Senior Learning Disability Nurse
Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Wakefield, WF4 4AX
Salary
£43,609 to £49,175
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Learning Disability Nurse to join our Integr...
As a Senior Learning Disabilities Nurse, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Respond as directed by the Mental Health Team Manager in the day to day operational functioning of the Mental Health team.
- You will have responsibility for a caseload and be accountable for all aspects of delivering a nursing service for adults with learning disabilities/ challenging behaviour, within the criminal justice setting.
- You will be working with adults whose behaviours have resulted in their offending and coming into contact with the criminal justice system.
- You will be working with the multi-disciplinary team to undertake person centred specialist behavioural assessments, planning and co-ordination of positive non aversive behavioural approaches to service users.
- You will play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patients care following our policies and procedures and always considering safeguarding.
If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.
It doesnt stop there we also offer
- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
- Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Learning Disability Nurse to join our Integrated Mental Health team team at HMP New Hall, a female prison and young offenders institution (YOI) in Flockton, West Yorkshire.
A fully integrated Healthcare team with a nice team environment, a really tight knit team.
Hours
- Monday - Sunday
- 37.5 hours per week
- Weekdays 8am - 6pm
- Weekends 9am - 5pm
- 1 weekend in 4
This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary up to £49,175 per annum, depending on experience.
How will we support you?
Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
Competency framework
Regional and national career development opportunities
Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
Support from the wider team
Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.
Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:
- we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
- we act with integrity
- we embrace diversity
- we strive to do things better together
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
Qualifications required
- Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities
- Current professional qualification (NMC)
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Substantial experience working with adults with Learning disabilities with a range of clinical presentations. Evidence of working Learning disability health within a community or inpatient setting.
- Able to evidence examples of intergraded multi-disciplinary working
- Evidence of use of a range of standardized and non-standardized behavioural assessment tools supporting clinical reasoning
- Experience of working in a mental health team - desirable
Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.
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First seen
2 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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