Job summary

Are you a Registered Nurse who has an interest in providing care to patients with Learning Disabilities? Would you like to develop yourself professionally and progress to a band 6?

The Learning Disability Outreach team provides crisis response and intensive support to people with Learning Disabilities who have complex mental health and behavioural needs and are experiencing a period of crisis.

Main duties of the job

Your role will include offering rapid assessment, support and risk management in order to prevent placement breakdown and inappropriate Psychiatric Hospital admissions.

What can we offer

  • Professional development to a band 6 within 12-months
  • On-going support from a friendly team
  • Flexibility in support of your lifestyle
  • Full access to our in-house online learning platform
  • About us

    Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

    Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

    We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

    Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

    We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

    For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

    All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

    For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

    Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

    Date posted

    31 October 2022

    Pay scheme

    Agenda for change

    Band

    Band 5

    Salary

    £27,055 to £32,934 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

    Reference number

    C9313-22-2897-AcM

    Job locations

    Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

    Bridge Park Road

    Thurmaston

    Leicester

    LE4 8PQ

    Agnes Unit

    Gorse Hill Site

    Anstey Lane

    Leicestershire

    LE7 7GL

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    If you like what you’ve read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    If you like what you’ve read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Current Professional Nursing Registration
  • Knowledge, Skills and Attributes

    Essential

  • Passion for providing care to patients with learning disabilities
  • Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Current Professional Nursing Registration
  • Knowledge, Skills and Attributes

    Essential

  • Passion for providing care to patients with learning disabilities
  • 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

    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).