Bank Level 5 Learning Disabilities Nurse

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading community healthcare provider in Birmingham as a Bank Level 5 Learning Disabilities Nurse. This role offers flexible working opportunities, supporting individuals with learning disabilities while being part of a diverse and inclusive team. You will play a crucial role in providing high-quality care and contribute to the community's health and well-being. If you are passionate about nursing and have the relevant qualifications, we invite you to apply and make a difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Full NHS terms and conditions

Extensive holidays

Attractive relocation payment

Discounts for local and national retailers

Dedicated well-being services

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Candidates must be qualified with relevant and recent nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with learning disabilities and challenging behavioral needs.
• Contribute to setting and maintaining standards of patient care.

Skills

Good communication skills

Job description

Find out more about applying to join Team BCHC.

Join our team

Community services are a key part of the NHS of the future. Be part ofthat future now.Join us and help achieve better care andhealthier communities.

Main area Bank Nursing Grade Bank Level 5 Contract Bank Hours Flexible Job ref 820-LDN-BANK-LDe

Site Various Town Birmingham Salary £17.90 per hour (inc. WTD pay) + enhancements Salary period Hourly Closing 23/05/2025 09:00

Job overview

The World doesn’t need Superheroes, it needs Incredible People!

Do you want to support the NHS in these unprecedented times?

Are you passionate about care and looking for flexible working with weekly pay and NHS pension scheme membership?

Do you want the opportunity to work in a large, diverse organisation that promotes values of being Caring, Open, Respectful, Responsible and Inclusive?

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) are seeking to recruit Bank Level 5 Learning Disabilities Nurses for flexible working opportunities within Birmingham through ourTrust Bank.

If you have the relevant qualifications, skills and experience and want to support us in providingBest Care: Healthy Communities, then take a look at the variety of roles available within BCHC Trust Bank.

Main duties of the job

The Learning Disability Services provide support to service users with learning disabilities who have challenging behavioral needs, physical disabilities as well as additional health needs

As an active member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will be expected to contribute to the setting and maintenance of achievable standards of patient care and quality outcomes.

We have opportunities to work in the following areas:

• Kingswood Drive
• Greenfields
• Jaffray
• Riverside Lodge

We are currently recruiting dedicated and motivated individuals with excellent communication skills, sound clinical knowledge and the ability to work independently.

Candidates MUST be qualified with relevant and recent nursing experience. We will NOT accept applications from unqualified or Student Nurses for this position.

For further information on the role, please see the attached assignment brief

Working for our organisation

BCHC provide high quality community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in people’s homes and in over 200 healthcare settings for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services. One of our key objectives is to be ‘a great place to work’ enabling everyone within the organisation to be the best that they can be.

IMPORTANT

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
• Also ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully; particularly that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We look forward to receiving your application!

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

• Qualifications / Training

Experience

• Experience

Skills / Knowledge

• Skills / Knowledge

Other

• Good communication skills, orally and written (standard of application)

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 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.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

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!

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
3, Priestley Wharf
Holt Street
Birmingham Science Park
B7 4BN

Office hours: Monday to Friday: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm

Our patients and their carers and families are the reason we're here, so we want to hear your views about the Trust and our services.