Designated Keyworker Development Officer

Job description

Job summary

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.

About us

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Greenbank Centre

Preston

PR1 7LY

United Kingdom

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