Children's Learning Disability Nurse

TN United Kingdom; Barking; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Children's Learning Disability Nurse to join their team in Barking. This role offers the chance to work within a supportive multi-disciplinary environment, focusing on promoting positive health outcomes for children with learning disabilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to collaborative working and possess excellent communication and leadership skills. With a focus on employee wellbeing and development, this organization provides a nurturing atmosphere where you can thrive and make a real difference in the lives of young people and their families.

Benefits

Flexible Working Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and Wellbeing Support

Recognition as a Family Friendly Employer

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with complex health needs.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and preparing for adulthood.

Responsibilities

• Support children with learning disabilities through assessment and care delivery.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to meet complex needs.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

IT Skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 or Equivalent

NMC Registered SCPHN

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Client:

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Barking, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

08.05.2025

Expiry Date:

22.06.2025

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Job Description:

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Children's Learning Disability Nurse Band 7 to work across the CDC nursing and Specialist School Nursing Teams in Barking & Dagenham. The teams promote positive and effective health outcomes for children and young people with learning disbilities and complex health needs. It is an integrated multi-disciplinary team and a commitment and experience of working in that context would be advantageous. The applicant should be a 1st level Registered Learning Disability Nurse, ideally with experience of working with children and young people in the community. The ability to evidence knowledge, and experience of providing evidence based interventions and safe care are essential. Applicants should have good knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to this client group with an ability to evidence advanced communication skills. Advocating for the children and young people across the age ranges and supporting them and their families in being prepared for adulthood.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us tostrive to provide the best care by the best people.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be a part of a multi-disciplinary team working to meet the needs of children with learning disabilities in Barking & Dagenham. Being an effective team member, whilst also working on their own initiative. Having a commitment to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health, social care and education professionals and agencies.

Providing clinical expertise to the wider team and supporting paediatricians, nursing and allied professionals to meet the varied and complex needs of children and young people.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will support children and young people referred to them through assessment, managment, planning and delivering care. Working with the wider team to support the MDT in meeting the various and complex needs of children with learning disabilities in Barking & Dagenham. The post holder will have a commitment to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health, social care and education professionals and agencies.

For further information please see the JD and person spec.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard literacy and numeracy
• NMC registered SCPHN

Experience

• Experience of working with CYP who have complex health and learning needs in the community
• Evidence of innovation and evidence based practice
• Working with the multi-agency/disciplinary teams in the community

Knowledge

• NHS plan
• Trust values and priorities
• in depth knowledge of clinical, social and family situations that impact a child's wellbeing
• Safeguarding
• Preparing for adulthood

Skills

• IT skills and knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.