Qualified Community Learning Disability Nurse / Health Facilitator

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Spennymoor; Presencial; GBP 28.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Qualified Community Learning Disability Nurse / Health Facilitator (Band 5) to join the LD health team. The post focuses on enabling access to health services, promoting the health needs of adults with learning disabilities, and reducing health inequalities.

The role is full time, with standard hours Monday to Friday 9am–5pm, and involves collaboration with wider health colleagues, local authorities and primary/secondary care to deliver

Formación

• Current professional registration with NMC as RNMH or RNLD.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Ability to work in a person-centred therapeutic team.
• Strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and carers.

Responsabilidades

• Promote health needs of adults with learning disabilities and enable access to wider health services.
• Work with LD Community Teams and Local Authority to reduce health inequalities.
• Provide guidance within a band 5 Community Nurse/Health Facilitation role.
• Support carers and patients through partnerships with primary and secondary care.

Conocimientos

CPD

Person-centred care

Team collaboration

Clinical risk assessment

Educación

NMC registration (RNMH/RNLD)

Descripción del empleo

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Qualified Community Learning Disability Nurse / Health Facilitator

The closing date is 09 November 2026

This post is not open to Newly Registered Nurses, candidates must have their NMC registration in place and successfully completed the preceptorship programme in order to be considered.

We are seeking a highly motivated enthusiastic and passionate Learning Disability Nurse to join the DTV ALD Physical Health Team as a Band 5 Community Nurse / Health Facilitation Nurse.

The team provides specialist advice and support to both people with a learning disability and to health services to reduce the health inequalities and premature mortality that people with a learning disability face.

This role is for full time and the working hours are Monday - Friday 9am-5pm.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work with health colleagues within the wider Learning Disability Community Teams, Local Authority colleagues and in liaison / partnership with primary and secondary care services, using a Person-Centred Approach to enable and support adults with a learning disability and their carers to promote the health needs of people with a learning disability and enable access to wider health services.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Additional contact details: Claire Donnelly - Clinical Specialist Nurse

or Sophie Lynch Senior Community Nurse

03000 266818

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD
• To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

• Working with people with learning disabilities/ mental ill health
• Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Working in partnership with other agencies

Knowledge

• Evidence based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
• Understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practiceClinical Governance and its application in practice
• Confident working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust