The closing date is 8th Jul 2026
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Job summary
Portsmouth Integrated Learning disability service are seeking to recruit a Learning Disability Nurse to join a busy and well-established multi-disciplinary CQC rated 'Outstanding' community Learning Disability Service, supporting the health care needs of people with a learning disability in Portsmouth.
You will play a vital role as part of the community learning disability team, within a forward thinking and innovative team. You will receive regular support and supervision and opportunities for professional development.
Your role will be to provide specialist health care services to adults with a learning disability.
To meet the needs of patients and their families to achieve improved health outcomes and promote health and wellbeing while demonstrating care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment. This is achieved through a process of Person-Centred Care, which is comprehensive and responsive to the needs of the individual and their family/carers. Identified needs will be assessed, treatments implemented and evaluated in partnership with Service Users as well as family/carers.
At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
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Main duties, tasks & skills required
To promote and facilitate the service users' access to generic health services wherever possible.
Act as an advocate on behalf of the individual service users and where possible promote self-advocacy, within the boundaries of the professional's role.
To undertake specialist health assessment(s) and interventions in response to individual changing health needs.
To act as a named worker to those allocated to you, co-ordinating care, facilitating the development, and delivery, of support plans, and annual reviews.
To participate within complex multi-disciplinary team responses eg MARM, health action planning, reviews. This may include the involvement of outside agencies.
To directly implement nursing interventions as highlighted within the assessment eg anger management, sex education and risk management.
To ensure the PBS model is used and that proactive approaches are care planned, monitored, and reviewed.
To communicate with service users and relatives to explain clinical issues, some of which may be complex or sensitive
To produce written reports relating to assessments, interventions and at the point of closure.
To exercise a proficient level of specialist communication with adults with learning disabilities who present barriers to understanding and/or articulating their needs to others.
To participate in the shared practice model within the learning disability service and become familiar and confident with the systems.
To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team.
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About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
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Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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Person specification
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Qualifications
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Essential
- RNLD or RGN (with appropriate experience and knowledge) or equivalent essential - (other parts of the Nursing Register may be considered dependent upon relevant experience)
- Full driving licence
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Desirable
- BSc Nursing
- Teaching Qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
- Additional relevant qualifications
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Experience
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Essential
- Experience of working with People with a learning disability, within a variety of settings
- Experienced in developing care plans
- Experienced in developing and delivering care and clinical interventions to patients
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience of teaching, training and / or supervision
- Knowledge of the Continuing Health Care process or a willingness to train.
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Clinically competent at Band 5 level
- Ability to prioritise workload and work autonomously, instruct and direct others; work is managed, not supervised
- Problem solving skills. Patient Advocacy skills
- Able to deal with emotional or distressing circumstances
- Using judgement when evaluating patients' condition/progress
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to adapt to changes in the work situation
- Understanding of the health needs of people in their care and health promotion
- Understanding of a range of clinical approaches
- Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues
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Desirable
- Experience of a different range of service provision.
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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.
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UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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For help with your application, contact:
Will Dunkason
[email protected]
03001234019
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Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
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Band
Band 5
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Salary
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£32073.00 to £39043.00 Yearly
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Contract
Permanent
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Working pattern
Part-Time, Full-Time, Flexible Working
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Reference number
348-PSE-11707
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Job locations
Portsmouth Civic Offices
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2GJ
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Attachments
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Job Description
Community Learning Disability Nurse JDPS.pdf – 294KB Opens in a new window
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Additional document 1
Learning Disability Healthcare Services profile for ILDS HIOW.doc – 123KB Opens in a new window
Converted File Learning Disability Healthcare Services profile for ILDS HIOW.pdf – 50KB Opens in a new window
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