In Sutton, there is much for us to be proud of both as a council and as a borough. This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ.

Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.

All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough. We've set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan - Ambitious for Sutton. This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family.

Situated in Zone 5, Sutton is less than 30 minutes by train from central London, and south and south west London are easily accessible by public transport. There are 10 train stations which serve key neighbourhoods within the borough providing direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars and St Pancras International. Sutton also has direct rail connections with Epsom, Dorking, Guildford and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and West Croydon for the London Overground. There’s also an extensive road network which provides close and easy access to the M25 and M23.

Community Nurse - Adults with a Learning Disability

£39,264 - £47,040 (unconsolidated maximum £49,083) equivalent to NHS - Band 6/7

This is a really exciting opportunity to join our MDT of Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist and Creative Therapists.

Reporting to the Team Manager for the Clinical Health Team, you will be required to deliver the best outcomes for the Health of Adults with a Learning Disability, working with Social Workers, Commissioners and other teams across the NHS. These roles will support our long term commitment to Sutton’s LD Strategy to help increase improve health, independence and social participation. You will contribute to NHS Continuing Health Care assessment and review. You will also work to maximise take up of healthcare services (including GP annual health checks) and reduce visits to accident and emergency departments and admission to hospital.

This is a really exciting opportunity to join a small, friendly, local team of varied Clinical Professionals working closely within our unique MDT of Learning Disability Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Psychologists and Creative Therapists. A unique placement within the London Borough of Sutton, our team works productively with Social Workers and Commissioners across Health and Social Care with individuals, families, those in supported Living and residential placements. This specialist team assesses and/or treats individuals/groups who cannot access mainstream services despite reasonable adjustments. With good leadership we support our team with regular operational supervision and clinical supervision. We also provide training opportunities for further clinical professional development.

The Clinical Health Team for Adults with a Learning Disability

Our vision encapsulates the community-based approach and commitment to improving the quality of life and well being of people with a learning disability living in Sutton.

"Clients, family carers and employed carers we spoke with gave very positive feedback about the service. They described caring and professional staff often going above and beyond their expectations. They were particularly positive about the aquatherapy sessions provided. Supported living services were very positive about the service provided to clients, and support and training provided to staff teams" - rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, Nov 2022

• Qualified Community Nurse with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the health needs of adults with a learning disability.
• The ability to show great compassion and empathy when caring for patients with specific and sensitive needs.
• Creative in using different methods of communication to promote health and wellbeing.
• Skilled and proficient at engaging with the people who have a range of communication needs.
• Can deliver a variety of evidence based clinical interventions, using a range of evidence based resources and tools.

Given the demanding nature of the role and the spectrum of patients, we would expect you to possess excellent communication and listening skills, while demonstrating sensitivity towards the specifics of each unique situation. This role requires self-reliance and the ability to apply your knowledge and judgement as quite often you’ll be working alone and won’t have anyone immediately on-hand to assist you.

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
• Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)
• Three volunteering days per year in Sutton
• Comprehensive learning and development programme
• Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Car parking scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Zip car scheme
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
• Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
• Subsidised gym membership

Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.

To support our diversity agenda and reduce the risk of bias in our recruitment activities, our short listing process completely anonymises personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc. Our hiring managers review and short list applications based on the information provided as part of your application as to how well you meet the requirements and criteria for the role, as outlined in the job profile.

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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We pride ourselves on being a diverse, inclusive and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve - the key highlights from our recent Equalities Workforce Report can be seen here. We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. As part of our Disability Confident Committed status, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.

The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.