Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Learning Disabilities
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 263-CCG25-263-AB
- Employer
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dene Park House
- Town
- Hexham
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/09/2025
Employer heading
Community Nurse
Band 5
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
- Cultural diversity staff network
- Disabled staff network
- LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
- Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
- Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
- Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay
Job overview
The post holder will be welcomed as a member of the friendly Community Learning Disability Team in the West of Northumberland.
As an integral part of Northumberland community learning disability team, the post holder will work into the community with families and carers and care providers. They will be responsible for an individual caseload, they will work across primary and secondary health care services to ensure equality of access for those with a learning disability. The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate high quality of care for adults with learning disability.
The post holder will be offered robust support and supervision, opportunity to attend regular team meetings with the wider team and will be offered opportunities for continued professional development.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based within the Northumberland Community Learning Disability Team, in west locality.
The post holder will manage their own case load, complete physical health assessments and care plans. Creating risk assessments supporting induvial with mental health needs to access primary and secondary care. They will also be involved in the development of specialist positive behavioural support plans for clients and service providers in order to reduce of prevent placement breakdown.
The post holder will support the skills of the wider CLDT service to ensure physical health and wellbeing is prioritises and embedded in aspects of specialist work.
They will be expected to chair, attend and contribute to all relevant meetings. Provide supervision to junior staff. Be involved in developing and delivering training and partake in group work.
Working for our organisation
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
The Northumberland Community Learning Disability Team is part of the larger organisation of CNTW (Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust).
We are committed to ensuring the continuous delivery of high quality, safe and caring services. This means having the right people with the right skills in the right roles at the right time. To do this effectively and efficiently, we need to plan ahead and aim to ensure we have a pipeline of talented individuals which will support our workforce planning for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 29th July 2025
Closing date : 12th August 2025
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD Qualification
- Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of treatment plans
- Complete preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses
- Multi-disciplinary team work.
- Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.
- Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users.
Desirable criteria
- Further relevant post qualifying training
- Previous experience in a community setting.
- Experience of involving service users/ carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of services
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to use IT system
- Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
- Risk Assessment skills.
- Risk Management and Safety Planning skills.
- Ability to establish a rapport and demonstrate engagement skills with service users
- Adaptability, flexibility, good communication skills and a commitment to multi-agency team work
- Time Management skills and ability to prioritise work load
- Provide evidence based therapeutic interventions.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with Learning disabilities
- Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users.
- Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of mental health care and evidence based interventions.
Desirable criteria
- Community Team Experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Treena Hancill
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07889152327
- Additional information
Veronica Hind
Team Manager
07747793679
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