National Learning Disabilities Health Practice Lead

Community Integrated Care; Widnes; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£5,000 car allowance

Four-day working week

Hybrid working

Job summary

Community Integrated Care is seeking a Senior Health Practice Manager, Learning Disabilities to shape practice across England and Scotland. You will lead specialist LD Nursing, develop frameworks and pathways, and influence senior leaders to improve health outcomes for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.

You will drive evidence-based, rights-based, person-centred support, with a focus on reducing inequalities and embedding least restrictive practice across a large national

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Learning Disability Nurse
• A degree-level qualification in Learning Disability Nursing or an equivalent professional qualification
• The ability to produce clear professional reports, recommendations and strategic papers
• Evidence of continued professional development and compliance with NMC revalidation requirements
• Significant post-registration experience supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people
• Extensive experience working with people who have complex health, behavioural, social or support needs
• Experience providing specialist consultation, advice and professional leadership across multidisciplinary or multi‑agency settings
• Experience supporting service development, quality improvement or organisational change
• Experience helping operational teams manage complexity, risk, safeguarding and adult protection concerns
• Experience delivering education, coaching, mentoring or practice-development support
• Experience contributing to audits, reviews, investigations or other quality‑assurance activities
• Experience working across health and social care systems
• Experience contributing to organisational strategy, policy or governance arrangements

Responsibilities

• Setting the strategic direction for Learning Disability Nursing practice
• Developing organisational standards, frameworks and professional expectations
• Defining and championing our model of support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people
• Translating legislation, clinical evidence and professional guidance into practical approaches for social care teams
• Providing specialist advice on assessment, support planning, health risks and complex cases
• Leading Learning Disability Nursing contributions to audits, service reviews, investigations and regulatory activity

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Mentoring

Education

NMC Registered Learning Disability Nurse

Degree-level qualification in Learning Disability Nursing

Job description

Community Integrated Care is seeking a Senior Health Practice Manager, Learning Disabilities to shape practice across England and Scotland. You will lead specialist LD Nursing, develop frameworks and pathways, and influence senior leaders to improve health outcomes for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.

You will drive evidence-based, rights-based, person-centred support, with a focus on reducing inequalities and embedding least restrictive practice across a large national