Community Learning Disability Nurse

Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Gwynedd Learning Disability Community Health team at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. This is a Band 6 Community Learning Disability Nurse position within Gwynedd. The post holder will work as part of the Learning Disability team based at Gwynedd, ensuring interfaces between the Local Authority and neighbouring services within the Division, including community mental health teams, inpatient services, as well as other statutory agencies and the voluntary sector.

The post holder will ensure they deliver evidence‑based, safe, effective interventions and clinical care, following the nursing process.

• Follow the service principles and strategy for people with a learning disability while delivering safe, effective and high‑quality specialist service in line with agreed standards.
• Have excellent communication skills; be a visible and accessible member of the team, so that patients and their families can access assistance, advice and support.
• Communicate and receive highly complex and sensitive information, analyse and interpret information, and act appropriately where there may be barriers to acceptance.
• Have a good understanding of the CHC process and also be part of the development of pathways and Maturity Matrix.
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Join Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, the largest health organisation in Wales, providing primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000 across North Wales. The Board is committed to promoting equality and diversity and welcomes applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

• Essential: RNLD Qualification; evidence of a degree level qualification or equivalent in line with NMC registration; evidence of post‑graduate education and ongoing CPD.
• Desirable:
  Management qualification and/or management experience; mentor/supervisor/assessor.

• Significant experience within the clinical speciality or a relevant nursing role.

• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Experience/knowledge of senior nurse role.

• Ability to communicate and receive complex information.
• Ability to diagnose a problem and take corrective action.
• Ability to analyse assessment results and transfer them into relevant packages of care.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

• Ability to speak Welsh.
• IT skills.
• Ability to manage resources.

• Evidence of effective team working.
• Ability to work positively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work autonomously; display flexibility to adapt to organisational changes as well as changes within the service.

• Leadership and motivational skills.