Community Learning Disability Team Nurse

Would you like to make a real difference to people with learning disabilities and their carers through working in an award-winning community nursing service? If you do, this is your chance to be involved with an innovative and progressive nursing service with a range of nursing roles and opportunities for career progression. We are seeking a Nurse to support the Welwyn and Hatfield Adult Disability Team on a part time, permanent basis. You will be working within a health and social care setting and supporting health partners such as GPs and other health professionals to improve the health of people with disabilities., You will develop relationships with wider health partners to address the health inequalities for people with learning disabilities identified through the LeDeR Reports and increase the uptake of health initiatives by engaging people with learning disabilities and their carers. You will have access to a range of training and on the job training to enable you to develop as a practitioner and take part in projects with partners such as NHSE.

Applicants must have knowledge of the requirements and challenges of community nursing and be able to demonstrate transferrable skills from other nursing environments if you have not had community experience. You must be registered as a Nurse with a valid NMC registration and if your registration is not in Learning Disability Nursing be able to demonstrate experience, skills and knowledge in working in this area.

Working for Hertfordshire County Council you will receive a generous annual leave entitlement plus paid bank holidays. We offer a comprehensive induction and training programme, career progression opportunities and Local Government Pension Scheme.

Upon joining Hertfordshire County Council you will have access to Herts Rewards which gives discounts and cashback on over 800 retailers and services. This also includes a childcare voucher scheme, car share scheme, cycle to work scheme, purchased annual leave scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme, and many other lifestyle, wellbeing and financial benefits., £29,970 to £36,483 a year 1k welcome payment after probation