Community Learning Disability Nurse | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wirral; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare service provider in Wirral is looking for a Registered Learning Disability Nurse to join their Community Team. This role involves managing a case load of adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs, delivering high-quality care, and providing training and guidance to families and support workers. Candidates should have a caring nature and be committed to ensuring safe practices and positive patient experiences. This position offers a fixed-term contract with generous training support.

Benefits

Comprehensive training program

Supportive team environment

Opportunity for career development

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing qualification with an emphasis on learning disabilities.
• Experience in managing a case load of service users with complex health needs.
• Ability to provide training and guidance to families and care providers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined case load of adult service users.
• Deliver high quality care and ensure positive patient experience.
• Provide key worker co-ordination and complete care planning.
• Deliver training to families surrounding challenging behaviour.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders on behaviour management.

Skills

Caring and compassionate attitude

Experience in managing complex health needs

Ability to deliver training

Collaboration skills

Education

Registered Learning Disability Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you a Registered Learning Disability nurse and looking to develop your career within our supportive and progressive Learning Disability Community Team, based at Leasowe on the Wirral?

We have a 12 month fixed term contract at band 5 within this team.

You will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary community support team, and manage a defined case load of adult service users with learning disability and complex health needs.

You will be a caring, compassionate individual who is committed to delivering high quality care, and ensuring safe practice and a positive patient experience at all times.

The post holder will be a valued part of the Community Learning Disability Team, CLDT, and be expected to work within a multi professional framework, managing a defined case load of adult service users with Learning Disabilities and complex health needs, under supervision.

You will require key worker co-ordination of complex cases and ensuring appropriate interventions are in place to support the needs of people with a learning disability. This will include completing care planning and risk assessment to manage risks.

Whilst you will be expected to deliver training to families and care provider agencies surrounding challenging behaviour, mental and physical health, you will receive exceptional support and supervision from this established team, working flexibly in varying locations and times to meet the needs of the service.

You will work alongside clients, families, support workers and professionals to enable others to better understand and respond to clients’ behaviours that are challenging in line with PBS principles and Positive & Proactive Care: Reducing the need for restrictive interventions (2014).

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined case load of adult service users with learning disability and complex health needs.
• Deliver high quality care, ensure safe practice and a positive patient experience.
• Work within a multi professional framework under supervision.
• Provide key worker co-ordination of complex cases and ensure appropriate interventions are in place; complete care planning and risk assessment to manage risks.
• Deliver training to families and care provider agencies surrounding challenging behaviour, mental and physical health, with supervision from the team.
• Collaborate with clients, families, support workers and professionals to enable others to understand and respond to challenging behaviours in line with PBS principles.

About the Trust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

Recruitment and applicant information

• As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award holder, CWP is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcoming applicants with direct experience of accessing our services.
• All new starters commence on a fixed start date each month, in line with the Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date, offering up to 3 weeks training.
• DBS check costs are deducted from salary following appointment; you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service (small annual fee of £16).
• New entrants to the NHS commence at the minimum of the scale stated.
• Please apply early as vacancies may close before the advertised date if a large number of applications are received.
• For guidance on applying and support, contact the recruitment team at [e-mail] or 01244 393100.

If you have a disability meeting the Equality Act 2010 definition, and meet the essential criteria, please consider the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Inform the team of any special support needs for the interview and selection process. The Trust supports Armed Forces community applicants and reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the advertised date if needed.

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025