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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Dynamic Support Key Worker

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Job summary

Would you like the chance to provide crucial support to Children and Young People with a Learning Disability (LD) and/or Autism (A) (up to 25 years) at risk of admission to a mental health hospital?

As a LD/A Keyworker, you will have passion and commitment when delivering quality support within the family home, placement, or inpatient setting. You will work as part of a team to prevent - where possible - children and young people from requiring an inpatient admission or placement. Are you a compassionate individual looking for a meaningful and rewarding role?

We are recruiting for a full-time (37.5 hrs per week) permanent AfC Band 5, Dynamic Support Keyworker to join the Keyworker Team for children and young people with Learning Disability and/or Autism within South Staffordshire as part of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). Are you an Expert by Experience or a Professional (nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, speech & language therapist, psychological therapist, assistant psychologist, or youth worker) and have experience of providing support to children and young people with a learning disability and/or autism.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide information and support to CYP, their families and carers to ensure that personalisation approaches are embedded in CYP plans and that creative solutions are considered to meet the individual's needs supporting with personal health budgets and integrated personal budgets.
  • Support the Lead Keyworkers, Senior Keyworkers and Strategic Lead in the delivery of the project across South Staffordshire.
  • Provide support, information and signposting to CYP, their families and carers.
  • Act as a single point of regular and consistent contact for a caseload of CYP.
  • Work with CYP and, if applicable, their family/carer to develop a personalised plan.
  • Utilise the Dynamic Support Registers (DSR) agreed Blue, Red, Amber, Green rating system to capture relevant information that will be used to support the step-down process in line with the approach within the project model.
  • Working with CYP, parents, carers and people with lived experience to support the development of the Keyworker Community of Experience.
  • Ensure a person-centred approach at all times, responsible for developing individualised care plans utilising specialist advice alongside the team around CYP.
  • Communicate effectively with CYP, taking into consideration their cognitive developmental level, behavioural/emotional state, speech and language difficulties or psychiatric presentation. This may often require the use of more creative methods of communication including easy read, drawing, signs etc

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Details

Date posted

05 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-KM-25-6941276-A

Job locations

Anglesey House

Wheelhouse Road

Rugeley

WS15 1UL


Job description

Job responsibilities

The 0-25 years keyworker model aims to support reduction of the number of children in crisis and mental health admissions, supporting timely assessments/formulations, providing children and families with the support that they need at the right time, and improved transitions & quality of life, resulting in happy children and families. A key function of the service will be to empower families and support them with navigating barriers across multiple organisations (NHS, Local Authority, Voluntary sector, etc) to effectively access the right support from the system.

Our keyworking model is about a set of functions introduced to the system via the keyworking role, in addition to the current roles in place to support children, young people and their families.

The Keyworker is part of the NHS long term plan. The vision is for all children and young people with a learning disability and/or autism to have a designated keyworker by end 2023/24. Initially the priority was for all children and young people currently in or at risk of admission to a mental health hospital to have a Keyworker. Aiming for all children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both with the most complex needs will have a designated keyworker by April 2024, implementing the recommendation made by Dame Christine Lenehan

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact:

Lousie Zonko - Team Lead, LD & ASC Keyworkers louise.zonko@mpft.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

The 0-25 years keyworker model aims to support reduction of the number of children in crisis and mental health admissions, supporting timely assessments/formulations, providing children and families with the support that they need at the right time, and improved transitions & quality of life, resulting in happy children and families. A key function of the service will be to empower families and support them with navigating barriers across multiple organisations (NHS, Local Authority, Voluntary sector, etc) to effectively access the right support from the system.

Our keyworking model is about a set of functions introduced to the system via the keyworking role, in addition to the current roles in place to support children, young people and their families.

