Job summary
- Main area
- Learning disabilities
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-LD8009100
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North LD Team
- Town
- Banbury
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/06/2026
Employer heading
Nursing Associate Learning Disabilities
Band 4
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
We're looking for a Registered Nursing Associate who have a passion for working with people with a learning disability to improve their health.
Could this be you?
North Oxfordshire Learning Disability team, based in Banbury works with adults with learning disabilities, their families and carers across North and West Oxfordshire supporting people to live healthier lives.
The North Oxfordshire Learning Disability Service is a specialist service within the NHS in Oxfordshire supporting individuals with a diagnosis of a learning disability with their identified health needs which cannot be met by mainstream services with reasonable adjustments.
We are a multidisciplinary team including nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychologists, speech and language therapists and psychiatrists.
We believe in a person-centred approach, helping our service users to advocate for their health needs in a safe and professional environment. It is the duty of care for all healthcare professionals in the Learning Disability Service to advocate and empower individuals with a learning disability to make choices for themselves (where possible) and to be a part of their community.
Main duties of the job
As a Registered Nursing Associate Learning Disabilities you will support the learning disability nurses in completing specific pieces of work for people with learning disabilities, including assessments, care plans, developing easy read information about health conditions and procedures and delivering health education sessions to individuals or groups around a variety of health topics, such as healthy eating.
You must have good communication skills with the ability to communicate to others, including people with a learning disability, carers and healthcare providers; be reliable, punctual and work well in a team, whilst being adaptable to changing situations; IT skills including using email and Word. You will need to be able to work calmly and efficiently within a busy environment and able to prioritise workload.
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse Associate Learning Disabilities your main responsibilities will include:
- Hold a caseload of patients and to be supervised by a registered Nurse
- Record own work on electronic patient records e.g. Rio.
- Contribute to Nursing assessments e.g. Team Assessments, Nursing Assessments, etc. (including writing and sharing nursing formulations and nursing recommendations with relevant people
- Monitoring and feeding back on the physical and mental well-being of service users, including escalation of care needs when necessary
- Deliver health promotion interventions including group sessions
- Signposting to and working in collaboration with appropriate health services and community-based support. Liaising with other professionals outside the immediate MDT – including GP’s, hospital departments doctors and nurses, social care etc.
The team work Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. The team have an office base in Banbury but we also work flexibly from home and from other Trust premises to meet the needs of our patients.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate registered with NMC or working towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working with people with learning disabilities as part of nursing associate training or in previous roles
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate good understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of a learning disability service
Desirable criteria
- Some understanding of role of NA in LD service
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work well in a team
- Ability to use electronic patient record systems
- Ability to create easy read information
- Ability to use Microsoft teams, word
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to manage own caseload
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sian Cripps
- Job title
- Lead Community Learning Disability Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 903500
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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