Senior Nurse Band 6
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This Senior Nurse Band 6 role supports the Manager in providing respite care for adults with learning disabilities, working within a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will plan, implement, and evaluate comprehensive care packages, ensuring individual rights are respected. Key responsibilities include managing staff, delegating duties, and ensuring compliance with legal frameworks and Trust policies. The role involves working with service users who may have complex health needs and challenging behaviours.
Essential criteria
- Learning Disability Nursing qualification
- Must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Must have or be willing to work towards a recognised management qualification
- Must have or willing to work towards CPD308
- A range of experience of working with people with learning disabilities and / or mental health difficulties
- Demonstrates the ability to manage staff on a daily basis and through performance management.
- Learning Disability Nursing qualification
- Must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Must have or be willing to work towards a recognised management qualification
- Must have or willing to work towards CPD308
- A range of experience of working with people with learning disabilities and / or mental health difficulties
- Demonstrates the ability to manage staff on a daily basis and through performance management.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
The post holder is accountable for supporting the Manager in the provision of respite care for adults with a learning disability, over a twenty-four-hour period; they will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the planning, implementing and evaluating of comprehensive packages of care. At all times acknowledging and respecting the individual rights of people with learning disabilities with associated complex health needs and behaviours that challenge.
Main duties of the job
To provide comprehensive care packages for Service Users from referral to admission into respite.
Monitor and review care packages and make appropriate changes Manage staff in line with Trust policies and procedures.
Support the nurse in charge in the delegation of duties.
Be conversant with various legal requirements as laid down by the Mental health act/Mental Capacity Act ensuring practice is within a legal framework.
Inform the Unit manager of professional concerns and always promote professional evidenced based practice.
Help establish and maintain good communication within Shirley House, ensuring continuity of information over the twenty-four-hour period
Act as shift leader when delegated to do so by the Manager, prioritising competing demands and the workload of other staff across the service.
Ability to safety intervention training that will equip you with the skills
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