Childrens Community Learning Disability Nurse

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Coventry is seeking a Childrens Community Learning Disability Nurse to provide nursing assessments and interventions for children with learning disabilities. This role involves working closely with families and multi-professional teams to deliver holistic care. The ideal candidate should be a Registered Nurse with relevant experience in community settings. The position offers flexible working arrangements and requires the ability to travel independently.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with significant experience in learning disabilities.
• Community and/or CAMHS nursing experience required.
• Ability to travel independently.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload independently as part of the team.
• Undertake assessments of children's needs.
• Co-ordinate care delivery.
• Assess the child's health needs in a multi-agency context.

Skills

Assessment of children's mental health needs

Nursing interventions for challenging behaviour

Co-ordination of care planning

Clinical supervision skills

Knowledge of Children Act

Education

Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities

Registered Nurse Mental Health

Considerable post qualification experience

Job description

Go back Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Childrens Community Learning Disability Nurse

The closing date is 26 October 2025

Are you passionate about working with Children with Learning Disabilities and their families and carers. To support children with Moderate to severe learning disabilities and families by providing nursing assessments and interventions for those children with significant health needs and Behaviours that Challenge.

To work closely with multi-professional/multi-agency teams to provide a comprehensive, joined up service for children with learning disabilities and complex needs. We use the framework of positive Behaviour Support. We also engage families and carers in psychoeducation regarding their child's needs. We have close links with schools in Coventry & Warwickshire.

The team cover Coventry & Warwickshire from a central base, you will also be required to work agile within the role with your own means of transport.

Main duties of the job

1. To hold a caseload independently and as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with children with complex needs, To support the child's physical wellbeing and mental wellbeing in order to provide holistic care, when assessing behaviours that challenge.

2. To undertake comprehensive and specific assessments of the children's and families' needs and in partnership, working with other disciplines/agencies.

3. To work as part of a team to co-ordinate the delivery of care.

4. To work in partnership with others, to assess and identify the child's health needs, considering parenting capacity, environment as well as the child's holistic needs.

About us

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services

'We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.'

Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.

PLEASE NOTEthat this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received.Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.

Please check your emails, including junk and spam folders, regularly throughout the process of your application for any notifications from the Recruitment Team. If you have any queries regarding your application please phone the Partnership Trust Recruitment Department.

Candidate Information Pack - final version - digital (canva.com)

Job responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities/Registered Nurse Mental Health

Knowledge

• Knowledge of and skills in assessment of children's mental health needs and challenging behaviour within the family context
• Knowledge and skills in nursing interventions for children with mental health needs and challenging behaviour.
• Ability to co-ordinate the assessment, care planning and review processes for clients on caseload and to assist colleagues as appropriate
• Clinical Supervision skills and care management skills
• Must have knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance, e.g. Children Act, Child Protection Procedures, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Transforming Care, SEND, etc
• understanding of clinical governance

Qualifications

• Considerable post qualification experience of working with children with learning disabilities
• Experience of community and/or CAMHS nursing

Other

• Organisational skills
• Independent means of travel

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust