Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Solihull is seeking an experienced Learning Disability Nurse to join a dedicated team. The role involves managing a caseload, supporting junior staff, and assessing children with learning disabilities. A strong emphasis is placed on inclusion and accessibility, with responsibilities including attending meetings and planning care strategies. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and at least 2 years of community experience. This full-time position offers a supportive environment focused on improving outcomes for children and families.

Benefits

Inclusive workplace culture

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Must have minimum 2 years experience in a community setting.
• Experience working with children with moderate to severe learning disabilities is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload and support junior staff.
• Attend multidisciplinary and safeguarding meetings.
• Assess children in various settings and plan strategies.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience with children and young people

Ability to work in a community setting

Management of an active caseload

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced Learning Disability Nurse to join our small team of Learning Disability Nurses, nurse associates and trainee nurse associates within the wider Solihull Children's Community Nursing Service. This band 6 role involves managing your own caseload, supervision and support of junior members of staff and students and working closely with the children's community and special schools nursing teams. You will also be the vulnerabilities link nurse between the community and UHB trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, hard working Learning Disability Nurse who is passionate about working with children with Moderate to Severe and profound Learning Disabilities and passionate about ensuring inclusion and accessibility to their local community.

The team provides a high quality service to children and their families concentrating on the following areas: continence, sleep hygiene, behaviour, health promotion and short breaks. You will attend multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding meetings and liaise closely with children, families and other professionals so excellent communication skills are essential.

This role is a full time role. This service is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. This is a community based role so daily access to your own vehicle is essential., Ideally you will have experience working with Children and young people and a minimum of 2 years experience in a community setting. You will be expected to assess children in their home and educational settings and plan strategies in conjunction with children, young people and their parents/carers and support with the implementation of these strategies. Evaluation of the teams input will be required on an on-going basis and you will effectively manage an active caseload, new referrals and link work to the local special schools.

You will be responsible for keeping all clinical and safeguarding records up to date and in line with NMC guidelines and responsible for maintaining high standards of care and practice across the team.

The team undertakes workshops with groups of parents and children and young people and supports medical clinics within schools. You will be ensuring the workshop material is current and evidence based and contribute to the planning and delivery of these.

You will have shared responsibility with the team lead to help manage rosters, provide supervision and support to the team . You will also support the team lead with sickness management, appraisals, audits and any relevant team meetings .

If you have the relevant experience, would like to join a small, friendly and proactive team and are committed to improving the outcomes for children and their families then please apply.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.