Lead Designated Key Worker Development Officer
The closing date is 07 October 2025
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Keyworking Service for a full time Band 6 Lead Keyworking Development Officer which includes Projects and School Support. Do you have experience of providing interventions that are strengths based and solution focussed and tailored to meet the needs of the child/young person and their family/carer?
This Keyworking Service delivers a new way of supporting children and young people with complex needs involving behaviours that may challenge and a mix of mental health struggles, learning disabilities and autism. They may be inpatients or at risk of being admitted to hospital or into alternative care. The Keyworkers enable CYP and their family/carers to get the right support at the right time and ensure local systems are responsive to meeting their needs in a holistic and joined up way helping them remain in the community wherever this is safely possible.
This role as a Lead Keyworking Development Officer will be required to support a variety of projects and offer direct support to schools in their understanding of CYP with a learning disability, autism or who are neurodivergent. The post holder will also be expected to collate, co-ordinate data relating to the projects and services, liaising with and supporting key stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
Applicants must have direct experience of working with families with children or adults who have complex needs with a good understanding of the spectrum of relevant services, with an ability to support families and young people on their journey, helping them to navigate through systems and pathways. They must have an ability to empower parents/carers and individuals and to work in a co-productive style.
Applicants should have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well autonomously and well as part of a team.
We would like to invite all interested applicants to speak with the team to get an insight of what the day-to-day role of the team looks like.
We would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have via our email: colette.gollcher@lscft.nhs.uk
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Details
Date posted
23 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-SPS1472-MS
Job locations
Key Working Team, Greenbank Day Centre
Ripon Street
Preston
PR1 7YL
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Key Working Team, Greenbank Day Centre
Ripon Street
Preston
PR1 7YL
Employer's website
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