Learning Disability Acute Liaison Nurse in West Bromwich

Main area Learning Disability Liaison Nurse Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri 9-5 / 8-4 working pattern) Job ref 381-CO-8295741

Employer Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Town West Bromwich Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/11/2026 23:59

Learning Disability Acute Liaison Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Learning Disability Liaison Nurse to provide specialist support across acute hospital services. You will support patients, families, carers, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure equitable, person-centred care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Promoting and coordinating reasonable adjustments to improve access to healthcare.
• Assessing needs and providing specialist learning disability nursing advice and support.
• Coordinating complex care and supporting effective discharge planning and continuity of care.
• Providing time-limited case management and acting as a key point of contact throughout the hospital pathway.
• Supporting the prevention of avoidable admissions where appropriate.
• Advising on mental capacity, consent, and best-interest decision-making.
• Promoting the inclusion of patients and carers in support services and service development activities.
• Delivering learning disability awareness training and guidance to healthcare professionals.
• Contributing to service improvement, quality initiatives, meetings, reports, and clinical supervision.

You will work with patients of all ages with learning disabilities and/or autism, helping to ensure their healthcare needs are recognised, understood, and met throughout their hospital journey.

Main duties of the job

The Learning Disability Acute Liaison Service is looking to recruit a nurse who is enthusiastic, committed to partnership working, and confident working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Applications are welcomed from nurses who hold one of the following professional registrations and have relevant experience of supporting people with learning disabilities:

• Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities (RNLD)

The successful applicant will work alongside the Senior Learning Disability Acute Liaison Nurses supporting services across Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

As part of an established and supportive team, you will be encouraged to develop your specialist knowledge, autonomous practice, and ability to work effectively with a wide range of partners. The Trust supports continuing professional development through appraisal, regular supervision, and access to training designed to develop relevant skills and competencies.

The Learning Disability Acute Liaison Service provides specialist liaison support across services within Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

experiance

• Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) or Registered Nurse with significant Learning Disability experience.
• Current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to learning disabilities, autism, and acute care.
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (or Liberty Protection Safeguards), Equality Act, Care Act, and safeguarding legislation.
• Understanding of reasonable adjustments and person-centred care approaches.
• Significant post-registration experience working with people with learning disabilities and/or autism
• Experience of supporting patients within acute hospital, community, or specialist learning disability services.
• Experience of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Comprehensive understanding of the health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities and autism.

Knowledge

• Understanding of reasonable adjustments and person-centred care approaches.
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (or Liberty Protection Safeguards), Equality Act, Care Act, and safeguarding legislation.

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond".

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

• Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
• Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and
• Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly acrossthefour partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact programme.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Lee Hurst Job title Mental Health and Learning Disability Lead Email address leehurst@nhs.net Telephone number 07977145610 Additional information

Dawn Love

Senior Learning Disability Liaison Nurse

Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

07484 038838