Job summary
- Main area
- Nurse
- Grade
- NHS Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
- Job ref
- 150-MT2684-CC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Horsham Hospital
- Town
- Horsham
- Salary
- £32,073 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Learning Disability Health Facilitator/Acute Liaison
NHS Band 6
Job overview
A band 6 acute liaison nurse/health facilitator job has become available in the Learning Disability Health Facilitation Team. A band 5-6 development role would be considered.
The Learning Disability Health Facilitation Team support people with learning disabilities to access health care (in hospitals and in the community) within West Sussex. The successful applicant would be based in the Horsham Hospital, Horsham and covering Crawley GP surgeries and hospital.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist learning disability knowledge, expertise and input to support access to healthcare for people with a learning disability. To ensure that people with a learning disability living in West Sussex can effectively access primary and secondary health care services as required, resulting in improved health outcomes.
Kindly note that this is an essential qualification for this job:
Registered Nurse Qualification or allied health professional and current entry on a professional register
Evidence of ongoing training in specialist area of learning disabilities and commitment to development within qualified profession
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details or contact us below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Qualification or allied health professional and current entry on a professional register
- Evidence of ongoing training in specialist area of learning disabilities and commitment to development within qualified profession
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge to degree level or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Directly working with people with learning disabilities and their carers. Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary / agency setting with the individual in the centre of their care
- Experience of working collaboratively and in partnership with a range of health and social care professionals, individuals with a learning disability and their carers to plan, develop and evaluate services.
Desirable criteria
- Facilitating and organising training workshops, developing and using health education materials for people with a learning disability
- Experience of working with people who have a learning disability in an acute general hospital setting and undertaking a health facilitation role.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to be self-motivated, plan and organise own workload, work independently on own initiative with limited supervision and also as part of a team.
- High standard of written and verbal communication skills including ability to problem solve, present information, negotiate effectively, listen and be empathetic and tactful.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to present information in more accessible formats.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Eleanor Dunn
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07721766378
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