Job summary
- Main area
- Keyworker Service
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-PEN1192-LW
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Greenbank Centre
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Designated Keyworker Development Officer
Band 5
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust are pleased to be recruiting to the Keyworker Team. The Keyworking team play an integral role for children, young people and adults with ASD and/or Learning Disabilities and who are in crisis.
Main duties of the job
The Keyworker Team provides a multi-agency approach to support children, young people, adults and families/carers. It is a co-ordinated, person-centred and outcome-focused approach to planning and support where children, young people, adults and families/carers require additional and sometimes complex support. The Designated Keyworker is in high demand, with each Keyworker managing a caseload.
As an LSCFT team, we work across Lancashire, Blackpool and Fylde Coast, Morecambe Bay, South Cumbria and Blackburn with Darwen.
Applicants should have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well autonomously and as part of a team.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Lived experience with children and young people with autism and or learning disability
- OR Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven lived experience
- Knowledge and understanding of children and young people with autism and/or learning disability who present with complex needs
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Lived experience and personal knowledge of strategies and interventions relevant to autistic children and young people, adults and / or those with a learning disability
- Knowledge of issues affecting families and parenting needs of children
- Knowledge of available support services and referral routes
- Knowledge of legislation and developments relevant to the field of autism and learning disability
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with autistic children and young people or adults and those with a learning disabilities
- Managing own workload with effective liaison with others.
- Able to work autonomously and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build relationships and trust with family carers
- Ability to deal with difficult situations and/or individuals in a calm, fair but effective manner
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Veronica Schofield
- Job title
- Senior Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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