Community Learning Disability Nurse

Job summary
Looking for flexible work in the NHS?

The Flexi-Bank is a collaborative staff bank hosted by Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, offering greater choice, flexibility and access to a wider range of opportunities across both organisations.

Why join the Flexi-Bank?

• Work flexibly - choose shifts that suit your lifestyle and availability
• Access more opportunities - pick up shifts across mental health, community and acute care settings
• Get paid fairly and on time - competitive rates and fast access to earnings through Stream
• Stay supported - benefit from training, development and guidance from our dedicated Temporary Staffing Team
• Be part of something bigger - join a growing collaborative of NHS Trusts across Surrey

Main duties of the job
Surrey and Borders is looking for someone to be a core member of the multi-disciplinary CYPS Community Learning Disability Team, participating in the provision of initial assessments assessments, care planning and treatment of young people with moderate to severe Learning disabilities and associated mental health need.

Job Purpose
To provide timely assessment of children and young people who are referred, including offering discovery conversations which may include deliberate self- harm or injury, safe guarding needs etc and provide timely advice and support including signposting post assessment and any onwards referral to support needs

To provide support, advice and education to the schools, social care and any other professionals to build knowledge and skills of staff within these settings in the care and treatment of children and young people.

To work individually and jointly within the Mindworks alliance to provide a specialist, assessment and treatment service to children, adolescents and their families.

Offer evidence based interventions to continue supporting children and young people post assessment including Positive Behaviour Support.

About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We provide support to a population of 1.3 million across 140 services.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

This role is working within i-access, a successful, countywide drug and alcohol treatment service for Surrey residents delivering tier 2, 3 and 4 substance misuse interventions across 3 main bases and 25 satellite locations. i-access is run collaboratively by SABP, PH / SCC and Via under a cooperative agreement which is one of partnership and transparency and contributes to Surrey Heartlands wider strategic ambitions.

Details
Date posted: 16 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £25.83 an hour
Per hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Flexible working
Reference number: 384-SM-Comm LD RN
Job locations: 18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Rd, Leatherhead, KT22 7AD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
The post holder will work closely within the Mindworks alliance during office hours, responding to emergency referrals of young people presenting in crisis:

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking clinical assessment of children and young people who may have a complex co-morbid learning disabilities with associated mental health needs working alongside medical, nursing and other professional colleagues to ensure that the most effective care and treatment is provided resulting in safe care to meet identified risk and need formulation.

Work closely with other Mindworks Services, Social care, On Call Managers, Paediatric Liaison Nurses, Schools etc,to offer support and guidance.

To work within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of children and young people with learning disabilities and associated mental health needs.

To manage own caseload from referral to discharge/transfer, holding medium to high level of formulated need and risk young people.

Ensure that Goal Based Outcomes are implemented and audited. Contribute to relevant research and ensure that interventions on the pathway are evidence based.

Other duties:

• To actively formulate a robust My Safety Plan and/or Crisis and Contingency Plan with young people and their families inclusive of risk formulation, management and positive risk taking.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols relevant to sphere of responsibility.
• Ensure accurate, relevant and timely record keeping is completed as per professional guidelines and trust policy on system 1
• Ensure young people and their families are offered carers assessments
• Attend any relevant professionals meetings to support young people within our service.
• Ensure safe guarding referrals are completed in a timely manner and relevant documentation completed as per local policy
• To ensure Key Performance Indicators are completed and updated should needs change.
• Access supervision and participate fully to discuss young people you are working alongside and any support you may need, safe guarding concerns, training etc.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree level qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy

Experience
Essential

• Two year's post qualification experience of working in the community with young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and associated mental health needs
• Ability to Undertake: Assessments including mental health needs, risk formulation and implement risk formulation plans and outcome measures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).