Job summary
- Main area
- Learning Disability
- Grade
- Band 5 - Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 201-26-341
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Carew House
- Town
- Bodmin
- Salary
- £31,049 - £46,580 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Learning Disability Nurse (Developmental)
Band 5 - Band 6
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We will accept applications from students due to qualify September 2026.
We have a vacancy to join our team to continue strengthening community support for adults with Learning Disabilities, in the east community team in Cornwall.
This full‑time Band 6 or Band 5–6 developmental Community Nurse post joins an established nursing and MDT team in West Cornwall. You will undertake nursing duties aligned to agreed Care Processes and Pathways, working closely with individuals, families and carers to deliver person‑centred assessment, intervention, monitoring and review. You’ll provide evidence‑based practice within an innovative multidisciplinary team supported by strong supervision and appraisal. The team and wider trust offer CPD, research and audit opportunities, with excellent service‑user engagement and joint working across Acute and Primary Care liaison, Social Care, Mental Health, Forensic and Children’s services.
Clinical work includes multidisciplinary assessment of complex cases, formulation and delivery of therapeutic interventions, planning and supervising work for HCAs, and providing patient‑centred training packages to care providers.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Community Learning Disability Team you will provide person-centred, skilled and effective assessment, intervention, monitoring and review for designated individuals who are eligible for the Learning Disability Service. You will be responsible for the maintenance of evidence-based learning disability nursing practice, contributing to and facilitating Care Processes and Pathways. You will manage and supervise the work of others, and act as a mentor and preceptor.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council – RNLD/RMN/RN
- Post graduate specialist training to degree level in relevant subject area
- Relevant specialist clinical skills and experience
Knowledge and Abililties
Essential criteria
- Evidence of training, teaching and supporting other staff in an MDT or multi agency setting
- Understand the impact of health inequalities
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Supervision and mentorship
- Demonstrate ethical decision-making
- Able to use reflective practice and clinical supervision to provide high quality and specialist assessments and interventions
- Contributed to audit and research
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kylie Cox
- Job title
- East Learning Disability Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01208 834 455
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