Posted 02 August, 2026
Registered Learning Disability Nurse - RNLD
GAIA RECRUITMENT LIMITED
London, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD)Clinical Assessor | Nationwide (Hybrid)Use your clinical skills in a calmer settingno shifts, no nights, no incident report at the end of every long day.Are you an NMC-registered Learning Disability Nurse looking for a role where your specialist skills are centralwithout the shift patterns, the staffing pressure, and the physical and emotional demands of frontline LD services? This is your move into the growing functional assessment and medico-legal field, with genuine work-life balance and a clear path to develop.Why RNLDs are made for thisYou chose the most specialised field of nursingand this is one of the few roles where that specialism is an everyday advantage. Adapting your communication to the person in front of you, assessing capability rather than assuming it, and understanding how learning disability and autism interact with physical and mental health: that's your training, and it appears in this caseload every single week. People with learning disabilities deserve assessors who genuinely understand themyou'd be that assessor.What you'll doYou'll assess customers, take clinical observations, and produce a written report that supports the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in making decisions about a person's support. Your report forms one part of that decisionyour clinical judgement matters.What you'll getIndustry-leading training, fully paid, over approximately 6 monthsdelivered by expert clinical tutors who'll help you translate your skills to the role100+ hours of protected CPD every yearFull revalidation support to maintain your NMC registrationA dedicated clinical supervisor and real opportunities to progressSociable hours and a genuine work-life balanceroles available nationwide, with hybrid working between home and your local assessment centreWhat you'll needNMC registration as a Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD)Minimum 1 year's experienceConfident IT skills, including typing at around 40 wpmReady to take your career in a new direction?Apply today.Disclaimer: UK clinical titles are legally protected. Applicants must hold valid professional registration (e.g., NMC, GMC, HCPC) where required. It is a criminal offence to falsely claim to be a registered healthcare professional. Please note salaries are postcode dependentTPBN1_UKTJ
