Community Nurse - Assessment and Referral Team in W&S CLDT

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health trust in Leeds is looking for a band 6 learning disability nurse to join their Assessment and Referral Team. This full-time position involves working within a multidisciplinary team to triage referrals and ensure appropriate access to specialist health services. The successful candidate will need to have previous experience with people who have a learning disability and be committed to delivering high-quality care. The role offers competitive compensation and various employee benefits.

Benefits

27 – 33 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Experience of working with people with a learning disability.
• Knowledge of working with a multi-disciplinary or multi-agency team.

Responsibilities

• Work within a MDT to triage referrals into the CLDT.
• Liaise with service users and professionals to gather information.
• Provide clinical and operational supervision to junior colleagues.

Skills

Evidence of professional development

Car driver with access to a vehicle

Education

Registered nurse (RNLD preferred)

Job description

Job summary

The LYPFT Learning Disability service provides multi professional, specialist health services for people over the age of 18 with a learning disability across community settings, respite and the intensive support team. The service works in partnership with key stakeholders including service users and carers, adult social care, third sector and private providers to deliver health care for people with highly complex health needs that may include; behaviours that challenge services, sensory needs, communication needs, mental health and/or dual diagnosis and complex multiple impairment / physical health needs.

Main duties of the job

The candidate should have a passion for improving the health and well-being of adults with a learning disability, using their experience of leading and delivering high quality care from relevant experience. For this role you will need to be a compassionate and person‑centred clinician who can carry out comprehensive, person‑centred holistic assessments to a high standard. This post requires the candidate to work as an autonomous practitioner who can make independent clinical decisions to present at MDT. You will need to be committed to coordinating across multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency teams to promote and advocate the health needs of adults with learning disabilities. We would value a candidate who has experience of working in a diverse population and promoting social inclusion.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high‑quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 – 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

Job details

Date posted: 07 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 173-38825-LDS-A

Job location: St Marys Hospital, Leeds, LS12 3QE

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fulltime substantive band 6 learning disability nurse to join the LYPFT Assessment and Referral Team (ART) within the Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDT). The primary role will be to work within a Multidisciplinary team (MDT) to triage referrals into the CLDT ensuring eligibility for specialist health services. This involves liaising with service users, carers and other people including professionals and agencies to gather comprehensive information regarding the individual and the referral reason. Triage information is then discussed in the MDT to determine the referral eligibility for Learning Disability specialist services and making recommendations where learning disability services are not appropriate. There will also be opportunities to undertake direct face to face visits and assessments.

The post operates from St Marys Hospital and is line managed from within the West and South CLDT. The service runs Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. The post holder may be involved in providing clinical and operational supervision to junior colleagues within the team, supporting the development of intervention toolkits for nurses and other nursing resources.

The LD service has clear clinical governance pathways and supports professional and service development. As a band 6 there is an expectation to contribute or lead on service development, service projects and task groups. Robust supervision structures are in place with 1:1 clinical and managerial supervision, peer support through weekly MDT meetings and community nurse meetings.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [e-mail]. Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered nurse (RNLD preferred)

Skills

• Evidence of professional development
• Must be a car driver with access to a vehicle.

Experience

• Experience of working with people with a learning disability

Knowledge

• Knowledge of working with a multi‑disciplinary or multi‑agency team

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

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

St Marys Hospital, Leeds, LS12 3QE

Employer's website: https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/