Community Learning Disability Nurse

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, motivated and dedicated Learning Disability nurse to join our West Kent nursing service within the Learning Disability Team.The multi-disciplinary teams of occupational therapist, nurses, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and a specialist vision andhearing service work in four geographic localities across the county and work with the social care teams for Kent County Council (KCC) and the Learning Disability teams within Kent & Medway Mental health Trust to provide a co-ordinated and holistic combined service for people with learning disabilities.The Nursing team provides specialist support to enable people to live their lives fully. We work with people with learning disabilities, their families and paid carers in community settings.This is a community Learning Disability nursing post. The post holder will provide specialist nursing interventions to adults with a learning disability. The post holder will hold a caseload which they
will manage under clinical supervision. The role includes providing clinical support to facilitate access to generic services for this client group., o Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care linked to packages of prescribed careo The development of integrated care programmes in partnership with the cliento To support in the supervision and development of all junior staff including Health Care Support Workers and Studentso To actively work as a member of the multi-professional team to provide high quality care to clientso To undertake a range of competent clinical interventions to support the outcomes of both individual and group therapyo Manage a caseload of people with a learning disability on a daily basis consisting of clients with complex needs associated within a specific speciality., We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.