Band 5 Children\'s Learning Disabilities Nurse

NHS; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service provider is seeking a Band 5 Children’s Learning Disabilities Nurse in Chippenham. This role involves managing a caseload, working with multi-agency professionals, and developing care plans to support children and their families with learning disabilities. The ideal candidate should have a nursing qualification and a valid UK driving licence. Competitive salary and benefits including NHS pension are provided.

Benefits

£29,970 – £36,483 salary with NHS Pension

Membership of My Reward Hub for discounts

Access to wages as you earn

Support for mental and physical wellbeing

Continuing professional development opportunities

Innovative culture with funding for ideas

Qualifications

• Experience in working with children with learning disabilities is preferred.
• Valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
• Ability to maintain professional standards as per NMC guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload under supervision of Senior Nurse.
• Provide health care planning for children and families.
• Liaise with multi-agency professionals to support children.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to work in multi-agency settings

Empathy

Organizational skills

Driving licence

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Band 5 Children’s Learning Disabilities Nurse

In this extremely rewarding role as a Band 5 Children’s Learning Disabilities nurse, you will assist in the development of the Children's Community Learning Disability Health Service (Wiltshire) to provide a flexible service to children and young people with Learning Disabilities.

You’ll work under the supervision of a Senior Community Children's Learning Disability Nurse and will participate in the assessment and health care planning for children and families in a variety of settings across Wiltshire, including home, educational settings, and health premises.

You will be based at the closest hub to your home address. The post is Wiltshire Wide, we have a hub in Salisbury SP4 6AT, Trowbridge BA14 0XG and Chippenham SN15 1BN.

Due to the nature of this role a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

Main duties of the job

• Managing a caseload under the supervision of a Senior Nurse.
• Maintain and promote quality care and assist children, young people and their families to be supported throughout their care.
• Maintain accurate records and timely interventions for a case load of patients.
• Undertake delegated tasks, with or without direct supervision, according to level of skill, and competence.
• Liaise with a wide range of multi-agency professionals spending time in pre-schools, children’s centres, schools and short break settings, to support a child or young person.
• Provide specialist health advice and interventions to children and young people, their families and carers ensuring access to health care.
• Provide advice, support and training to develop other services to enhance the health needs of children and young people with a learning disability.
• Maintain competencies and work in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Councils (NMC), Code of Professional Conduct and maintaining a professional portfolio.
• Work in partnership with the child or young person and their family or carers to develop individualised care plans and ensure the voice of the child is heard.
• Enable and empower the family and carer to meet the health needs of the child or young person with significant and complex behaviours.
• Respond to the needs of the service quickly and effectively, without the immediate supervision of the line manager or senior nurse.

For a full list of role responsibilities please refer to attached job description.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we may need to close it earlier than the date shown. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Band 5 Learning Disabilities Nurse you will be part of our valued team in our BSW Children's Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £29,970 – £36,483 (Band 5 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases such as grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face‑to‑face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ring‑fenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Person Specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.