Community Nurse B6 Assessment and Referral Team in W&S CLDT

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  • Leeds
  • £38,682-46,580 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 hours ago
The LYPFT Learning Disability service provides multi professional, specialist health services for people over the age of 18 with a learning disability across community settings, respite and the intensive support team. The service works in partnership with key stakeholders including service users and carers, adult social care, third sector and private providers to deliver health care for people with highly complex health needs that may include; behaviours that challenge services, sensory needs, communication needs, mental health and/or dual diagnosis and complex multiple impairment / physical health needs.Main duties of the jobThe candidate should have a passion for improving the health and well-being of adults with a learning disability, using their experience of leading and delivering high quality care from relevant experience. For this role you will need to be a compassionate and person-centred clinician who can carry out comprehensive, person-centred holistic assessments to a high standard. This post requires the candidate to work as an autonomous practitioner who can make independent clinical decisions to present at MDT. You will need to be committed to coordinating across multi- disciplinary and multi- agency teams to promote and advocate the health needs of adults with learning disabilities. We would value a candidate who has experience of working in a diverse population and promoting social inclusion.We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.About usThe Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.DetailsDate posted02 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per AnnumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number173-38825-LDSJob locationsSt Marys HospitalLeedsLS12 3QEJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a fulltime substantive band 6 learning disability nurse to join the LYPFT Assessment and Referral Team (ART) within the Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDT). We are looking for a dynamic community nurse whose primary role will be to work within in a Multidisciplinary team (MDT) to triage referrals into the CLDT ensuring eligibility for specialist health services. This involves liaising with service users, carers and other people including professionals and agencies to gather comprehensive information regarding the individual and the referral reason. Triage information is then discussed in the MDT to determine the referral eligibility for Learning Disability specialist services and making recommendations where learning disability services are not appropriate. There will also be opportunities to undertake direct face to face visits and assessments.The successful candidates post operates from St Marys Hospital and line managed from within the West and South CLDT. The service runs Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.The post holder may be involved in providing clinical and operational supervision to junior colleagues within the team, supporting the development of intervention toolkits for nurses and other nursing resourcesThe LD service has clear clinical governance pathways and supports professional and service development. As a band 6 there is an expectation to contribute or lead on service development, service projects and task groups. Robust supervision structures are in place with 1:1 clinical and managerial supervision, peer support through weekly MDT meetings and community nurse meetings.To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.netAttached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a fulltime substantive band 6 learning disability nurse to join the LYPFT Assessment and Referral Team (ART) within the Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDT). We are looking for a dynamic community nurse whose primary role will be to work within in a Multidisciplinary team (MDT) to triage referrals into the CLDT ensuring eligibility for specialist health services. This involves liaising with service users, carers and other people including professionals and agencies to gather comprehensive information regarding the individual and the referral reason. Triage information is then discussed in the MDT to determine the referral eligibility for Learning Disability specialist services and making recommendations where learning disability services are not appropriate. There will also be opportunities to undertake direct face to face visits and assessments.The successful candidates post operates from St Marys Hospital and line managed from within the West and South CLDT. The service runs Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.The post holder may be involved in providing clinical and operational supervision to junior colleagues within the team, supporting the development of intervention toolkits for nurses and other nursing resourcesThe LD service has clear clinical governance pathways and supports professional and service development. As a band 6 there is an expectation to contribute or lead on service development, service projects and task groups. Robust supervision structures are in place with 1:1 clinical and managerial supervision, peer support through weekly MDT meetings and community nurse meetings.To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.netAttached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Must be a Registered nurse RNLD preferred
SkillsEssential
  • Evidence of professional development
  • Must be a Car driver with access to a vehicle.
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience of working with people with a learning disability
KnowledgeEssential
  • Knowledge of working with a multi-disciplinary or multi-agency team
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Must be a Registered nurse RNLD preferred
SkillsEssential
  • Evidence of professional development
  • Must be a Car driver with access to a vehicle.
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience of working with people with a learning disability
KnowledgeEssential
  • Knowledge of working with a multi-disciplinary or multi-agency team

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