Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to reflect own work practice
- Skills
Experience of assessment and care planning process.
- Skills
Ability to handle difficult situations
- Knowledge
Knowledge of national and local policy/good practice pertaining to health and social care.
- Knowledge
Good communication skills for use in a variety of settings with clients, carers and professionals of varying levels of understanding.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of NMC code and standards of professional practice.
- Qualifications
Relevant post registration NMC Qualification
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen with the service, for a Band 5 Learning Disability Nurse post to work within the Specialist Community Learning Disability Team and innovative. The Learning Disability Service strives to provide forward thinking high quality services, working in partnership with other agencies. In addition to working with children with learning disabilities and autism, we work closely with their families, and we have a strong commitment to health promotion through service development and training initiatives. We are committed to helping our staff develop and you will be part of an enthusiastic and experienced team.
The post holder will work within an integrated health team, providing clinical support to children with learning disabilities who have additional complex needs, which may include challenging behaviour, physical and sensory impairment, mental health and forensic issues. The post holder will play an integral role in delivery of care within these pathways within a variety of community settings.
Main duties of the job
As a band 5 community nurse you will be expected to support the clinical activity of the teams in meeting the needs of local people with learning disabilities in the community. You will have skills in working with children with learning disabilities, and associated communication and behavioural needs. The post holder will undertake delegated duties by senior nurses, and will be accountable to the Operational Manager and Senior Community Nurse and Locality Lead Nurse, and will be providing administrative support within the integrated health team, to ensure effective and timely clinical outcomes are met.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Community Nurse with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Sep 2026.
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