# Learning Disability Liaison Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/learning-disability-liaison-nurse/781c6bda-3648-47ab-94ba-3bd8765452bb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/learning-disability-liaison-nurse/781c6bda-3648-47ab-94ba-3bd8765452bb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Adult Mental Health Services - Tower Hamlets Directorate - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Salary:** Per Annum, Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 3 months (22.5 hours a week Mon- Wed and Friday) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday- Wed- Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T08:52:51.483Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Luton/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_health/Mental_health-v8234811 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8234811?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Learning Disability Liaison Nurse (Health Facilitation Service, Bedfordshire and Luton) Do you have a passion for working with people who have a learning disability and supporting them to access health services when they need to? An opportunity has arisen with the Acute Liaison Nurses of the Health Facilitation Service, which is part of the Learning Disability Service in Bedfordshire and Luton, East London Foundation NHS Trust. (ELFT) The role will be split between Bedford Hospital and Luton and Dunstable in accordance with service demands. ### Main duties of the job The role is suitable for a dynamic and compassionate registered nurse who is committed to supporting the needs of adults with a learning disability who are accessing the services within an acute hospital setting either as an inpatient, an outpatient or planned admission. You will need to be passionate about ensuring a high-quality, holistic approach to the health care and support provided to people with learning disabilities, in the acute care environment. You will be required to work autonomously and as part of a wider team and deliver on projects reducing health inequalities. You will be provided support to develop your nursing skills within an established team, to enhance your autonomous practice and engage with a range of different agencies. The Trust actively encourages professional development through the appraisal and supervision process, and you will be provided with regular supervision. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Knowledge of local and national health initiatives that focus on the health of people who have a learning disability is a key requirement of this job. Additionally, a sound knowledge and understanding of physical health conditions which affect the learning disability population is essential. You will work alongside a Lead Liaison Learning Disability Nurse as well as alongside members of the wider multidisciplinary clinical team. Please see attached documents for full description of the post. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - - Demonstrate current registration NMC - - Evidence of formal post registration learning - - Clinical experience at band 5 or equivalent ### Qualifications **Essential** - - RNLD/ RGN ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - - Excellent communication, verbal and written skills - - Ability to work across traditional boundaries - - Proven change management and service development ability - - Ability to negotiate and influence different disciplines and grades of staff ### Attributes and Qualities **Essential** - - Able to work flexibly on own initiative and as part of a Team. ### Knowledge and Understanding **Essential** - - Working Knowledge of Clinical Risk Assessment - - Understanding of professional and current issues in learning disabilities nursing in acute areas - - Understanding of the health needs of people with learning disability and the health inequalities of people with a learning disability - - Factual knowledge of the wider NHS and local agendas including the learning disability work plan - - Factual knowledge of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues - - Working Knowledge of equality and diversity ## Documents - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft strategy 2026 (pdf, 421.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3090) - [ld liaison nurse band 5 jd (pdf, 432.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10545123) - [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) ## 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.