Specialist Community Learning Disability Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, dynamic, experienced, and dedicated learning disability nurse to join our established innovative, West Cheshire Community LD multidisciplinary team.

You will be joining a well-established and supportive team, where person centred care is at the forefront of everything that we do.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality clinical care and supporting the clinical leadership within the community nursing team and wider CLDT, ensuring all work is needs led, evidence based and in line with current legislation.

You will also support the leadership and development of services in line with the workstreams that are the focus for the care group, which includes, mental health, forensic, physical health, neurodevelopmental conditions and cognitive impairment.

CWP hosts CANDDID, the Centre for Autism Neurodevelopmental disorders and Intellectual Disabilities, which carries out research, education and training, and all clinicians are encouraged and supported to develop research and QI skills.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of adults with a learning disability, and those who care for them and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve then we would love to hear from you.

There are two bases that the team works from, one in Chester (Eastway) and one in Winsford (Wyvern House), the location of base can be reviewed with the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will carry a caseload of clients with learning disabilities who have the most complex needs, where a very high level of clinical expertise is required to deliver care that will reduce health inequalities for people including behaviours of concern and/or autism.

The post holder will act as transformational role model/guide to deliver specialist learning disability assessment, intervention and person centred outcomes.

To lead on and support the development of effective services in terms of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and what this should entail and how best to deliver this, within the team and wider LD service.

To support the Intensive Support Function (ISF) within the team and wider LD service, as and when required, especially during periods of absence.

They will also be responsible for providing clinical supervision and appraisals of nurses within the team and supervise students while on placement with the team.

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!