Community Learning Disabilities Nurse Specialist - Band 6

NHS; Warminster; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the NHS as a Community Learning Disabilities Nurse Specialist to promote the health and wellbeing of individuals with learning disabilities. This role offers the chance to provide expert care, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and mentor students. Benefit from a rewarding salary, NHS pension, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Career development opportunities

My Reward Hub membership

Access to mental and physical wellbeing resources

Innovation funding

Qualifications

• In-depth experience of working with adults with a learning disability.
• Ability to reflect on own practice and others.
• Good standard of written and spoken English is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and tailored interventions.
• Manage a complex community nursing caseload.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Flexibility

Education

Registered Nurse (RNLD/RNMH/RN)

Post registration experience

Job description

Job summary

As a Community Learning Disabilities Nurse Specialist, working within our Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities, County Wide; Chippenham, Warminster, Salisbury, Marlborough, in Wiltshire.

This a Community Learning Disability Nursing role which will actively promote the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities through a range of specialist clinical and education interventions in line with all the relevant government policies and guidance e.g. Valuing People 2009, Transforming Care 2015.

Main duties of the job

This role supports the health and wellbeing of individuals with learning disabilities through specialist clinical care, education, and collaborative working.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and tailored interventions to individuals, families, and carers.

• Manage a complex community nursing caseload, including those eligible for Continuing Health Care or Section 117 funding.

• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, care providers, and local authorities to ensure coordinated care.

• Support service users with physical, emotional, and behavioral needs through thorough assessment, planning, and intervention.

• Promote independence and informed decision-making through accessible health education.

• Deliver therapeutic group sessions and respond promptly to emerging needs.

Training & Development

• Mentor students and support staff, contributing to their growth and development.

• Collaborate with other professionals to share knowledge and deliver joint training.

Additional Considerations

• Community-based role requiring travel, often in rural areas (driving license essential).

• Ability to manage varied, sometimes emotionally complex situations with empathy and professionalism.

• Flexibility and resilience to work independently in dynamic environments.

Please refer to the full job description for detailed responsibilities.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs 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.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed 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 well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed 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

Details Date posted

03 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/44687/15637

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Warminster

Wiltshire

BA12 8QS

Job description Job responsibilities

As a Community Learning Disabilities Nurse Specialist you will be part of our valued team in our County Wide; Chippenham, Warminster, Salisbury, Marlborough, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £37,338 - £44,962 (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like 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 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 ringfenced 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

Essential:

• Registered Nurse (RNLD/RNMH/RN)
  • Post registration experience
  • In-depth experience of working with adults with a learning disability
  • Working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Leadership experience
  • Teaching experience
  • Setting and monitoring standards of care
  • Case management experience
  • Experience within a wide range of patient/client care groups
  • To be able to communicate with people using a range of mediums.
  • To be able to work flexibly and sensitively alongside carers and families
  • Wide range of interpersonal and communication skills
  • Competence in a wide range of nursing skills
  • To be able to write clear and concise reports, care plans and risk assessments
  • I.T. literate
  • Skills in preparing and presenting teaching sessions
  • Undertake specific and or complex nursing tasks
  • Ability to reflect on own practice and others
  • A good standard of written and spoken English is required to be able to undertake the relevant duties.
  • Good time management skills
  • Ability to work in open plan environments

Desirable

• Leadership and management training

• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice

• Positive behaviour support training

• Further qualifications relevant to community nursing e.g. post graduate community qualification, specialist areas of expertise e.g. ABA, desensitisation
• Community LD team experience
• Experience of working to the Continuing Health Care Framework, Care Programme Approach framework, Positive Behaviour approach

Other Job-Related Requirements

• Willing to work in other areas of the HCRG as and when required to do so.
• Full valid driving licence for the UK
• Access to a car for use at work

Job description Job responsibilities

As a Community Learning Disabilities Nurse Specialist you will be part of our valued team in our County Wide; Chippenham, Warminster, Salisbury, Marlborough, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £37,338 - £44,962 (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like 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 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 ringfenced 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

Essential:

• Registered Nurse (RNLD/RNMH/RN)
  • Post registration experience
  • In-depth experience of working with adults with a learning disability
  • Working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Leadership experience
  • Teaching experience
  • Setting and monitoring standards of care
  • Case management experience
  • Experience within a wide range of patient/client care groups
  • To be able to communicate with people using a range of mediums.
  • To be able to work flexibly and sensitively alongside carers and families
  • Wide range of interpersonal and communication skills
  • Competence in a wide range of nursing skills
  • To be able to write clear and concise reports, care plans and risk assessments
  • I.T. literate
  • Skills in preparing and presenting teaching sessions
  • Undertake specific and or complex nursing tasks
  • Ability to reflect on own practice and others
  • A good standard of written and spoken English is required to be able to undertake the relevant duties.
  • Good time management skills
  • Ability to work in open plan environments

Desirable

• Leadership and management training

• Teaching and assessing in clinical practice

• Positive behaviour support training

• Further qualifications relevant to community nursing e.g. post graduate community qualification, specialist areas of expertise e.g. ABA, desensitisation
• Community LD team experience
• Experience of working to the Continuing Health Care Framework, Care Programme Approach framework, Positive Behaviour approach

Other Job-Related Requirements

• Willing to work in other areas of the HCRG as and when required to do so.
• Full valid driving licence for the UK
• Access to a car for use at work

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Desirable

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Desirable

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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.

Employer details Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Warminster

Wiltshire

BA12 8QS

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Warminster

Wiltshire

BA12 8QS

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)