Community Learning Disability Team Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Community Nurse you will work alongside paid and family carers to support people with learning disabilities to access mainstream health services and support clinicians to make reasonable adjustments. Your skills in adapting and creating the right approach for the individual will help bridge the gaps and reduce the risk of avoidable health conditions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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.
• As the post is in the community, the ability to drive and have access to a vehicle is an essential requirement.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire County Council

Address

Hertfordshire County Council

Brindley Way

Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire

HP3 9BF

Employer's website

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)