Job Description

About the team

This is an exciting opportunity to join Hertfordshire's Community Learning Disability Nursing service in Hertfordshire County Council working with people who live in West Herts. As a Band 5 Nurse you will work with other nursing and social care colleagues within the Adult Disability Team to reduce health inequalities for people living in the team locality.

About the role

As a Community Nurse you will work alongside paid and family carers to support people with learning disabilities to access mainstream health services by supporting clinicians to make reasonable adjustments. Your skills in adapting and creating the right approach for the individual will help bridge the gaps and reduce the risk of avoidable health conditions.



We require people who can be creative and flexible to different approaches for different situations as no day in community learning disability nursing is the same. As the post is in the community you will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to travel to community visits and across to the 2 main HCC sites in Hemel Hempstead and Stevenage in a time efficient way.



As a Band 5 Nurse you will be working alongside nursing colleagues to triage and managing referrals to the service. We accept applications from newly qualified nurses and have a robust Preceptorship programme to support your development. You will also be supported to develop your skills as a Practice Supervisor for Student Nurses on placement with the service. We welcome applications from nurses who are not a registered learning disability nurse if you can demonstrate experience and an understanding of the issues for this population.



HCC is a great organisation to work for and as a nurse in the service you will have all the benefits of the NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions and be nurtured to grow in confidence and skills. You will receive a 1000 Welcome Payment on passing your probation and be able to build your skills through the variety of nurse roles and grades available within the nursing service.

About you

Essential:

Qualified Registered Nurse Full Driving Licence and access to own car Some experience and knowledge in working with people with learning disabilities Multi-disciplinary Team working experience Able to cite evidence-based practice

Desirable:

Community health care experience Knowledge of social care model of disability Teaching skills

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job outline, to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a

Disability Confident employer

and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding

This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required

You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.



Job Reference: HCC28817