Learning Disabilities Lead Nurse

📢 Hiring: Learning Disabilities Lead Nurse 📢
🧠 Specialisms: Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Brain Injury & Challenging Behaviour
📍 Location: Midlands (Predominantly Staffordshire & Wolverhampton)
💰 Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 DOE

🚨 We’re recruiting an experienced Complex Care Lead Nurse (RNLD / RMH) or Allied Healthcare Professional to support individuals with highly complex needs in community settings. This is a rewarding, hands-on leadership role focused on clinical quality, staff development, and positive outcomes for people with learning disabilities, mental health challenges, brain injuries, and behaviours that challenge.

This role is ideal for:

✅ An experienced RNLD / RMH or Allied Healthcare Professional
✅ Someone confident working autonomously in community-based complex care
✅ A clinician passionate about positive behaviour support and least-restrictive practice
✅ A professional with strong coaching, mentoring, and clinical leadership skills
✅ An individual experienced in or keen to develop skills in ARC (Assessment, Risk Management & Crisis Intervention)

In this role, you will:

🔹 Assess, plan, and deliver person-centred care for individuals with complex needs
🔹 Provide clinical leadership across complex care packages
🔹 Train, guide, and support care staff to competency sign-off
🔹 Lead and embed ARC principles, including crisis prevention, risk management, and post-incident debriefing
🔹 Support positive behaviour strategies and behaviour support planning
🔹 Work closely with families, carers, and multidisciplinary professionals
🔹 Ensure care delivery aligns with best practice, safety, and quality standards

🧠 Client groups you’ll support include:

• Learning Disabilities
• Mental Health Conditions
• Brain Injury
• Challenging Behaviour

🌱 What we’re looking for:

• Current NMC registration (RNLD / RMH) or HCPC registration (AHP)
• Experience supporting individuals with complex health and behavioural needs
• Strong clinical assessment and care planning skills
• Excellent communication and multidisciplinary working abilities
• Experience with ARC or willingness to complete ARC training
• Full UK driving licence (community-based role)

⭐ Desirable:

• Experience managing challenging behaviour
• ARC Trainer experience or crisis intervention delivery
• Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
• Experience training or coaching care staff and families

🌱 What’s on offer:

• Salary £45,000 – £50,000 DOE
• Meaningful, community-focused clinical leadership role
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Supportive, forward-thinking clinical environment
• Flexibility and autonomy with strong work-life balance