Senior Registered Nurse

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Senior Registered Nurse to support health improvements for individuals with learning disabilities. The role involves working collaboratively with health teams and requires 18 months of post-qualifying experience. Candidates must hold a current professional registration and have evidence of continuing professional development. This is a 10-month fixed-term opportunity with potential for permanence.

Qualifications

• Must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship.
• Trained in Clinical Supervision or willingness to work towards it within 6 months.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Work with health colleagues to support adults with learning disabilities.
• Enable access to health services for people with learning disabilities.
• Ensure quality improvement activities are ongoing.

Skills

Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Clinical supervision training or willingness to work towards it

Collaborative working with service users and families

Education

Professional Nursing qualification

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Registered Nurse

The closing date is 09 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has become available for a 10 month fixed term/secondment opportunity with the Durham Tees Valley Adult Learning Disability Physical Health Team as a Senior Registered Nurse / Health Facilitator.

The aim of the DTV ALD Physical Health Team is to break down barriers, to improve health outcomes and improve quality of life for people with learning disabilities.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of applying.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis. In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work with health colleagues within the team and wider learning disability community teams, local authority 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 family and 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

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

For further information about the post please contact Sarah Morris Team Manager on 07825 450550 / [e-mail].

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council - RNMH or RNLD (RNSC - CAMHS only ) - RGN (If appropriate)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Recognised Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within 6 months
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing clinical supervision OR willingness to work towards within 6 months

Experience

• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework)
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate
• Supervising or assessing students on practice placement
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities

Knowledge

• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Research and development methodology
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

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.

Address

DTV ALD Physical Health Team Flatts Lane Centre