Senior Practitioner - Community

Job overview

Are you an experienced and motivated Learning Disability Nurse?

Looking for a new challenge with rewarding prospects and opportunities?

Due to secondment, we have a 12 month fixed term vacancy for a 30hr week Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse,  (Senior Practitioner) within the Wirral Community Learning Disabilities Team (CLDT), based in Leasowe on the Wirral.

The CLDT is an established and progressive team comprising of Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists and Psychiatry.

You will work autonomously, managing a defined case load of adults with learning disabilities, complex health needs, neurodevelopmental difficulties and / or behaviours of concern, working in 3 core areas: direct clinical, training and development of others and project work to help develop services offered to people with learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

Your enthusiasm for providing a high-quality service and addressing health inequalities for people with learning disabilities will be matched by your ability to work collaboratively with not only the adults we support, but also their advocates/families and other identified stakeholders.

An excellent understanding of the issues adults with learning disabilities may experience is essential for this post as is a good understanding of Positive Behaviour Support, Mental Health, Positive Risk Assessment and Case Management.

In addition to developed clinical skills, the successful applicants will demonstrate skills in sharing knowledge through training and consultation and be able to modify and evaluate practice in line with clinical and service needs in addition to supervision of band 5 nurses, clinical support workers and student nurses.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!