Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (hours usually worked over 2 days or can be flexible Monday to Friday to suit service and individual needs)
- Job ref
- 201-25-731
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- TBC - countywide post
- Town
- TBC
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Screening Liaison Nurse for Adults with a Learning Disability
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.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
The postholder will join an established and experienced team of liaison nurses working with adults who have a learning disability in Cornwall. This vacancy has arisen due to retirement within the team.
This role will promote early identification and management of disease together with access to early interventions and treatment to improve outcomes. The early detection of disease and disease prevention remains a key priority nationally and locally.
The above are the identified key areas of focus for this post, plus any new screening programmes that evolve. The role aims to improve the uptake of the adult national screening programmes for individuals with learning disabilities to access screening checks that will promote early identification and management of disease.
Main duties of the job
To support adults with a learning disability (LD) to access screening services across Cornwall including.
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Bowel Cancer Screening
- Cervical Cancer Screening
- Abdominal Aortic aneurysm (AAA Screening)
- Diabetic Eye Screening
The postholder will:
· Work with stakeholders to develop, design and implement health screening pathways and processes that support people with a learning disability.
· As part of an multi – disciplinary team, develop, pilot and deliver training to GP practice teams, and other mainstream health services to promote and support access to screening for people with a Learning Disability.
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.
Approximately 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 increase the numbers of people who use out 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/Qualification and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration - NMC
- Professional qualification - RNLD, RMN, RN
- Specialist training in relevant subject area to post graduate diploma level or relevant expereince
- Post registration experience working within community mdt settting/relevant clinical environment
skills and aptitude
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to problem solve and initiate change
- Analytical skills
- Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing supporting people with learning disabilities in primary and community hospitals/acute areas
knoweldge and abilities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of safeguarding services and mental capacity act
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of managing change, understanding of the wider NHS and local agendas
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Georgina Samuels
- Job title
- Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01209204025
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