via indeed · 26 June 2026 ·today

Children Community Learning Disability Nurse

NHS
Oldham Full-time
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To work within the Learning Disability Care Hub as member of the Children’s Learning Disability Team in Oldham.

The post holder will provide specialist health and behaviour assessments to children and young people with a learning disability who are referred in to the team.

Interventions will be delivered across different settings including the person’s home. There will be a requirement to liaise with and work collaboratively with partners and stakeholders to ensure responsive, effective, safe and child centred services are delivered.

  • To work in accordance with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures at all times.

  • To provide a safe, effective, responsive, efficient and timely community nursing services to children and young people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.

  • To undertake a range of comprehensive assessments for children and young people with a learning disability and complex and challenging needs. This assessment work requires a specialist knowledge base on which to practice.

  • The post holder may be required to undertake additional training in implementing high quality Positive Behavioural Support

  • The post holder will be expected to offer behaviour support training to identified others including teams around the child

  • To develop a range of interventions and specialised care plans.

  • To embrace the public health role, promoting health and wellbeing and where possible, prevent ill health.

  • To support the work of the Community learning disability nurses, in reducing the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities.

  • To work collaboratively with primary care and secondary care services to ensure the health needs of people with learning disabilities are met.

  • The post holder will undertake an active role in identifying and managing risk.

  • The post holder will be required to work in close partnership with Social Services and Child Safeguarding.
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester \- Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our \#PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.

Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance

Access to Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement and research activities

Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service

Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

To work within the Learning Disability care hub as member of the Children’s Learning Disability Team in Oldham

The post holder will provide specialist health and behaviour assessments to children and young people with a learning disability who are referred in to the team.

Interventions will be delivered across different settings including the person’s home. There will be a requirement to liaise with and work collaboratively with partners and stakeholders to ensure responsive, effective, safe and child centred services are delivered.

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