Learning Disability Liaison Nurse | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 14 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 February 2026 |
| Location: | Salford, M6 8HD |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7735039/236-NCA-NM820-25 |
Summary
Specialist Learning Disability Liaison Nurse
Location: Northern Care Alliance (Primarily Fairfield & Royal Oldham Hospitals)
Make a difference for patients with learning disabilities across our hospital network.
We’re looking for a compassionate and skilled Specialist Learning Disability Liaison Nurse to join our dedicated team. This role is part of the wider Learning Disability Liaison Team, supporting patients of all ages across the four Northern Care Alliance hospital sites.
What you’ll do:
• Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals
• Support senior specialist nurses to ensure care and treatment for patients with learning disabilities is well-planned and delivered
• Coordinate admissions and monitor key patient groups requiring day-case interventions, including case management responsibilities
• Provide support for both adults and children accessing planned or emergency admissions
• Primarily work within Fairfield and Royal Oldham Hospitals, with occasional cross-site cover as part of a planned approach
• Champion patient safety and positive experiences at every stage
What we offer:
• · A supportive, multidisciplinary team environment
• · Opportunities for professional development
• · Flexible working options – please contact us to discuss
If you’re passionate about improving care for patients with learning disabilities and want to work in a role that truly makes an impact, apply today and join our team.
We’re seeking a dedicated Specialist Learning Disability Liaison Nurse to join our trust-wide Learning Disability Liaison Nursing team. This is a unique opportunity to influence positive change and improve patient experiences across the Northern Care Alliance.
What you’ll do:
• Provide expert knowledge and guidance to acute service teams, supporting the implementation of best practice for patients with learning disabilities
• Deliver specialist care across the NCA footprint, focusing primarily on Bury and Oldham areas with planned cross-site cover
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, advising on reasonable adjustments and contributing to audits and service development
• Support patients of all ages, ensuring safe, inclusive, and person-centred care
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in ourCandidate Information Pack(opens in existing window)
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This advert closes on Thursday 29 Jan 2026
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