Job summary
Community Nurse - Learning Disabilities (Complex Physical Health)
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a learning disability nurse to work as a Community Nurse in Complex Physical Health within Bromley. You will be part of a small team of motivated nurses supporting people with their physical health.
This is a fixed term contract, finishing 16th December 2025 to cover maternity leave for 1 year.
This Community Nurse role will provide high quality health care to adults with learning disabilities to improve outcomes. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team and will enable people with learning disabilities to access primary and secondary care. You should be enthusiastic and show an understanding of the complex needs of people with learning disabilities.
We offer a range of training and development opportunities both within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and externally. You will receive regular supervision and join our learning disability nursing council across three boroughs.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in the Bromley CTLD Complex Physical Health (CPH) of Learning Disability nursing team, focusing on the additional needs of people with complex physical health needs.
The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload of adults, working autonomously with a broad spectrum of physical health issues.
They will provide holistic, high calibre, evidence based, skilled nursing care, assessments, and interventions.
The post holder will be expected to facilitate a variety of health education and health promotion training and group work, with clients and carers as needed.
The post holder will support students and junior staff as required and will undertake to provide a rich learning experience for them.
The post holder will work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with other agencies/services.
The post holder will lead on providing robust health liaison to acute and primary care to ensure our service users are able to access mainstream health services.
The post holder will have a good awareness of the issues surrounding diversity and multi-cultural communities.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
To apply national strategies, frameworks and plans to identify to meet the needs of service users in relation to their Physical Health and Wellbeing.
To identify and provide appropriate support to the social well-being of individual service users.
Work alongside the MDT and wider services to address issues to service users accessing services relevant to their individual health and wellbeing needs, as well as their social needs.
Provide health promotion relevant to the individual needs of the service user, and provide support to their support network to more widely promote and improve their health, and prevent avoidable hospital admissions where possible.
Liaise with mainstream services, and advocate the individual needs of the service users to promote their access to these services where required.
Develop own professional skills and knowledge by engaging in continued professional development that are both mandatory and relevant to the role.
To work in line with the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To apply national strategies, frameworks and plans to identify to meet the needs of service users in relation to their Physical Health and Wellbeing.
To identify and provide appropriate support to the social well-being of individual service users.
Work alongside the MDT and wider services to address issues to service users accessing services relevant to their individual health and wellbeing needs, as well as their social needs.
Provide health promotion relevant to the individual needs of the service user, and provide support to their support network to more widely promote and improve their health, and prevent avoidable hospital admissions where possible.
Liaise with mainstream services, and advocate the individual needs of the service users to promote their access to these services where required.
Develop own professional skills and knowledge by engaging in continued professional development that are both mandatory and relevant to the role.
To work in line with the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Registered Learning Disability / Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- Additional qualification relevant to the role being applied for
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years post registration experience of working with people with learning disabilities
- Experience of supervising junior staff and students
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Skills / Abilities / Knowledge
Essential
- Good computer skills
- Planning and organisational skills
- Experience of using clinical nursing skills
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Registered Learning Disability / Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- Additional qualification relevant to the role being applied for
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years post registration experience of working with people with learning disabilities
- Experience of supervising junior staff and students
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Skills / Abilities / Knowledge
Essential
- Good computer skills
- Planning and organisational skills
- Experience of using clinical nursing skills
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.
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
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.
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).