The Keyworker is part of the NHS long term plan. The vision is for all children and young people with a learning disability and/or autism to have a designated keyworker by end 2023/24. Initially the priority was for all children and young people currently in or at risk of admission to a mental health hospital to have a Keyworker. Aiming for all children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both with the most complex needs will have a designated keyworker by April 2024, implementing the recommendation made by Dame Christine Lenehan

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact:

Lousie Zonko - Team Lead, LD & ASC Keyworkers louise.zonko@mpft.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional qualification equivalent to degree level in a relevant subject, or equivalent level of experience of people with learning disabilities, autism or both gained through lived experience, education, youth work, health, or social services.
  • Understanding of a range of work procedures and practices, which require expertise within a specialism or discipline underpinned by theoretical knowledge of relevant practical experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Working people with autism, learning disabilities or both and complex communication and behavioural issues, and their families/carers.
  • Experience of liaising with multi- disciplinary professionals and working across agencies.
  • Understanding of the Care (Education) and Treatment Review (C(E)TR) and Dynamic Support Register process, and challenges.

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training
  • Have experience and skills in undertaking holistic whole family assessments and risk assessments.

Skills

Essential

  • Understanding education, health, and care system to fulfil the key working function of holding services to account.
  • An understanding of the difficulties people are likely to face with learning disability, autism or both and complex needs.
  • Experience of strategies and resources that will support people with a learning disability, autism or both and complex communication difficulties.
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation related to children, young people and adults
  • An understanding of the role adults plays in supporting people with a learning disability, autism or both with complex needs.
  • An understanding of equal opportunity issues and an awareness of what this involves, e.g., being able to communicate with people from minority groups, people with disabilities.
  • Knowledge and experience of children and adults mental health and human rights.
  • An understanding experienced by parents of people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and autism.
  • An understanding of safeguarding procedures.
  • Good understanding of the principles of personalised care of the challenges.

Desirable

  • Have experience and skills in undertaking holistic whole family assessments and risk assessments.
  • Experience of delivering training

Experience

Essential

  • Working people with autism, learning disabilities or both and complex communication and behavioural issues, and their families/carers.
  • Experience of liaising with multi- disciplinary professionals and working across agencies.
  • Understanding of the Care (Education) and Treatment Review (C(E)TR) and Dynamic Support Register process, and challenges.

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training
  • Have experience and skills in undertaking holistic whole family assessments and risk assessments.1
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional qualification equivalent to degree level in a relevant subject, or equivalent level of experience of people with learning disabilities, autism or both gained through lived experience, education, youth work, health, or social services.
  • Understanding of a range of work procedures and practices, which require expertise within a specialism or discipline underpinned by theoretical knowledge of relevant practical experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Working people with autism, learning disabilities or both and complex communication and behavioural issues, and their families/carers.
  • Experience of liaising with multi- disciplinary professionals and working across agencies.
  • Understanding of the Care (Education) and Treatment Review (C(E)TR) and Dynamic Support Register process, and challenges.

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training
  • Have experience and skills in undertaking holistic whole family assessments and risk assessments.

Skills

Essential

  • Understanding education, health, and care system to fulfil the key working function of holding services to account.
  • An understanding of the difficulties people are likely to face with learning disability, autism or both and complex needs.
  • Experience of strategies and resources that will support people with a learning disability, autism or both and complex communication difficulties.
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation related to children, young people and adults
  • An understanding of the role adults plays in supporting people with a learning disability, autism or both with complex needs.
  • An understanding of equal opportunity issues and an awareness of what this involves, e.g., being able to communicate with people from minority groups, people with disabilities.
  • Knowledge and experience of children and adults mental health and human rights.
  • An understanding experienced by parents of people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and autism.
  • An understanding of safeguarding procedures.
  • Good understanding of the principles of personalised care of the challenges.

Desirable

  • Have experience and skills in undertaking holistic whole family assessments and risk assessments.
  • Experience of delivering training

Experience

Essential

  • Working people with autism, learning disabilities or both and complex communication and behavioural issues, and their families/carers.
  • Experience of liaising with multi- disciplinary professionals and working across agencies.
  • Understanding of the Care (Education) and Treatment Review (C(E)TR) and Dynamic Support Register process, and challenges.

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training
  • Have experience and skills in undertaking holistic whole family assessments and risk assessments.1

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Anglesey House

Wheelhouse Road

Rugeley

WS15 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Anglesey House

Wheelhouse Road

Rugeley

WS15 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Lead

Louise Zonko

louise.zonko@mpft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

05 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-KM-25-6941276-A

Job locations

Anglesey House

Wheelhouse Road

Rugeley

WS15 1UL


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