Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Jaffray Resource Centre
Town Erdington
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 (per annum)
Salary period Yearly
Closing 10/04/2025 23:59
Band 6 Community Nurse
Job overview
Community Nurse – Learning Disabilities – Band 6
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated individual to join the community city-wide service within the Learning Disabilities Service.
You will be an experienced and flexible individual with excellent communication skills and a passion for multi-disciplinary team working.
Main duties of the job
1. To work within the framework of a multi-disciplinary team to provide support and guidance to children and adults with learning disabilities and their carers.
2. To work within the framework of health facilitation (level one and two).
3. To co-ordinate a clinical service under the supervision of Senior Community Nurses.
Working for our organisation
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To manage and co-ordinate a caseload under the supervision of the Senior Community Nurse.
2. To focus on individual health outcomes for people with learning disabilities and offer support to access health services.
Person specification
Qualifications/training
* Registered Nurse: Learning Disabilities or Mental Health
* ENB 998 or equivalent
Experience
* Working with Multi-disciplinary Teams
* Dealing with complex health needs
* Working with Multi-agencies
Skills
* Knowledge and understanding of assessment processes
* Level 1 & 2 health facilitation
* Understand legislation in relation to people with learning disabilities
* Ability to undertake and understand audit tools
* Knowledge of Care Programme Approach
* Good communication skills both written and verbal
* Confident
Other Job Requirements
* Car driver essential with full licence and access to a vehicle
* Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role
* On call participation
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long-term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much as possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees
* Flexible working where possible
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