Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist - Learning Disabilities

Integrated Care System; Croydon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Croydon seeks a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Learning Disabilities to provide leadership and management support for Community Learning Disability Nurses. The role involves ensuring quality service delivery, overseeing service improvements, and effective clinical supervision. Candidates must have an RNLD or RNMH qualification and a Master's degree or equivalent experience. This opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in community nursing.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities (RNLD) or Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) with current UK NMC registration.
• Evidence of post-qualification training/experience up to degree level.
• Knowledge of health and social care issues affecting learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision for Community Learning Disability Nurses.
• Accountable for the nursing team's delegated Activity Targets.
• Ensure effective management of caseloads and monitor referrals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical supervision

Service development planning

Data analysis

Understanding of clinical governance

Education

Masters Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience

Job description

Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist - Learning Disabilities

Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist - Learning Disabilities

JOB SUMMARY

• To provide leadership, management support and supervision for Community Learning Disability Nurses
• To ensure an effective and quality Community Nursing Service as part of the Community Learning Disability team
• To provide leadership in the development and modernisation of Community Learning Disability Nursing
• To support service delivery to ensure capacity, demand and access to services remains within commissioned targets and national expectation
• To support the development of team functions in relation to Transforming Care, Behaviour Support and Quality Assurance
• To be able to interpret and communicate highly complex information to team members and external parties

Interviews: 15th September 2025

Main duties of the job

Management Responsibilities

To clinically lead the Community Nurses as part of an interdisciplinary team, working within the Community Learning Disabilities Team service policies and procedures.

• To be accountable for Service Level Agreement delegated Activity Targets within the nursing team in order to positively impact on budget performance.
• for the Learning Disability Health Lead with regard to being the designated person in charge of the team, including effective budgetary management of devolved budgets when requested
• To ensure regular Clinical supervision and appraisal, in line with KSF outlines, for all Community Nurses in partnership with the Operational Clinical Lead for Learning Disabilities.
• To ensure effective management of caseloads as part of an interdisciplinary team, including monitoring, recording and processing of referrals
• To ensure robust work plans are in place and are regularly monitored and reviewed via supervision and reflect service requirements
• To develop effective team working as part of the Community Learning Disability Team.
• To support the management of the team in ensuring effective deployment of Community Nursing staff to meet service needs
• In conjunction with the Management Team, respond to and manage complaints as required by in accordance with Trust and Council policy
• To promote interdisciplinary and inter agency working with voluntary and statutory agencies and across professional boundaries.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.

Person Specification

• RNLD/ RNMH and current UK NMC registration Evidence of post qualification training/experience up to degree level Masters Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of legislative and policy framework governing work with the relevant service user groups Knowledge of health and social care issues affecting learning
• Experience in clinically supervising Nurses at Band 6/7 and below including conducting appraisals and personal development planning.
• Previous experience of working in a leadership / management role
• Experience of service improvements and service development planning
• Ability to communicate effectively across organisations and disciplines
• Understanding of clinical governance and its application to community nursing
• Understanding of clinical governance and its application to community nursing
• Ability to communicate effectively across organisations and disciplines
• Ability to manage activity targets and data anaylsis

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.

Director of Learning Disabilities and Autism