Community Learning Disability Nurse

Phoenix MCT; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust in Cornwall as a Band 5 Community Nurse, focusing on supporting adults with Learning Disabilities. The role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team to provide effective care and support, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts from retailers

Free DBS checks

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Relevant clinical experience in a community or health care setting.
• Understanding of health inequalities.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred assessment, intervention, monitoring, and review.
• Supervise and mentor staff and manage care processes.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Education

Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council – RNLD/RMN/RN

Job description

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

About

Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust is a Foundation Trust providing services for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Child & Family and Adult Community Services for the county of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The Trust is at the leading edge of practice development with a range of innovative projects. We achieve excellence through harnessing the quality, energy and initiative of our staff who are our most valuable resource and are supported with opportunities for education and personal development.

The Trust is committed to:

Putting service users at the centre of our work

Partnership and the need to work closely and in tandem with a whole range of individuals and organisations, including services users, carers and staff

Promoting responsibility and accountability through devolving and empowering local management and clinical leadership

Efficiency and the need to provide effective services

Quality, providing services at the best level of quality within the resources available

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Key details

Location

SiteCarew HouseTownBodminPostcodePL31 2QNMajor / Minor RegionCornwall

Contract type & working pattern

ContractFixed term: 11 months (A secondment will be considered. The FTC end date will be 30/04/2026.)HoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Salary

Salary£29,970 - £36,483 Pro RataSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 5)

Specialty

Main areaLearning Disability

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. 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 job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Job overview

We have a vacancy to join our team to continue strengthening community support for adults with Learning Disabilities, in the east community team in Cornwall. This is a band 5 community nurse post. The post will join an established nursing and MDT team within the west of Cornwall. If you are newly qualified, the trust offer an established preceptorship programme to support you at the start of your career. You will be responsible for undertaking nursing duties in line with agreed Care Processes and Pathways. You will work actively with the individual and their families and/or carers providing person-centred, skilled and effective assessment, intervention, monitoring and review. You will be responsible for delivering evidence-based practice, within an innovative, multi-disciplinary team with a robust supervision and appraisal culture. There are CPD, research and audit opportunities within the team and wider trust. There are good levels of service user engagement and joint working with other teams including Acute and Primary Care liaison, Social Care, Mental Health, Forensic and Children’s, etc Clinical work is multi-disciplinary involving assessment of complex cases, formulation and provision of therapeutic interventions, as part of the multi-disciplinary care planning and delivery. Planning, directing and supervising associated work for HCAs and delivery of patient-centred training packages to care providers.

The fixed term contract end date will be 30/04/2026.

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As part of the Community Learning Disability Team you will provide person-centred, skilled and effective assessment, intervention, monitoring and review for designated individuals who are eligible for the Learning Disability Service. You will be responsible for the maintenance of evidence-based learning disability nursing practice, contributing to and facilitating Care Processes and Pathways. You will manage and supervise the work of others, and act as a mentor and preceptor.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability. We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK. Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff. We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner. Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

Essential criteria

• Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council – RNLD/RMN/RN

Desirable criteria

• To act as a mentor for learners. Having the mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required.
• Teaching qualification

Knowledge and Abililties

Essential criteria

• Relevant clinical experience in a community or health care setting
• Understand the impact of health inequalities

Desirable criteria

• Work as part of a multi disciplinary team for individuals with complex needs

Documents

• Job Description (, 664.3)PDFKB
• Functional Requirements (, 360.6)PDFKB
• Recruitment Complaints Policy (, 113.4)PDFKB
• Autism support (, 38.0)PDFKB
• dyslexia support (, 76.8)PDFKB
• Parental Entitlement (, 300.0)PDFKB

Further details / informal visits contact

NameKylie CoxJob titleEast Team ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number01208 834 455Additional information

Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.