Sirona care & health CIC

Clinical Lead - Acute Learning Disability & Autism Liaison

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

We are seeking a new Clinical Lead for our Learning Disability & Autism service based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) Hospital, covering all of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston (UHBW) sites. You will be a part of the wider Acute LD&A Liaison leadership team, ensuring a consistent and joined up service across all hospital sites in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Your primary purpose will be to lead the planning, provision and improvement of the service by ensuring high quality clinical practice to individuals including clear record keeping and case load management systems. You will supervise junior staff and students. You will also lead and coordinate a number of projects that will span the Hospital as well with your wider acute liaison colleagues in North Bristol Trust.

As part of the Adult Learning Disability Health Service you will also work closely with your colleagues in the community to ensure continuity of care from admission planning to post discharge follow up.

Main duties of the job

Lead on operational management, supervision and appraisal of practitioners within the Acute Liaison Service including clinical records systems and caseload management in order to ensure contractual performance requirements are met.

Demonstrate leadership behaviours including (but not exclusive to) autonomous practice, self-reflection and awareness, self-confidence, the ability to facilitate self-awareness in others, resilience and determination.

To be a part of the Acute Liaison Service leadership team, providing a joined-up liaison service across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Including co-ordinating projects, training, work force planning, attending regular leadership meetings and providing leadership cover when required.

Liaise with acute hospital staff and key acute hospital services (i.e. Safeguarding, Discharge planning, Matrons) in order to ensure joined up agreed systems of working to enhance the patient experience.

To accept referrals and assess individuals needs in order to provide reasonable adjustments to facilitate access for people who have a learning disability and / or autistic people and are accessing the Hospital services.

You will be responsible to the Clinical and Operational Lead (Sirona Adult Health Learning Disability Service) for the planning and delivery of high quality, safe and cost effective provision of the Learning Disability & Autism Liaison Services at the Hospital.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7355118-SL

Job locations

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities) and current registration or equivalent professional qualification with current HCPC registration (i.e. RMN, OT, etc.)
Educated to degree level or evidence of significant professional development.
Comprehensive development in professional procedures within own area and across several related disciplines relevant to service area.

Skills & Experience

Essential

Extensive expertise providing clinical interventions to influence and improve the care of people who have a learning disability accessing health services
Extensive knowledge and expertise in the range of challenges experienced by people who have a learning disability accessing acute services and the reasonable adjustments to support them
Experience and knowledge of meeting the needs of autistic people
Experience of successfully Implementing change to improve services

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities) and current registration or equivalent professional qualification with current HCPC registration (i.e. RMN, OT, etc.)
Educated to degree level or evidence of significant professional development.
Comprehensive development in professional procedures within own area and across several related disciplines relevant to service area.

Skills & Experience

Essential

Extensive expertise providing clinical interventions to influence and improve the care of people who have a learning disability accessing health services
Extensive knowledge and expertise in the range of challenges experienced by people who have a learning disability accessing acute services and the reasonable adjustments to support them
Experience and knowledge of meeting the needs of autistic people
Experience of successfully Implementing change to improve services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Bristol Royal Infirmary

Upper Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS2 8HW

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)