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Job summary

Main area
Learning Disabilities
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Occasional planned weekend working)
Job ref
338-7537834-25
Employer
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alfred Bean Hospital
Town
Driffield
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 Enhanced rate for weekend working if required
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/11/2025 23:59

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Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust logo

Learning Disability Community Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

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 motivated, compassionate and enthusiastic Band 5 Nurse to join our East Riding Adult Community Team for Learning Disabilities.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support the health needs and reduce health inequalities for people with learning disabilities, ensuring the delivery of high quality person centred care. 

You will be joining a highly supportive multidisciplinary team where regular supervision, open communication and professional development are prioritised - ensuring you feel valued, guided and confident in delivering best possible care. 

 

 

 

 

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.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification .

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree/diploma in learning disability nursing (or in final year of Nursing degree programme)
  • Have current NMC registration or student registration if in final year of training
  • Willingness to undertake mentorship training
Desirable criteria
  • Up to date training & registration as a mentor
  • Evidence of relevant CPD – could include completion of short courses or post-graduate study.
  • Completion of Nursing preceptorship

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of the specific service area, team and role evidenced within the supporting information of application to vacancy.
  • Experience of Community Nursing in prior employment or student placement.
  • Understanding of caseload management responsibilities
  • Willingness to undertake mentorship training
  • A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to Community Nursing
  • An understanding of relevant clinical practice/standards within Community Nursing
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of managing a caseload of patients including triage and prioritisation of referrals and daily work
  • Experience of mentoring pre-registration students
  • Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision to Healthcare Assistants
  • Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to Community Nursing
  • Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within Community Nursing

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of how you will efficiently transport self and equipment to/from multiple venues over a large geographical area during each shift in the UK.
  • Adequate IT skills required to utilise electronic patient records, electronic communications, clinical stock ordering system and Microsoft Office applications
  • Effective inter-personal skills and experience for teaching, supervising and mentoring.
  • Good time management skills and organisational skills to enable effective caseload management
  • Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of use of SystmOne
  • Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Annie Johnson
Job title
Lead Nurse - East Riding
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01377 208800
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