Job summary
- Main area
- Registered Learning Disability Nurse
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Mon - Fri 9-5
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (n/a)
- Job ref
- 199-7868630-RB-MC
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bernard Wetherill House
- Town
- Croydon
- Salary
- £55,524 - £62,652 pa inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
RNLD - Care Home Health Facilitator
Band 7
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
The post holder will support residential care home staff to positively manage and meet the health needs of individuals with a Learning Disability within the Croydon Area.
The post holder will work collaboratively to ensure people living in care homes have access to enhanced primary care and to specialist services and maintain their independence as far as possible by reducing, delaying or preventing the need for additional health and social care services
Main duties of the job
· Support training and education
· Liaise with GP services to formulate and implement Urgent Care Planning in line with current guidance. Advocate for residents.
· To work with people who engage in behaviors that challenge (e.g. physical aggression to others, self-injurious behaviors etc.)
· Support staff with MCA/BI decision making with GP services/involved health professionals and families.
· Support care homes hospital admission and complex discharge planning.
· Ensure that care home staff feel supported and included as part of the MDT and integrated professional network
· Provide regular reports for LeDeR via the LAC and steering group.
· To contribute to multi-disciplinary planning and meetings
Interviews: tbc
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services across Croydon through a range of clinics and specialist centres. Formed in August 2010 from the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust, we employ around 4,100 staff serving a diverse population of over 360,000 people.
Our main site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We are also leading the way in delivering more healthcare in community settings and people’s homes. Our district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons care for people of all ages across the borough.
Like the wider NHS, we are working hard to meet increasing demand. With the right people on board, we continue to innovate and transform our services to provide the highest quality care for local residents. We place strong emphasis on education, training and career development for all staff.
If you want to make a real difference, challenge yourself and be part of a Trust that’s shaping local healthcare, Croydon Health Services could be the place for you.
At Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION
Essential criteria
- RNLD or Degree in Registered Nurse Learning Disability
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post qualification training experience up to MA level in a relevant field
- Evidence of further associated qualifications/CPD in Learning Disability Practice.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current research and legislation in the field of Learning Disability Nursing and ability to translate evidence into practice
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Long Term Plan Ageing Well Project
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years post-registration experience of learning disability nursing
- Experience of nursing in the community/a Community Learning Disability Team
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities with complex physical health needs.
- Sound knowledge of the principles of clinical governance, national policy and good practice guidance relating to people with learning disabilities. In particular, evidence based practice, clinical audit and the current access to healthcare agenda.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people with a Learning Disability in an acute/hospital setting.
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities who engage in behaviours that challenge.
- Experience of assessing people with suspected dementia.
- Experience of assessing people with suspected autism.
- Experience of CHC framework and implementation
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and Problem solving Skills
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good organisational, time management, and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to communicate effectively across organisations and disciplines at different levels
- Understanding of clinical governance and its application to community nursing and EHCH role
- Takes responsibility for own Professional CPD
- High levels of initiative, innovation, self-motivation, and flexibility
- Able to travel across a range of community settings with equipment and mobile devices
OTHER FACTORS/ SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Car Driver or ability to be mobile around the Service area using eg public transport as necessary
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
- Choonwha Jung
- Job title
- Senior Clinical Nurse Spec, Learning Disability
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07350423286
- Additional information
Are you looking for a chance to make a difference to the health of people with learning disabilities in Croydon? This role will be an exciting opportunity to support residential/care home staff in addressing the health needs of residents with a learning disability and complex health needs.
Croydon is a vibrant and exciting place to work, and you will be attached to a friendly, innovative, passionate, and well-established Community Learning Disability Team. We deliver high quality community care for adults with learning disabilities in the diverse London Borough of Croydon. We are located alongside our social services colleagues in Bernard Wetherill House and are fully integrated part of Croydon Health Services.
If you would like any further information or would like and informal chat about the role, please contact:
Choonwha Jung
Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist – Learning Disabilities
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