Senior Learning Disability Community Nurse - West Suffolk
Band 6
Main area: Learning Disability Nurse
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 246-ESU7001236
Site: F Block, Town Bury St Edmunds
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 gross pro annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 28/03/2025
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
Are you looking for a fulfilling and varied role? Do you want to develop your career in community learning disability nursing?
A rare and exciting opportunity for a Senior Community Nurse has arisen within our West Suffolk Community team for adults with learning disabilities and autism.
As a team, we continually strive to develop the services we offer, to ensure they’re high quality and evidence based. To support our aims, we are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary service.
Our service covers the geographical area of West Suffolk and you’ll be responsible for managing a caseload from our base in Bury St Edmunds.
The ideal time to join us; the way we care for people with Learning Disabilities in Suffolk is changing at NSFT as we have recently benefitted from £1.3 million of investment for our Acute services and the introduction of a new Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Service.
Main duties of the job
If you’re able to think and work creatively with individuals and their carers – we want to hear from you!
The ideal candidate should possess excellent and varied communication skills, enjoy working as part of a team, and working closely with colleagues from a range of disciplines. You will be able to work independently, carry out comprehensive assessments and plan, implement and evaluate delivery of nursing interventions as part of the holistic approach.
You will also be able to demonstrate that you are able to apply your nursing skills to a wide range of situations, as you’ll be working with a range of adults with a learning disability living within the community.
We have a culture of continued learning, working as a close LD specialist pathway with each team having monthly protected days which includes a variety of training, reflection, supervision and service development.
We place an emphasis on the importance of clinical supervision and continued professional development; we offer a variety of opportunities in a supportive, friendly and stimulating working environment.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Benefits included with this role are:
* a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
* career progression
* starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* NHS discounts and many more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
All applicants will either be registered on Part 5 or 14 of the NMC Register.
Please note, you must have a full and valid driving licence due to the community element of the role and the large geographical area that the West Suffolk Community Team cover.
The team is based in Bury St Edmunds and there will be an expectation of travel. Due to the nature of community health services, the successful candidate will have a clean driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Nursing degree or equivalent
* Learning Disability Nurse
Experience
* Experience working in learning disability service
* Familiar with risk assessment and its management
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience in community mental health
Skills
* Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work
* Ability to identify and action change in health care need
Values
* Demonstrates positive approach to LD
* Demonstrates positive approach to teamwork
* Demonstrates positive approach to multi-professional working
Knowledge
* Up to date and evidence based knowledge of Person Centred Care
* Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act
* Knowledge of mental health needs for older people
* Knowledge of national policy influencing older persons’ health care
Other
* Be able and willing to undertake further training / development specific to the role
* Able to travel independently
* Ability to transport patients as appropriate
* Able to liaise with statutory / non-statutory bodies due to patients’ needs.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
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