Sirona care & health CIC

Community Learning Disability Nurse

The closing date is 22 August 2025

Job summary

Are you a Learning Disability Nurse looking to help make a difference to your community?

The Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health Service is a centre of excellence for specialist learning disability health needs. We are organised in 3 localities where multidisciplinary teams enable our service users to access health services through direct care, liaison with other services and offering support and training on how to work with people who have a learning disability and how to make reasonable adjustments.

We support adults with Learning disabilities (LD) who present with complex physical health needs, this may also include an element of behaviours that challenge and/or Mental Health needs.

You will be supported within the multidisciplinary team (MDT), working towards a person centred approach to formulate, implement and evaluate appropriate care plans to improve positive health outcomes.

Service hours:Monday to Friday 9am to 5pmTo work across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset depending on Service need

Main duties of the job

To maintain an active caseload of service users, working jointly with mainstream services, to promote better access to health care and improved outcomes.
To give nursing support and advice in relation to health care to people with an LD and their families/carers.
To assess, develop, implement and evaluate of MDT interventions.
To undertake, record and review risk assessments
To work autonomously, prioritise and organise workload
To utilise and participate in regular clinical and peer supervision using reflective practice in accordance with clinical governance.
To develop and maintain positive therapeutic relationship with service users and carers.

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

08 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7402176-SL

Job locations

New Friends Hall

Heath House lane

Stapleton

BS16 1EQ

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 & Training

Essential

RNLD qualification
To be able to drive and have access to a car

Desirable

Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Wide range of communication skills with clients and carers, colleagues, other statutory, private and voluntary agencies
Experience of working with people with LD and their carers'
Experience relevant to community working, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and with other agencies.
Ability to work independently and autonomously, prioritising own workload
Experience of completing holistic assessment to meet health needs for people with a learning disability
Comprehensive IT skills

Desirable

A minimum of two years post qualification experience working with people with a learning disability managing complex health needs.
Experience of line managing or providing supervision to others

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

RNLD qualification
To be able to drive and have access to a car

Desirable

Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Wide range of communication skills with clients and carers, colleagues, other statutory, private and voluntary agencies
Experience of working with people with LD and their carers'
Experience relevant to community working, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and with other agencies.
Ability to work independently and autonomously, prioritising own workload
Experience of completing holistic assessment to meet health needs for people with a learning disability
Comprehensive IT skills

Desirable

A minimum of two years post qualification experience working with people with a learning disability managing complex health needs.
Experience of line managing or providing supervision to others

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

New Friends Hall

Heath House lane

Stapleton

BS16 1EQ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

New Friends Hall

Heath House lane

Stapleton

BS16 1EQ

Employer's website

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