Specialist Nurse

Transformation Unit; Hull and East Yorkshire; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced leave package

Health & wellbeing support

Staff development

Job summary

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in Hull invites applications for a Band 6 Specialist Nurse (RNLD/RMN) to join the Learning Disability Intensive Support Team, based at Townend Court.

The role covers community and inpatient liaison, promoting person-centred care, safeguarding, and discharge planning, with shift pattern 08:00–20:15 over a seven day period.

You will work with Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy, OT and Psychology to improve patient journeys and prevent admissions where possible.

Qualifications

• Part III or 13 of NMC live register.
• Understanding of Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and related policy.
• Evidence of CPD or postgraduate level qualification.
• Leadership training or experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic interventions within the community for clients with a learning disability and behaviours of concern.
• Offer person-centred care, involving families/carers in care planning.
• Provide consultation to other divisions and services for clients under the team’s care.
• Lead service development and support IST leadership in the team.
• Provide mentorship to students and supervision to staff.
• Chair team meetings and CPA reviews.

Skills

Inter-personal skills

Supervisory/mentoring experience

Mobility between sites

Knowledge of Trust policies

Education

Part III or 13 of NMC live register

Full understanding of policy/legislation (MH Act, MCA, etc.)

CPD evidence or postgraduate level

Leadership training/qualification/experience

Job description

Main area Learning Disability Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work and weekends) Job ref 338-8320003-26

Employer Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Townend Court Town Hull Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59

Specialist Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 (RNLD/RMN) role to join the community-based Learning Disability Intensive Support Team (LD-IST), based at Townend Court.

The Intensive Support Team embraces the national context of Transforming Care and the vision set out in Building the Right Support and the National Service Model for Commissioners of Health and Care Services. Providing clinical support to individuals with complex health needs through person-centred care planning in collaboration with Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Psychology colleagues.

The successful candidate will work across both the Intensive Support Team (IST) and the Learning Disability Inpatient Unit. This role provides the opportunity to develop skills and experience across two closely linked services, while ensuring continuity of care for patients as they move through the Learning Disability Pathway.

Your experience will be vital in maximising a positive patient journey, primarily by preventing admissions within the community. However, should the need arise, you will also support admission, treatment, and subsequent discharge planning.

Our valued team members support some of the most vulnerable people in society, demonstrating care and compassion while treating every individual with dignity and respect.

The successful applicant will work a shift pattern of 08:00 to 20:15 over a seven-day period.

Main duties of the job

• To provide therapeutic interventions within the community for clients with a learning disability and behaviours of concern.
• Provide person-centred care, supporting clients and their families/carers to be involved in their own care planning.
• Provide consultation to other divisions and services for clients under the care of the team.
• Take part in service development, as appropriate, and support the IST leadership team by undertaking a lead role that is beneficial to the service.
• Provide mentorship to students and supervision to other staff within the team.
• Chair meetings, for example team meetings and CPA reviews.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Part III or 13 of NMC live register
• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. The Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
• Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Postgraduate/Masters level
• Leadership training/qualification/experience

Skills and Competencies

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
• Ability to effectively commute between the various sites
• Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures to effectively lead and manage others

Experience

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care.
• Experience of working with adults or children with a learning disability
• Development of specialist/advanced level of practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

Our recruitment team have shared their top tips to support you when you are ready to make your application. Please ensure that you read this before starting your application.

Please note that if there is a high volume of applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.

This post will be subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period where applicable, further details would be included within any offer letter.

Where operationally feasible the Trust supports agile working, there is an expectation of attendance of 1 day per week at a Trust site as a minimum operationally. Unless specifically stated in the advert that a role will have home as the base of work, all roles will have the option to work from a Trust base if remote working is not for you.

If required for the post the ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport would be essential.

We will apply for a Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service for the successful candidate if this is required for the post.Anyone applying for a position which involves a regulated activity will require an enhanced Disclosure & Barring check and that the disclosure will, where appropriate to the role, include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children or working with adults or both.

IMPORTANT: Should your application be successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted to attend an interview electronically to the email address provided at the time of the application. It is important therefore, that you CHECK YOUR EMAILS/NHS JOBS ACCOUNT on a regular basis.

If you are not contacted by the Trust within six weeks of the closing date of the vacancy, your application will have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We would however like to thank you for the interest you have shown in the Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.

On 1 July 2024, NHS England strengthened its commitment to supporting employees already working for the NHS who wish to embark upon an apprenticeship to aide career development.

To ensure these staff do not experience a detriment to their basic pay, the salary for duration of the apprenticeship will be consistent with their current pay or the rate paid to other apprentices, whichever is higher (subject to eligibility criteria)

This change supports exiting NHS employees to undertake a formal apprenticeship programme which, upon completion, would qualify them for a role where the evaluated pay band is the same or higher than the band of their current post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.