Locality Lead Learning Disability Nurse | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in England is seeking an experienced Learning Disability Nurse to coordinate care for adults with learning disabilities. The role involves leading service provision, collaborating with teams, and ensuring clinical excellence. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership and communication abilities. The position offers a chance to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals in the community.

Qualifications

• Experienced registered Learning Disability Nurse.
• Dynamic and forward-thinking leadership skills.
• Skilled communicator and effective problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to effective service provision for individuals with learning disabilities.
• Work directly with individuals, families, and support people in assessment and planning.
• Develop and manage the nursing service within the community learning disability team.

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about improving the health, wellbeing and outcomes of adults with learning disabilities?

Are you: Dynamic, forward-thinking and looking for your next challenge? An experienced leader? A skilled communicator and an effective problem solver? Passionate about providing excellent care?

We are looking for an experienced registered Learning Disability Nurse with the above passion and skill set to be a care coordinator in the adult learning disability service. Come and join us and experience the difference that we can make together.

Responsibilities

• The role will involve leading and contributing to the effective provision of services to people with a learning disability and additional needs e.g. autism.
• Using your broad range of communication skills and an evidence-based approach to care, you will work directly with individuals that use the service, their families and the people who support them in the assessment and planning processes including supporting people with complex and changing health care needs.
• Together with the Community Matron you will develop the nursing service within the designated Community Learning Disability Service to manage the waiting list and referrals through allocation of work, supervision and support.
• In collaboration with the senior nursing and health managers, develop, lead and manage the nursing resource within the community learning disability team.
• To receive and respond to the needs of referred learning disabled adults to develop positive lives in their local community. This involves allocation of clinical work to nursing colleagues, to ensure appropriate allocation of nursing resources and the effective deployment and development of nursing skills.
• To ensure maintain clinical excellence in the Learning Disability nursing field, and lead of pathways of care.
• In the absence of the Professional Lead the post holder may cover identified responsibilities.

About the Trust

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

Digital & Research Commitment

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

Inclusion & How to Apply

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025