Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Specialist Community Nurse

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Job summary

Specialist Community Nurse (Continuing Health Care Learning Disabilities) - Band 6

Community Team for People with a Learning Disability (CTPLD)

37.5 Hours Per Week - Fixed Term contract ending 10th August 2025

Are you passionate about high quality health and social care for people with a learning disability?

Would you like to work with a highly skilled and experienced multidisciplinary team?

Do you enjoy working with individuals to understand their care needs and ensure they receive high quality care and support?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered health care professional to develop their skills in this area by joining our county-wide Learning Disability Team. You will work out of one of the CTPLD bases in Chippenham, Warminster, Marlborough, or Salisbury with a hybrid approach to your work. There is an expectation that the candidate will work three days a week from a team base. Due to the nature of this role applicants should have a valid driving licence and access to their own transport.

Main duties of the job

We promote and support access to mainstream services and provide specialist health care for people with learning disabilities across the county. The Wiltshire CTPLD operates as an integrated multiagency health team with colleagues from Avon and Wiltshire NHS Partnership Trust and close links with Wiltshire Councils Learning Disability and Autism Service.

We are looking for a nurse who is keen to work with people with learning disabilities who have complex health needs and/or challenging behaviour/mental health needs. This role will predominately cover assessment and case management of individuals for NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC).

If you would like to have an informal conversation about this role please contact:

Petula Daley, Head of Learning Disability Service (CTPLD), pdaley@nhs.net or

Joanna Williamson, Advanced Nurse Specialist joanna.williamson1@nhs.net

About us

Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independant and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.

There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients and carers. We have an overall good rating from the CQC, with the majority of our services rated as Outstanding.

If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know that it is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling market towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good schools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment and a chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away. What are you waiting for?!

Date posted

09 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

17 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9085-WHC-21843

Job locations

Chippenham Community Hospital

Rowden Hill

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 2AJ

Warminster Community Hospital

The Avenue

Warminster

Wiltshire

BA12 8QS

Savernake Hospital

Marlborough

Wiltshire

SN8 3HL

Central Health Clinic

Avon Approach

Salisbury

SP1 3SL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification.

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence.

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (RNLD/ RNMH)

Desirable

Further qualifications relevant to community nursing ie Post graduate community qualification, e.g. community specialist practitioner

Experience

Essential

Community LD team experience
In-depth experience of working with adults with a learning disability
Working within a multi-disciplinary team
Leadership experience
Teaching experience
Setting and monitoring standards of care
Case management experience
Experience within a wide range of patient/client care groups

Desirable

Experience of working to the Continuing Health Care Framework/Care Programme Approach framework/Positive Behaviour approach
Profiling community needs and targeting identified health needs of population

Person Specification

Additional Criteria

Essential

Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence.

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (RNLD/ RNMH)

Desirable

Further qualifications relevant to community nursing ie Post graduate community qualification, e.g. community specialist practitioner

Experience

Essential

Community LD team experience
In-depth experience of working with adults with a learning disability
Working within a multi-disciplinary team
Leadership experience
Teaching experience
Setting and monitoring standards of care
Case management experience
Experience within a wide range of patient/client care groups

Desirable

Experience of working to the Continuing Health Care Framework/Care Programme Approach framework/Positive Behaviour approach
Profiling community needs and targeting identified health needs of population

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Address

Chippenham Community Hospital

Rowden Hill

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 2AJ

Employer's website

https://wiltshirehealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Health and Care LLP

Address

Chippenham Community Hospital

Rowden Hill

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 2AJ

Employer's website

https://wiltshirehealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)