Community Learning Disability Nurse

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Royal Tunbridge Wells; Presencial; GBP 32 000 - 45 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust in West Kent is seeking a dedicated Learning Disability nurse to join the community Learning Disability Team. You will deliver specialist nursing interventions to adults with learning disabilities, manage a caseload under clinical supervision and facilitate access to generic services.

You will work within a multi-professional team, providing holistic care and coordinated programmes in partnership with social care and other health teams, in community

Qualificações

• Specialist nursing care for adults with learning disabilities.
• Ability to deliver holistic care in community settings.

Responsabilidades

• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care linked to packages of prescribed care.
• Development of integrated care programmes in partnership with the client.
• Supervision and development of junior staff including Health Care Support Workers and Students.
• Active participation as a member of the multi-professional team to provide high-quality care.
• Provide a range of clinical interventions to support outcomes of individuals and groups.
• Manage a caseload of people with learning disability with complex needs on a daily basis.

Formação académica

NMC Registered Nurse

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, motivated and dedicated Learning Disability nurse to join our West Kent nursing service within the Learning Disability Team. The multi-disciplinary teams of occupational therapist, nurses, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and a specialist vision andhearing service work in four geographic localities across the county and work with the social care teams for Kent County Council (KCC) and the Learning Disability teams within Kent & Medway Mental health Trust to provide a co-ordinated and holistic combined service for people with learning disabilities. The Nursing team provides specialist support to enable people to live their lives fully. We work with people with learning disabilities, their families and paid carers in community settings.

This is a community Learning Disability nursing post. The post holder will provide specialist nursing interventions to adults with a learning disability. The post holder will hold a caseload which they will manage under clinical supervision. The role includes providing clinical support to facilitate access to generic services for this client group.

• o Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care linked to packages of prescribed care
• o The development of integrated care programmes in partnership with the client
• o To support in the supervision and development of all junior staff including Health Care Support Workers and Studentso
• o To actively work as a member of the multi-professional team to provide high quality care to clientso
• o To undertake a range of competent clinical interventions to support the outcomes of both individual and group therapyo
• o Manage a caseload of people with a learning disability on a daily basis consisting of clients with complex needs associated within a specific speciality.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.