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Apprenticeship Registered Learning Disability Nurse with Neurodiversity

ASPIRE programme (commences mid-June 2023) – Get paid to train to become a Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD),with Neurodiversity (subject to eligibility).

Would you like to become one of just 5000 Learning Disability Nurses in the UK? Want to make a positive difference to the lives of people with a learning disability and/or neurodiversity?

Get paid to work and train in Cornwall in the field of Learning
Disability Nursing with this exciting two-part programme.

Interviews to take place week commencing - 1stMay 2023

This opportunity is available across Cornwall and Devon (Plymouth, Exeter, Torbay, Barnstaple). Please note there is a requirement to attend residential/onsite face to face days in Plymouth - please see thislinkfor more information. You can apply to more than one organisation.

Permanent contract and continued employment is dependent on successful completion/pass of the course.

We are very committed to supporting you in completing the Aspire programme.

Please contactBecky McSorley (Lead Practice Educator) 07775 228029or Samuel Edwards (Nurse Consultant)01209 204025for further information.

Part 1PgCert Professional Certificate in Preparing for Practice in Nursing
individuals with Learning Disability (or with Neurodiversity). This is for a 7-month duration as a trainee RNLD with paid salary Band 4 (£23,949-£26,282), subject to agenda for change banding.

Part 2Apprenticeship MSc Pre-registration Learning Disability Nursing (with Neurodiversity). Where agreed at interview, you will get an automatic entry on to part 2 on successful completion/pass of part 1.

Commencing in February 2024 this is for a 2-year duration, with a paid salary at Band 4 (£23,949-£26,282) for those eligible or alternatively you can choose the Direct Entry Route (funded by student finance England - subject to eligibility).

Minimum entry requirements:

• A previous degree with a 3rdclassification or a foundation degree
• Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy (or equivalent at a pass rate)

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.