# Community Nurse, Intensive Support Team LD > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurse-intensive-support-team-ld/6c75be4f-2620-49ad-ad58-5a1dadf13436 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurse-intensive-support-team-ld/6c75be4f-2620-49ad-ad58-5a1dadf13436.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dudley - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 7 day working including bank holidays - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hrs per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T10:00:35.700Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Midlands/Oldbury/Black_Country_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Learning_Disabilities/Learning_Disabilities-v8017741 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8017741?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Community Nurse is required to work safely and competently alongside adults with learning disabilities who may be experiencing acute episodes, have complex and enduring needs and/or has behaviours that challenge within the principles of Positive Behaviour Support. This role requires the specialist nurse to work creatively, collaboratively and compassionately to deliver the very best standards of care in support of an innovative, safe and progressive service. The post holder will also be required to work with and alongside families, carers and others who are providing support to the patient within a community/home setting. Duties will include the provision of direct patient contact -clinical and/or personal care incorporating assessment of needs, care planning and interventions. The role includes the ability to prepare and produce client related materials such as accessible information and occasional educational resources where relevant to patient needs. ### Main duties of the job Key duties of the role include: - Working intensely with individuals over 18 years of age, who have a diagnosed learning disability, additional complex physical and/or mental health needs, and engage with behaviours that challenge. - In partnership with other IST Community Nurse , working alongside a Psychologist, Speech & language therapist, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Assistant Practitioner, and Clinical Support Workers - Completing and formulating functional behaviour assessments to develop PBS Planning - Developing and intensively supporting the implementation of therapeutic cognitive and behavioural interventions - Providing bespoke workshops and advice to the individual, their family members and others involved in their daily care - Compassionate and committed to deliver a meaningful and safe service in line with NMC, CQC and NICE standards To join our team you’ll need to have: - Ability to lead, encourage team working, and supervise colleagues Confidence to clinically co-ordinate assessment and intervention planning throughout the IST clinical pathway Great communication skills, with the ability to build excellent internal and external stakeholder relationships To be able to effectively manage changing and often conflicting priorities To work to a high standard, sometimes without direct supervision A passion for providing quality of life outcomes for the LD population Good IT skills - Ability to lead, encourage team working, and supervise colleagues - Confidence to clinically co-ordinate assessment and intervention planning throughout the IST clinical pathway - Great communication skills, with the ability to build excellent internal and external stakeholder relationships - To be able to effectively manage changing and often conflicting priorities - To work to a high standard, sometimes without direct supervision - A passion for providing quality of life outcomes for the LD population - Good IT skills ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For detailed information of the main responsibilities for this role please refer to the Job description for the role. ## Job Details The Community Nurse is required to work safely and competently alongside adults with learning disabilities who may be experiencing acute episodes, have complex and enduring needs and/or has behaviours that challenge within the principles of Positive Behaviour Support. This role requires the specialist nurse to work creatively, collaboratively and compassionately to deliver the very best standards of care in support of an innovative, safe and progressive service. The post holder will also be required to work with and alongside families, carers and others who are providing support to the patient within a community/home setting. Duties will include the provision of direct patient contact -clinical and/or personal care incorporating assessment of needs, care planning and interventions. The role includes the ability to prepare and produce client related materials such as accessible information and occasional educational resources where relevant to patient needs. ## Job Description Key duties of the role include: Working intensely with individuals over 18 years of age, who have a diagnosed learning disability, additional complex physical and/or mental health needs, and engage with behaviours that challenge. In partnership with other IST Community Nurse , working alongside a Psychologist, Speech & language therapist, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Assistant Practitioner, and Clinical Support Workers Completing and formulating functional behaviour assessments to develop PBS Planning Developing and intensively supporting the implementation of therapeutic cognitive and behavioural interventions Providing bespoke workshops and advice to the individual, their family members and others involved in their daily care Compassionate and committed to deliver a meaningful and safe service in line with NMC, CQC and NICE standards To join our team you’ll need to have: Ability to lead, encourage team working, and supervise colleagues Confidence to clinically co-ordinate assessment and intervention planning throughout the IST clinical pathway Great communication skills, with the ability to build excellent internal and external stakeholder relationships To be able to effectively manage changing and often conflicting priorities To work to a high standard, sometimes without direct supervision A passion for providing quality of life outcomes for the LD population Good IT skills Ability to lead, encourage team working, and supervise colleagues Confidence to clinically co-ordinate assessment and intervention planning throughout the IST clinical pathway Great communication skills, with the ability to build excellent internal and external stakeholder relationships To be able to effectively manage changing and often conflicting priorities To work to a high standard, sometimes without direct supervision A passion for providing quality of life outcomes for the LD population Good IT skills ## Responsibilities For detailed information of the main responsibilities for this role please refer to the Job description for the role. ## Person Specification ### Qualification **Essential** - NMC RNLD or RMN Nurse - Experience of working with service users with Learning Disability - Able to work weekends **Desirable** - Experience of working in Community - Driving licence and access to own vehicle desirable ## Documents - [bchft anti racist declaration (pdf, 222.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2381) - [job description band 6 ist ld (pdf, 622.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10303919) - [person specification band 6 ist ld (pdf, 375.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10303920) - [aditional information black country health care nhs foundation trust (pdf, 375.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10303921) ## 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.