Devon Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting a Nurse Practitioner to join its Specialist Health Community Learning Disability Team in Totnes, with applications closing on 20 November 2026.

The fixed-term post is paid at £32,073 to £39,043 a year, on NHS Agenda for Change Band 5, and is based in Totnes, Devon (TQ9 5NE). The vacancy was posted on 30 October 2026.

What the role involves

The Specialist Health Community Learning Disability Team is a multidisciplinary service for adults with a learning disability. It supports people who are experiencing distress, including when their main need is mental health support, helping them to live well in their own communities.

Community learning disability teams bring together nurses, therapists and other professionals to provide assessment, care and support outside hospital, working closely with service users, their families and carers, GPs and social care services. As a nurse practitioner in the team, the postholder will work directly with adults with learning disabilities and the people who support them, as part of that multidisciplinary approach.

The role is based in Totnes, in the South Hams area of South Devon, and the work is community-based rather than ward-based. Full details of the duties, hours and person specification are published with the vacancy on the trust's current vacancies page.

About Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Devon Partnership NHS Trust provides mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist and secure services, for people in Devon, the wider South West and nationally. Its community teams work across the county, from bases including Exeter, Totnes, Newton Abbot and Torquay, supporting people close to where they live.

Learning disability nursing is a specialist area of the profession. Practitioners support adults with a learning disability who may also have mental health needs, physical health conditions or behaviours that challenge services, helping them to access the care they need and to stay as independent as possible.

Pay and contract

The post is paid at £32,073 to £39,043 a year, the Band 5 range on the NHS Agenda for Change pay scale, and is offered on a fixed-term contract. The trust has not published a closing time beyond the closing date of 20 November 2026, so candidates who are interested should check the advert and apply in good time.

How to apply

Applications are made online through the trust's current vacancies page, which links through to the NHS Jobs service where the full advert, job description and person specification are published. Applicants will need current UK professional registration, and the post is subject to the trust's usual pre-employment checks.

Totnes is a market town in South Devon, and the trust's base there serves people across the South Hams and surrounding communities. Anyone considering the post should read the full advert on the trust's vacancies page before applying, as it carries the definitive details of the role, the hours and the closing arrangements.