Senior Learning Disability Liaison Nurse

Job summary

The post holder will work across the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) be a part of the Learning Disabilities Acute Liaison Service providing highly expert knowledge.

Supporting the organisation to meets its responsibilities regarding adults, children and young people with learning disabilities, their families and /or Carers.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Learning Disability Liaison Nurse will contribute to the care and support for patients with a Learning Disability within an acute service for Northern Care Alliance.

You will be supporting patient with a diagnosis learning disability in accessing and ensuring the correct care and treatment processes. This includes the correct identification and flagging, advice and practical support regarding reasonable adjustments including any training opportunities.

You will be a senior member of the team and be required to work collaboratively with internal and external professionals. Including contributing to governance, audit and service development opportunities.

The post holder will work in partnership with patients, their families / carers, and health/social care professionals, to provide a specialist service for people with learning disabilities accessing Northern Care Alliance Hospital Services.

The post holder will be supporting and ensuring implementation of good practice from patients that access services via the emergency or planned admission routes. The post holder will also be expected to support outpatient conversations/ case discussions to support patients, carers, family and professionals.

The post holder will support to both Adults and Children with Learning Disabilities. This specific post will support patients of all ages.

We would welcome applicants who require a flexible working requirement. Please contact to discuss.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.