults who have a diagnosis of a learning disability with complex physical and mental health diagnosis. Work as part of a dynamic supportive MDT. Plus the participation in an on call rota.

The post holder will manage their own caseload with the support from the wider MDT.

### Main duties of the job

Supporting individuals with a diagnosis of a learning disability with mental and or physical health issues. Maintaining a caseload with support from your supervisor and team.  As a team we support individuals with a learning disability with many aspects of their life such as supporting with acute physical health issues, groups and also through a variety of pathways both within the trust and external.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details and requirements of the role

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels with other professionals and with people who may have significant barriers to understanding.
- Demonstrates good standard of verbal and written communication skills including basis I.T. skills
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Able to plan and manage own workload
- Ability to work in an unpredictable work environment which may include people with challenging and aggressive behaviour
- Flexible approach to hours and duties
- Keen to progress own personal development
- Must have the ability to travel within the area of work

### values

**Essential**

- Continuous improvement – committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
- Accountability – taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
- Respect – how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
- Enthusiasm – demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
- Support – actively supporting others with compassion and courage.

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Basic knowledge of national and local policy / good practice guidance relating to care of people with learning disabilities
- Awareness of specialist assessment tools

### Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrate experience at pre registration level of working across a wide range of clinical areas
- Experience of nursing care planning process for adults with Learning disabilities

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered nurse qualification – Learning Disabilities RNLD
- Current NMC Licence to Practice
- Portfolio demonstrating evidence of learning and development

## Documents

- [band 5 jd (pdf, 418.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10376616)
- [oh risk id (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10379256)
- [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853)
- [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400)
- [your recruitment journey (pdf, 291.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941)
- [preceptorship information (pdf, 549.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2567)
- [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513)
- [guidance for applicants: using ai to support your application (pdf, 92.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3044)

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