# Registered Leaning Disability Nurse / Mental Health > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-leaning-disability-nurse-mental-health/84775d89-a051-4b01-9a18-b8012546d187 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-leaning-disability-nurse-mental-health/84775d89-a051-4b01-9a18-b8012546d187.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 8-4) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T08:42:22.874Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Pendlebury/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/HMP_Forest_Bank_Learning_Disabilities_Mental_Health_Neurodevelopmental_Nursing/HMP_Forest_Bank_Learning_Disabilities_Mental_Health_Neurodevelopmental_Nursing-v7993233 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7993233?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust deliver a comprehensive pathway of trauma informed mental health and learning disability services across a multiple prison footprint. We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a registered learning disability nurse or neurodevelopmental conditions practitioner with an mental health nurse registration to join our team at HMP Forest Bank. Our service aims to provide equitable access comparable to community provision and provide strong focus on developing a wellbeing culture within HMP Forest Bank. The post holder will be an established and experienced registered learning disabilities nurse or registered mental health nurse with a neurodevelopmental conditions experience seeking to deliver a high standard of care to a diverse client group within HMP Forest Bank.   As such, the post holder will maintain a clinical caseload of services users within the prison estate, as part of the wider mental health team. ### Main duties of the job Assess, develop and implement care packages for service users within the framework of the CPA in conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary team. Development and implementation of evidence based interventions in the management of service users with identified / suspected learning disability and / or neurodivergent needs. Utilise enhanced learning disability nursing skills with forensic clients who are difficult to assess and engage due to the environment and their presentation. Responsibility for the effective management of your own caseload and effectively utilise nursing skills and resources to provide high quality care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Work in close partnership with other members of the intergrateed healthcare team in the prison. - To complete service specified assessment tools within agreed timescales for those who are referred into the service. - Assess, develop and implement care packages for service users within the framework of the CPA in conjunction with other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines and is accountable for own professional practice. - To manage a defined caseload of complex and challenging service users in custodial settings. - Develop and implement evidence-based interventions in the management of service users with identified/ suspected learning disabilities. - Ensure clinical effectiveness in working with patients, families and carers, including people who disengage from services, by facilitating engagement and therapeutic co-operation through the use of flexible and responsive engagement strategies which by the very nature of the client group can be complex and demanding. - To maintain an up to date learning disabilities register, ensuring the completion of annual health checks for those with recognised learning disabilities. - To provide training and advice for clinical and non-clinical staff, inclusive of training around learning disabilities, learning difficulties and autism awareness. See attached job description and person specification. ## Job Details Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust deliver a comprehensive pathway of trauma informed mental health and learning disability services across a multiple prison footprint. We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a registered learning disability nurse or neurodevelopmental conditions practitioner with an mental health nurse registration to join our team at HMP Forest Bank. Our service aims to provide equitable access comparable to community provision and provide strong focus on developing a wellbeing culture within HMP Forest Bank. The post holder will be an established and experienced registered learning disabilities nurse or registered mental health nurse with a neurodevelopmental conditions experience seeking to deliver a high standard of care to a diverse client group within HMP Forest Bank. As such, the post holder will maintain a clinical caseload of services users within the prison estate, as part of the wider mental health team. ## Job Description Assess, develop and implement care packages for service users within the framework of the CPA in conjunction with other members of the multidisciplinary team. Development and implementation of evidence based interventions in the management of service users with identified / suspected learning disability and / or neurodivergent needs. Utilise enhanced learning disability nursing skills with forensic clients who are difficult to assess and engage due to the environment and their presentation. Responsibility for the effective management of your own caseload and effectively utilise nursing skills and resources to provide high quality care. ## Responsibilities Work in close partnership with other members of the intergrateed healthcare team in the prison. To complete service specified assessment tools within agreed timescales for those who are referred into the service. Assess, develop and implement care packages for service users within the framework of the CPA in conjunction with other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines and is accountable for own professional practice. To manage a defined caseload of complex and challenging service users in custodial settings. Develop and implement evidence-based interventions in the management of service users with identified/ suspected learning disabilities. Ensure clinical effectiveness in working with patients, families and carers, including people who disengage from services, by facilitating engagement and therapeutic co-operation through the use of flexible and responsive engagement strategies which by the very nature of the client group can be complex and demanding. To maintain an up to date learning disabilities register, ensuring the completion of annual health checks for those with recognised learning disabilities. To provide training and advice for clinical and non-clinical staff, inclusive of training around learning disabilities, learning difficulties and autism awareness. See attached job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Good interpersonal skills - Knowledge of factors affecting secure mental health and the contemporary mentl health agenda - Able to work on own initive and plan workload effectively responding to changing priorities **Desirable** - Ability to write reports and present information in a concise way - Excellent organisational/time management skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Have knowledge around learning disabilities and neuro developmental conditions - Knowledge of common mental health problems **Desirable** - Awareness of NICE Guidlines relating to the care of individuals with a learning neurodevelopmental conditons - Working knowledge of the stepped care model ### Experience **Essential** - 2 years post registration experience and completion of preceptorship programme **Desirable** - Experience working with service users in a forensic setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC registration a first level registreed LD/MH Nurse **Desirable** - Eividence of post registration training and contiuned professional development ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10277352) - [person specification.pdf (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10352670) - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) ## 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.