# Staff Nurse Band 5 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-band-5/7a05aa1b-a57b-4a7b-8a4b-698f716a3f60 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-band-5/7a05aa1b-a57b-4a7b-8a4b-698f716a3f60.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dudley - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 24 hour shift rotation including weekends - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24 hour shift rotation including weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T14:40:41.707Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Midlands/West_Bromwich/Black_Country_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Learning_DisabilityMental_Health/Learning_DisabilityMental_Health-v8024965 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8024965?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To provide high quality nursing care and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs for patients with a learning disability across Black Country Healthcare. Due to the nature of the service there may be a need to work in other wards/areas including mental health acute wards so there is a need to be flexible around which environment you will work. ### Main duties of the job To carry out all appropriate care interventions and assume the role of nurse-in-charge or care lead as required. To supervise junior staff, including students To apply enhanced knowledge, skills, experience and leadership appropriate to the care setting To play an active part in providing up to date, research nursing based care to patients with learning disabilities, which improves lives and provides a positive experience for patients. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To act as a team leader in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programme of care either in the community or inpatient services. To take charge of Unit or equivalent, as required To ensure that the national and local policies are adhered to To be committed to own development To have awareness of current research in learning disabilities. To participate in programmes of education for permanent staff and students. Assist patients in exercising choice and self-determination throughout their daily lives, to achieve their rights as individuals and maintain relationships with family. To work in co-operation with the qualified staff and other team members in the daily provision of the service. To act at all times in a manner that enhances the reputation of the service, particularly ## Job Details To provide high quality nursing care and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs for patients with a learning disability across Black Country Healthcare. Due to the nature of the service there may be a need to work in other wards/areas including mental health acute wards so there is a need to be flexible around which environment you will work. ## Job Description To carry out all appropriate care interventions and assume the role of nurse-in-charge or care lead as required. To supervise junior staff, including students To apply enhanced knowledge, skills, experience and leadership appropriate to the care setting To play an active part in providing up to date, research nursing based care to patients with learning disabilities, which improves lives and provides a positive experience for patients. ## Responsibilities To act as a team leader in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programme of care either in the community or inpatient services. To take charge of Unit or equivalent, as requiredTo ensure that the national and local policies are adhered to To be committed to own developmentTo have awareness of current research in learning disabilities.To participate in programmes of education for permanent staff and students.Assist patients in exercising choice and self-determination throughout their daily lives, to achieve their rights as individuals and maintain relationships with family.To work in co-operation with the qualified staff and other team members in the daily provision of the service.To act at all times in a manner that enhances the reputation of the service, particularly ## Person Specification ### Essential **Essential** - NMC registration - Experience of working in inpatient - Experience of working with patients with a learning disability **Desirable** - Experience of working in the community ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 446.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10311743) - [person specification (pdf, 478.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10311744) - [bchft anti racist declaration (pdf, 222.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2381) ## 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.