Accessible Information and Design Worker

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you ready to take on the exciting challenge to provide images and easy read resources to support a reduction of health inequalities for people with a learning disability?

Could you be a part of a team who work strategically across the city to create and implement graphics and resources to support other health professionals within the Learning Disability, primary care network and the wider health and social care services and organisations in Leeds and further afield?

Main duties of the job

We require a dynamic, skilled Accessible Information and design worker to join the team to continue making resources to support people with a learning disability. You will be a professional who will have the drive and presence to implement the Accessible Information Standard within our "Get Checked Out Leeds" and "Easy on the i" website. The ideal candidate will be able to continue to build the resource library for "Easy on the i". This would include working with our current resource library of images to continue to increase the free resource.

You will report directly to the Band 7 nurse within the team. You will have the confidence, initiative and ability to work alone or as part of the team, or with service users who will support the co-production of images and documents. You will be based at St Mary's hospital in Leeds.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net

Date posted

28 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-49523-LDS

Job locations

St Mary’s Hospital

Leeds

LS12 3QE

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a main point of contact for visual content production, you will be expected to work closely with not only members of the Health Facilitation Team, but colleagues from all levels across the trust including service users and carers. Using your skills and expertise, you will help the Trust tell its stories through creative and visual means in a way that is accessible for our diverse communities. These solutions should also support the Trusts overall objectives while having a positive impact on the services we deliver within the Trust and to our service users.

Where appropriate you will also commission and liaise with external suppliers in the production of design, print, videography, and photography projects. Working with these suppliers you will ensure that the Trust and NHS brand identities are adhered to and the end products meet with the organisations objectives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

An appropriate qualification in graphic design.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with leaning disabilities in a range of settings.
Experience of designing and producing accessible information. Experience of person centered planning
Experience of developing and facilitating group work, Experience of delivering training

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Have an understanding of, and ability to meet, the support needs of people with learning disabilities.
A positive attitude to people with learning disabilities. Enthusiasm and self motivation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

An appropriate qualification in graphic design.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with leaning disabilities in a range of settings.
Experience of designing and producing accessible information. Experience of person centered planning
Experience of developing and facilitating group work, Experience of delivering training

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Have an understanding of, and ability to meet, the support needs of people with learning disabilities.
A positive attitude to people with learning disabilities. Enthusiasm and self motivation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.