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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust; Hawkesley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse for its Kings Norton-based 6-bed unit that provides short breaks for adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs.

The role involves assisting in day-to-day clinical operations, supervising junior staff, and working with a multidisciplinary team across in-patient services. Shifts include weekends, nights, and bank holidays, with opportunities for training and development.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC Band 5.
• Experience in learning disabilities or mental health nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day running of the clinical area and provide supervision to junior staff.
• Offer support, advice and supervision to MDT members.
• Support the 8-bed unit at Small Heath to maintain safe staffing.
• Contribute to training and development opportunities for staff.

Skills

Learning disabilities

Mental health nursing

Education

NMC Band 5 Registration

Job description

Band 5 Staff Nurse | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust

Are you passionate about learning disabilities nursing?

Calling out to NMC Band 5 registeredlearningdisability or mental health nursesto join our experienced and supportive team within the In Patient Services.

We have two Band 5 vacancies at the 6 bedded unit (located in Kings Norton) that provides short breaks for adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs.

The unit offers a high standard of nursing care, assessment, monitoring and review. Our services provide care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year and our nursing staff work shift patterns including weekends, bank holidays and nights.

We want to hear from enthusiastic, motivated, pro-active and caring professionals who feel as strongly as we do about our trust values; accessible, quality, responsive, caring, ethical and commitment.

The successful post holder will assist with the day to day running of the clinical area and will offer support, advice and supervision to junior staff, with support from senior clinicians and MDT members.

The post holder will be expected to support the 8 bedded unit based at Small Heath to ensure safer staffing is maintained.

There is scope for training and development opportunities and we encourage newly qualified staff to apply.

If you are interested and would like a visit to the unit, call Helena Ordish on 0121 466 3780

To provide quality nursing care and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs to people with learning disabilities accessing short breaks.

To follow person centred approaches, within a Multi-Disciplinary Framework.

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing a safe working environment for all staff.

This advert closes on Monday 21 Sep 2026

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust