Band 6 Community Learning Disability Nurse
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Leicester, LE18 4PE
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
Job Overview The Community Learning Disability Nursing Team supports people with learning disabilities to improve and maintain their health, promote i...
Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)
- Co-ordinate, prioritises, facilitate and monitor the delivery of care for patients on a designated caseload and to other patients as deemed appropriate.
- Function asa professional and clinical role model to all staff, patients, carers, and the public always.
- Supervise the performance standards of own team members where appropriate.
- Maximise use of clinical and staff resources, implementing best practice in patient pathways, admission, and discharge arrangements.
- Plan and promote the development of new services within the designated area.
- Maintain efficient and effective communication on issues related to patient care, caseload, and organisation management.
- Participate in staff recruitment and selection processes and wider recruitment and retention strategies.
- Act in a professional manner and ensure self and colleagues always adhere to the LPT Uniform Policy.
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We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Qualifications
Essential
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Experience
Essential
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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