ALT The Learning Disability Nursing team

ALT "I still love my work and the unpredictability. You definitely need a sense of humour, and it is a role which ensures you should not take yourself too seriously! It is a privilege to support our service users and their families/carers. It is always important to keep our service users as our focus." - Sharon, Charge Nurse

ALT "I always say that LD nursing is like a puzzle. You need to understand how to help patients to achieve their best life and sometimes to find missing bits. It is all achievable, it just needs time, passion and empathy." - Svetlana, Assistant Practitioner

ALT "I’m training to be a mental health nurse to accomplish a wealth of knowledge that will support me to give the very best evidence- base to deliver the best care and support I can to people withing LD services, I want to make a difference in their lives" - Mel student nurse

ALT What do you most enjoy about NSFT? I am privileged and proud to work alongside such wonderful colleagues. We all have such a broad range of skills and work fantastic as a team. (Intensive Support Team). What are you most proud of? I am extremely proud of completing and delivering the Know Me document to (patient), I have enjoyed working alongside such a wonderful family which made me welcome into their home.