Children & Adult Learning Disability Nurse

Children & Adult Learning Disability Nurse

This nursing role within Sussex Community Foundation Trust (SCFT) Chailey Clinical Services (CCS) provides skilled nursing care to children and young people with complex health needs and physical disabilities across 24/7 services, including school and residential settings. Working in line with the NMC Code, the post holder will deliver specialist care to children attending Chailey Heritage Foundation School and Bluebells Short Breaks Service, promoting independence, wellbeing, and a valued lifestyle.

The role supports the development and delivery of evidence-based practice in line with Trust policies and national standards, working closely with team leaders, clinical leads, and the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will collaborate with colleagues across SCFT, Chailey Heritage Foundation, external healthcare providers, and statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure coordinated, high-quality care.

The post holder will also contribute to education by teaching, assessing competence, and supporting the supervision of registered and non-registered staff and students, completing mentorship training where required. They will safeguard and promote the welfare of children in accordance with the Children Act (1989 & 2004) and Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018).

• Provide, receive and communicate complex, sensitive information relating to children and young people with complex health needs, disabilities and life-limiting/life-threatening conditions.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, Clinical Leads, Team Leader and external agencies to deliver safe, holistic, evidence-based care.
• Promote partnership working through open communication with children, families, carers, schools and statutory/voluntary agencies.
• Listen empathetically, support health promotion and enable informed decision-making.
• Communicate complex information clearly to ensure safe, effective and continuous care.
• Recognise own limitations, seek guidance when required and elevate safeguarding or patient safety concerns.
• Attend and contribute to MDT meetings, assessments, reviews and care planning.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation, including reports, care plans and emergency protocols.
• Deliver presentations and training, share relevant professional information and contribute to clinical governance, audit and research.
• Support staff recruitment and retention while promoting high standards of professional and clinical practice.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and well-being.
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex.
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualized hours, and flexi-retirement.
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities.
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff.
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton.
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks.
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust.

Our values
—
Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence
—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

To deliver evidence-based skilled specialist nursing care according to the individual child or young persons health needs.

To ensure all children & young people receive…