Senior Community Support Worker - LD FOLs

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber (RDaSH) are working in partnership with Humber NHS Trust to deliver a community based Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS) to support people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism who are also offenders and are in secure services out of area to move back to live safely within their local communities. The FOLS in North Lincolnshire will work in conjunction with the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) and Intensive Support Service (ISS). The NL FOLS will work in partnership with their FOLS counterparts in Humber and will have access to specialist support from the Forensic Service in RDaSH

Main duties of the job

To be part of a multi-disciplinary FOLs Service and ISS providing highly focused social and health care interventions, to people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism with complex needs to live safely within their local community.

To be responsible for own workload and work closely with the ISS and SCFT Clinical leads to ensure delivery of robust evidence based support that delivers improved patient care and experience, supporting individuals to remain out of hospital and living in the community.

To work alongside professional colleagues in the FOLS Team to support people's transition process from out of area to local provision, within a multi-disciplinary (MDT) model that will include attending MDT meetings both within and out of area, supporting clinical assessments and feeding back information to the MDT decisions.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/