Job summary
The post holder will work as a Key Worker within the Learning Disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder Keyworker Service , based in Edgware Community Hospital(Holly Oak), however, you may be required to work at any other location of the Trusts' interests including travelling to appropriate meetings of that Borough as required. You will be working with children and young people aged 0-18. These include young people who have been diagnosed with Autistic spectrum disorders and, or, who have learning disabilities. It provides evidence based specialist mental health assessment and intervention, in order to meet crisis, acute and treatment needs.
The post will involve delivery of assessment and treatment to young people in crisis, who have the added sensory and neurodivergent issues that make the experience of hospital. The aim of the service is to work alongside Senior Practitioners to provide support to reduce the potential for the young person needing to become an inpatient. This role will include the planning and facilitating of a range of therapeutic individual/ group work, employ PBS plans as prescribed and ensure the professional reviews are in place to enhance the Community care package. The patients are young people with diverse needs and presentations.
Main duties of the job
- This is a Tier 3 Service that work collaboratively with the Tier 4 Service.
- To follow the referral process for patients attending sessions ensuring that appropriate security and risk procedures are adhered to.
- To ensure that a range of activities is available so that individual treatment programmes can be implemented.
- To ensure that treatment programmes and activities are carried out in line with PBS approaches and CETR reviews are taking place in a timely manner.
- To support the Day Service Lead in maintaining the timetable of activities and to ensure that changes are communicated to patients appropriately.
- To engage with young people that may present with Autistic and Neurodivergent presentations, working in keeping with the team approach for that individual.
- To liaise regarding potential patient attendance or involvement, as appropriate, with other disciplines and agencies in Health, Social Service, Education, the voluntary and private sectors. In particular to ensure links with local education providers are maintained and progressed.
- To ensure that relevant records, reports and treatment status and electronic notes are completed to departmental guidelines.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
1.We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2.With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3.We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To engage with young people that may present with Autistic and Neurodivergent presentations, working in keeping with the team approach for that individual.
- To liaise regarding potential patient attendance or involvement, as appropriate, with other disciplines and agencies in Health, Social Service, Education, the voluntary and private sectors. In particular to ensure links with local education providers are maintained and progressed.
- To ensure that relevant records, reports and treatment status and electronic notes are completed to departmental guidelines.
- To receive and give feedback, to and from, relevant members of the multidisciplinary team, before and after sessions and to provide written reports where necessary.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To engage with young people that may present with Autistic and Neurodivergent presentations, working in keeping with the team approach for that individual.
- To liaise regarding potential patient attendance or involvement, as appropriate, with other disciplines and agencies in Health, Social Service, Education, the voluntary and private sectors. In particular to ensure links with local education providers are maintained and progressed.
- To ensure that relevant records, reports and treatment status and electronic notes are completed to departmental guidelines.
- To receive and give feedback, to and from, relevant members of the multidisciplinary team, before and after sessions and to provide written reports where necessary.
Person Specification
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Minimum Band 5 level (or equivalent) professionally registered practitioner, such as Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD), Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), Mental Health Social Worker (SW), Occupational Therapist (OT), Speech & Language Therapist (SLT). OR Experienced senior assistant psychologists, therapeutic/community workers or SEN staff, with a professional qualification in health, social care or education to level NVQ / HNC level 3 (or equivalent) or the ability to complete a relevant qualification evidenced by educational history and professional development.
- Experience of direct work with children and young people, or adults, in the context of learning disabilities and/or autism who are in crisis, with associated health, education and care needs.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITY
Essential
- The ability to work flexibly and responsively to provide support when children, young people, families/carers need it most, which may include early morning, evenings and weekends as required.
- Some knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance, government policy and research in relation to children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism and an ability to apply that knowledge in an operational setting.
- An awareness of the risks associated with neurodevelopmental differences and social, emotional and mental health needs, with the ability to use this knowledge to safeguard the children and young people in your care; to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons in your care, respond to and report any concerns about the welfare of a child promptly in line with local guidance on safeguarding children.
- The ability to provide structured support, deliver positive activities and ensure the achievement of agreed individual outcomes.
- Ability to work therapeutically within and contribute to multi-agency risk assessments for children and young people with complex needs, including risks associated with behaviours of concern and support for children and young people with complex mental health needs.
- Ability to support positive, planned risk-taking that promotes developmental growth and children and young people's rights to community access.
- Knowledge of child development, autism, learning disabilities, attachment and trauma, and of personalised and coproduced care planning.
- Ability to creatively engage, communicate and consult with children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism and their families/carers about developing and improving their service.
- Ability and willingness to use reflective practice in supervision and actively engage in developmental opportunities to maximise your own professional competence.
COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Essential
- Ability to adhere to equal opportunities
Person Specification
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Minimum Band 5 level (or equivalent) professionally registered practitioner, such as Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD), Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), Mental Health Social Worker (SW), Occupational Therapist (OT), Speech & Language Therapist (SLT). OR Experienced senior assistant psychologists, therapeutic/community workers or SEN staff, with a professional qualification in health, social care or education to level NVQ / HNC level 3 (or equivalent) or the ability to complete a relevant qualification evidenced by educational history and professional development.
- Experience of direct work with children and young people, or adults, in the context of learning disabilities and/or autism who are in crisis, with associated health, education and care needs.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITY
Essential
- The ability to work flexibly and responsively to provide support when children, young people, families/carers need it most, which may include early morning, evenings and weekends as required.
- Some knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance, government policy and research in relation to children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism and an ability to apply that knowledge in an operational setting.
- An awareness of the risks associated with neurodevelopmental differences and social, emotional and mental health needs, with the ability to use this knowledge to safeguard the children and young people in your care; to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons in your care, respond to and report any concerns about the welfare of a child promptly in line with local guidance on safeguarding children.
- The ability to provide structured support, deliver positive activities and ensure the achievement of agreed individual outcomes.
- Ability to work therapeutically within and contribute to multi-agency risk assessments for children and young people with complex needs, including risks associated with behaviours of concern and support for children and young people with complex mental health needs.
- Ability to support positive, planned risk-taking that promotes developmental growth and children and young people's rights to community access.
- Knowledge of child development, autism, learning disabilities, attachment and trauma, and of personalised and coproduced care planning.
- Ability to creatively engage, communicate and consult with children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism and their families/carers about developing and improving their service.
- Ability and willingness to use reflective practice in supervision and actively engage in developmental opportunities to maximise your own professional competence.
COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Essential
- Ability to adhere to equal opportunities
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.
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.
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).
