Challenging Behaviour/Autism Advanced Nurse Practitioner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 20 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Macclesfield, SK11 8HE |
| Cwmni: | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7735338/373-LD0547 |
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A Vacancy at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust.
Are you an experienced learning disability nurse looking for a new challenge within a progressive, experienced & supportitive community learning disability team?
Your role will be to direct and lead the Learning Disability intensive support element of the LD team, ensuring it’s work is needs led, evidence based and in line with current legislation, values and service principles providing clinical expertise around challenging behaviour and autism whilst working within the context of a multi-professional framework.
You will carry a caseload of clients with learning disabilities whom have the most complex needs, where a very high level of clinical expertise is required to deliver care that will reduce health inequalities for people with challenging behaviour and/or autism and lead in the overall approach to clinical assessments and act as transformational role model/guide to deliver specialist learning disability assessment, intervention & outcomes.
The team core working hours are 9am-5pm, Monday – Friday, incorporating flexibility as required to meet service needs. The team has two bases, Macclesfield and Crewe.
Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to commence on 04/03/2026 and the proposed interview date is 09/03/2026
The postholder will have a strategic developmental role across the the locality and within the team, working in partnership with local council, staturory and voluntary and 3rd sector organisations, people with learning disabilities and familes and carers in order to develop a culture of positive behavioural support and ensure local services have the skills and competencies to support people with such complex needs.
Provide expert clinical advice and intervention to people with the most complex challenging behaviour and autism.
Development and provision of training internally to the team and externally across the locality with regards to positive behavioural support, challenging behaviour and autism, ensuring the design, delivery and roll out of comprehensive training programmes.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Mar 2026
Are you an experienced learning disability nurse looking for a new challenge within a progressive, experienced & supportitive community learning disability team?
Your role will be to direct and lead the Learning Disability intensive support element of the LD team, ensuring it’s work is needs led, evidence based and in line with current legislation, values and service principles providing clinical expertise around challenging behaviour and autism whilst working within the context of a multi-professional framework.
You will carry a caseload of clients with learning disabilities whom have the most complex needs, where a very high level of clinical expertise is required to deliver care that will reduce health inequalities for people with challenging behaviour and/or autism and lead in the overall approach to clinical assessments and act as transformational role model/guide to deliver specialist learning disability assessment, intervention & outcomes.
The team core working hours are 9am-5pm, Monday – Friday, incorporating flexibility as required to meet service needs. The team has two bases, Macclesfield and Crewe.
Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to commence on 04/03/2026 and the proposed interview date is 09/03/2026
The postholder will have a strategic developmental role across the the locality and within the team, working in partnership with local council, staturory and voluntary and 3rd sector organisations, people with learning disabilities and familes and carers in order to develop a culture of positive behavioural support and ensure local services have the skills and competencies to support people with such complex needs.
Provide expert clinical advice and intervention to people with the most complex challenging behaviour and autism.
Development and provision of training internally to the team and externally across the locality with regards to positive behavioural support, challenging behaviour and autism, ensuring the design, delivery and roll out of comprehensive training programmes.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Mar 2026
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