Learning Disability and Autism Liaison Nurse Specialist

NHS; Basildon; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust seeks a full-time Learning Disability and Autism Liaison Nurse Specialist at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital. The role focuses on enhancing care for individuals with learning disabilities and autism, collaborating with healthcare teams, and ensuring quality service delivery. The ideal candidate will have significant experience at Band 6 and possess an RNLD qualification, contributing to staff training and patient support in acute services.

Qualifications

• Significant experience at Band 6 level.
• Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities (RNLD) qualification.
• Evidence of recent professional study related to learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead improvement of care delivery for individuals with learning disabilities and autism.
• Collaborate with healthcare and multi-agency professionals.
• Participate in staff training and assessment aligned with care standards.

Skills

Significant experience

Care delivery improvement

Multi-agency collaboration

Education

RNLD Qualified

Job description

Go back Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Learning Disability and Autism Liaison Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 30 June 2025

Our award-winning Learning Disability and Autism Team is currently seeking a full time learning disability nurse to work at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Your key role is to lead in the improvement of effective and accessible quality care delivery within acute services, and to be responsive to the needs and requirements of individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism that access our services.

You will be responsible for working in partnership with the Learning Disability, Autism and Dementia Service Lead and the wider MSE safeguarding services, to support the development of acute hospital service and ensure good practice and healthcare provision for our patients with learning disabilities and autistic patients.

This role is operational and clinical; working with healthcare and multi-agency professionals; managing the interface between mainstream hospital services, specialist community services, private & voluntary services and families, to obtain the best outcomes from available hospital services to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities.

You will participate in the development of training and assessment of staff in line with national, regional and local standards in the care vulnerable individuals.

This post is site specific within the MSE hospitals, however post holder may be asked to support other sites depending on service need.

The role will include the support of individuals who have a diagnosis of Autism without a learning disability.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this position, please refer the job description.

We look forward for your application.

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant experience at Band 6
• RNLD Qualified

Evidence of CPD

• Evidence of recent and consistent professional study / development, including learning disabilities development / study

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)