Community Learning Disability Nurse - Band 6

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join this dynamic and innovative community team providing specialist assessments and interventions for children and young people who have a Learning Disability, their families and carers., We are looking for enthusiastic and confident applicants who show a commitment to the delivery of high quality services in a variety of community settings, with individuals, carers and families. The applicant will be able to provide specialist assessments, carry out interventions, and give advice to our service users and other agencies to empower and build resilience as well as to carry out senior nurse responsibilities such as being the duty nurse and supervision junior staff.
The service works to promote the health and wellbeing of the children and young people that are referred to the service, developing opportunities to meet identified health outcomes in order for the children and young people to be included in all aspects of their school and family life., Applicants will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills and work across wider Children's Services as needed. You will work with Parents, Carers, Education, Local Authority and other health professionals. You will be able to work in collaboration with health, education and social care and work to support early help for families.
It is desirable that candidates can demonstrate or are willing to develop skills and knowledge in positive behaviour support, sleep, continence, and puberty and have experience of supporting and supervising junior staff
The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.
We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.
Staff benefits - Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Applicants are invited for the post of Band 6 Learning Disability Nurse within the Paediatric Learning Disabilities Service in Bolton.
Applicants are required to be an experienced Registered Nurse (Learning Disability), RNLD and have a full driving licence with use of own car.
Successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.