Community Staff Nurse - Learning Disability

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Preston is looking for a Community Staff Nurse to join its Intensive Support Team. This role involves providing vital clinical and operational support to vulnerable individuals with learning disabilities, aiming to reduce hospital admissions. Candidates should have an RNLD qualification, relevant experience, and strong skills in understanding and managing risks. The provider welcomes diverse applications, supports flexible working, and emphasizes mental health care excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience of analysing and resolving problems.
• Experience of working in community and/or inpatient settings.
• Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities and/or Autism.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day clinical and operational support to the intensive support team.
• Utilize clinical and leadership skills for specialized interventions.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary group to support vulnerable individuals.

Skills

Understanding of contemporary Learning Disability agenda

Knowledge and skills in the assessment / management of risk

Understanding of PBS principles

Education

RNLD with relevant post-registration experience

Job description

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Community Staff Nurse - Learning Disability

The closing date is 09 December 2025

The Intensive Support Team is a service designed to support individuals with a learning disability who are struggling with mental health crisis and/or behavioural distress which is placing them at risk of admission to hospital. The team is expected to meet the holistic needs of service users and carers, avoiding hospital admission where possible.

We are looking for a nurse with the passion and clinical skills to join our innovative Intensive Support Team. The consultant nurse leads the team of dedicated practitioners to supporting a team caseload of people needing intensive support. There are three locality arms of the team (Spokes) who work in partnership with local service users and key agencies providing vital support in helping people remain safe in the community.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing day to day clinical and operational support to an all-age intensive support team.

The post requires that an enhanced model of support is delivered daily throughout the year, serving the most vulnerable people in the community, at risk of an admission to a mental health hospital. The team also offers in-reach to those admitted to hospital working in conjunction with other learning disability teams, leading on formulation, training, and reasonable adjustments that the person might require during their stay.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary group of nurses and allied health professionals, to reduce avoidable admissions to hospital, breakdown of community care, and provide support for those in hospital.

The post holder will utilise sounds clinical and leadership skills to ensure an evidenced based approach to delivering specialised clinical interventions that include positive behavioural support approaches, specialised adapted mental health assessments and interventions, and robust risk management approaches.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RNLD with relevant post-registration experience

Knowledge

• Understanding of contemporary Learning Disability agenda
• Knowledge and skills in the assessment / management of risk
• Understanding of PBS principles and how to apply these to promotes pro-active, and secondary preventive strategies, includes teaching new skills and implementing strategies to avert crisis and keep people safe.

Experience

• Experience of analyse and resolve problems.
• Experience of working in community setting and/or inpatient settings
• Experience of support people who have a learning disability and/or Autism, who's behaviour could be described as concerning, challenging and/or risky.

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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust