Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a part time band 5 nurse looking to move into the field of Community LD Nursing to join Camden Integrated Learning Disability Service working with people with learning disability in their community to lead fulfilling lives .



The Team



Camden Learning Disability Service is a integrated multidisciplinary service consisting of community nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, specialist support workers, accessible information officers, psychologists and psychiatrists.



CLDS works in partnership with other agencies across the borough to support people with a learning disability with their physical and mental health needs.



The position will provide the opportunity to develop skills in specialist Learning Disability nursing, mentoring students, pathway working and multi-disciplinary work whilst being part of a supportive team.



We will provide regular clinical supervision and you will be supported to continue your professional development.



To work as an integral member of the Community Nursing Team for People with Learning Disabilities. To assess the care needs, design, develop and implement and evaluate programmes of care in partnership with clients and carers. To provide clinical advice/support to people providing services to the client group as a member of the wider Integrated Learning Disabilities Service. To assist in developing services. To liaise appropriately with other agencies. To maintain a designated caseload. Participate in teaching staff/students, where appropriate.



To positively represent the needs and rights of people with learning disability, challenging health inequalities and improving access to NHS services through facilitating a close working relationship between primary and specialist services, Voluntary and Private Organisations, service users and Carers.



North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.



With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all



We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.



Why NLFT?



We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.



We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.



NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme



Excellent internal staff network



We Are Proudly Diverse



In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.



Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.