Job summary
- Main area
- Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Learning Disability
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 436-7437670
- Employer
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Youth First - West Midlands Community FCAMHS
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/10/2025
Employer heading

Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Learning Disability
Band 7
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
The Youth First service is contracted to offer forensic advice and consultation to professional networks. In addition, we are commissioned to undertake assessment of risk where there is an identified need.
The service is committed to providing forensic advice and support through a variety of means, to all professionals across the West Midlands. Forensic advice should be easy to access, timely and be provided by experienced senior clinicians, in a professional and clinically informed manner.
As a Band 7 clinician you would be responsible for providing advice and consultation to professional networks for young people presenting with complex risk presentations and diagnoses of mental health, neurodiversity and/or learning disability.
Main duties of the job
• Lead on the Learning Disability/Autism Pathway (LDA) within Youth First.
• Take a lead on clinical matters and policy development relating to the Youth First practice area, particularly the LDA Pathway.
• Provide clinical leadership as required and provide cover for the Service Manager as required.
• Take a lead on audits within the team
• Participate in recruitment and selection process of staff.
• Will be aware of and implement Trust policies
• Will manage a defined caseload and provide consultation to professionals around specific caseload
• Will be responsible for ensuring effective communication pathways exist between the service and external partners
• Will be responsible for ensuring the promotion of equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
• Be compliant with local safeguarding procedures and promote good safeguarding practice across the team.
• Be compliant with infection control polices and promote good infection control practice across the team.
• Will be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs necessary in providing quality evidence based care as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Learning Disability Nurse
Essential criteria
- at least 5 years experience with experience of senior nursing roles
Desirable criteria
- Extensive experience working with complex/forensic CAMHS presentations/challenging behaviours
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alyson Harwood
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01213014640
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