# Community Learning Disability Nurse

**Company**: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Leatherhead
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £39,205 to £47,084 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Community Learning Disability Nurse within our East Surrey Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities.

As a team we continually strive to develop, and we are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary service. The successful applicant will be joining an innovative team of nurses providing high quality health interventions as part of the wider forward thinking, diverse multi-disciplinary team, working collaboratively/jointly with nurses and other professional clinicians as well as multiple agencies. The team has 2 bases, Leatherhead and Redhill and there will be an expectation of travel between sites. Due to the community aspect of the role, you must hold a valid driving license and have access to a vehicle.

**Main duties of the job**

- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of people with learning disabilities who use our services, taking the role of lead clinician for a person with learning disabilities as appropriate.

- To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.

- To participate in the recruitment, deployment and management of staff.

- To demonstrate expertise and specialist nursing skills in areas associated with learning disability such as crisis intervention, alternative communication, the assessment and management of people with additional mental health needs, epilepsy, medication management, challenging behaviour and other conditions.

**Benefits**

- Competitive salary: £39,205 to £47,084 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa pro rata

- Permanent, full-time position

**Requirements**

- Valid UK Driving license and access to a car for work purposes

- Demonstrable experience of working with people with learning disabilities, autism and or a mental health diagnosis (can be pre-qualification)

- Experience of Multidisciplinary working

- Experience of carrying out comprehensive nursing assessments and interventions

- Learning Disability Nursing degree

- Nursing practice supervisor and practice assessor qualification

## Skills

### Required
- Learning Disability Nursing
- Multidisciplinary working
- Crisis intervention
- Alternative communication
- Epilepsy management
- Medication management
- Challenging behaviour management
- Valid UK Driving license

### Nice to have
- Specialist area interest
- Knowledge of current issues concerning people with learning disabilities
- Experience of participating in clinical practice, service development and project work
- Experience of supervising junior / unqualified staff including students
- Experience of developing / delivering specialist teaching / training packages

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