Learning Disability Specialist Nurse

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking Learning Disability Nurse to join our friendly and family orientated Learning Disability Team in Salford.

The post holder will support the Team Leader, members of the Learning Disabilities Team in Coordinating in delivering a Childrens Community Learning Disabilities Nursing Service in Salford. Encompassing responsibility for the Coordination, management and delivery of expert clinical care (at home, school, clinics and groups) to children requiring learning disabilities nursing support in the community. In addition, you will be expected to work flexibly in order to meet the needs or service users and carers working sometimes outside core hours.

Main duties of the job

Main purpose of the job: Responsible for assessment and delivering interventions towards a defined caseload of children and young people with learning disabilities within the Local Commissioning Group (LCB) boundaries, providing specialist nursing input focusing upon:

Complex Health care needs assessments

Behaviour and sleep management

Health Action Planning/Health Facilitation

Communicating effectively with a wide range of people including clients, relatives and carers, nursing colleagues (across 0-19 and Specialist School Nurses), allied health professionals, medical colleagues and managers. Externally you will be required to communicate with CAMH's, GP's, social work and education colleagues on a regular basis.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.