Community Learning Disability Nurse

Acacium Group; North East; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing organization is seeking a Community Learning Disability Nurse. In this role, you will assess and manage a caseload while developing individualized care plans. You will also mentor staff and ensure compliance with clinical guidelines. The position is full-time with competitive salary and a range of benefits, including development opportunities and gym memberships.

Benefits

Learning & development opportunities

Discounted gym memberships

Events and incentives

Monthly recognition vouchers

25 days annual leave

Free flu vaccinations

Cycle to Work scheme

Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance

Optional charity involvement

Qualifications

• Must have a Learning Disability Nursing degree.
• Experience with clients who present challenging behaviors.
• Strong time management and organization skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and review services for clients.
• Ensure compliance with clinical guidelines and conduct audits.
• Mentor and supervise staff, providing performance feedback.

Skills

Learning Disability Nursing degree

Experience with challenging behaviors

Excellent time management

Driving license

Education

Active NMC pin

Job description

Community Learning Disability Nurse

Thornbury Community Services (Part of Acacium Group)

Field based with travel across the Midlands/North of the UK

Permanent, Full Time + on call telephone support on a rota system

£49,000-£53,000 + £3,000 car allowance

Unlock your potential:

We're looking for a Learning Disability Nurse to join us as a Clinical Lead! In this role you'll be responsible for a caseload of packages within ourLearning Disability, Autism, and Mental Health service.

You will assess, plan, implement, and review services, making sure that care plans, risk assessments, and protocols are in place and regularly updated. You’ll also play a key role in training, coaching, and developing staff teams to promote consistency, structure, and a strong commitment to our clients and their families. Working closely with families, as well as our operations, recruitment, and compliance teams, you will help safeguard both clients and staff, enabling those we support to live fulfilling and rewarding lives.

Part of Acacium Group, Thornbury Community Services, rated outstanding in our most recent CQC inspection, provides complex care in the community. We have an outstanding, high quality reputation of being able to stabilise highly complex packages of care quickly and with the ability to minimise risk, whilst keeping the client and their families at the centre of what we do. We offer a fantastic company culture in such a rewarding environment, where everyone works towards a common goal, all teams working collaboratively and putting our clients needs at the heart of our business!

Everyday you will...

• Ensure compliance with clinical guidelines, conducting audits, and participating in clinical governance meetings.
• Undertake initial holistic nursing assessments in partnership with the client, family andcarer
• Develop individualised care plans in partnership with the client, their family and otherhealthcare professionals, reviewing and updating them in line with policies and Standard Operating Procedures
• Identify and manage risks as part of care provision, producing positive risk-taking, risk-management plans and implementing safety precautions
• Deliver client-specific clinical training for staff and delegate tasks via the Nursing Upskill and Competency Framework Process
• Mentor and supervise workers,providing feedback, conducting performance reviews, and supporting professional development

What’s in it for you?

We love exceptional people, and in return, we offer an exciting place to work, with a wide range of benefits, rewards and opportunities to grow your career, including:

• Learning & development opportunities tailored to your role that will count towards your PIN re-validation, as well as fully funded qualifications
• Gym Flex- discounted gym memberships, UK-wide
• Events and incentives including regular team away days
• Rewards Portal offering discounts on shops, restaurants, bars and cinemas
• Rewards and recognition programme awarding monthly vouchers to nominated employees
• 25 days annual leave that increases upon each year of service
• Free flu vaccinations
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Life Assurance, Critical Illness Cover and Private Medical Insurance
• Optional charity involvement with 2 paid charity days a year

Join us and make a difference!

If you want to join a global, marketing-leading organisation who are committed to the human side of business, then look no further. Acacium Group is the UK’s largest healthcare staffing and solutions partner and specialise in the healthcare, social care, and life sciences industries. We are a business with scale, leading digital capabilities and a strong financial profile, with a vision to be the leading global healthcare solutions partner.

We are powered by the best people and have an unrivalled and diverse range of capabilities, all while incorporating our company values into everything we do - Putting People First, Always by your Side, Driven by Excellence.

Join us and play a key part of shaping the future of society and improving people’s lives!

To thrive in this role, you must have...

• A Learning Disability Nursing degree with an active NMC pin
• Experience in working with people who present with behaviours that challenge
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to organise your own workload
• A drivers license with access to a vehicle

Our Inclusion Commitment:

We are passionately committed to being a truly inclusive and diverse company- it is at the heart of our core value of Putting People First. We continue to enhance our culture of inclusion and diversity across all of our roles and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.