Role with children with learning disabilities

[MumofBoys79]

Hello,

I am looking to retrain as a nurse or allied health professional.

I recently started working in a band 4 NHS role, through which I have had some experience working with children with learning disabilities and their parents. I have really enjoyed this.

For those of you with experience in this area, which NHS profession/role offers the most scope to work supporting children with LD and their families.

Children's or LD nursing, or one of the allied health professions perhaps? I think I want to work with children and their carers specifically, as opposed to adults.

Many thanks in advance for any ideas or advice.

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There are many therapists that children with SEND access when they finally come off the waiting lists

SaLTs
OTs
Physios
Play Therapists
Children's Nurses - then there are more specialist roles once you are qualified - including things like being the Nurse employed within a Special school. Specialist Roald Dahl Nurses, and so forth.

Hi BackforGood,

Thanks for the reply. They all sound like possibilities.

I am trying to work out which is the best starting point to then go on to specialise from? Can a children's nurse then specialise in LD? OT also might be one of my considerations, need to learn more about it.

The Roald Dahl Nurses sound fantastic, hadn't heard of them before.

Thanks again x

What about asking to shadow a few people?