Job summary
Are you an experienced registered practitioner (e.g. Social worker, Therapist, Learning Disability Nurse, Mental Health Nurse) with experience in the field of Autism and/or Learning Disability?
If so, our CYP Autism and Learning Disabilities team based in Rugeley has a wonderful opportunity to join their team on a fixed term contract covering maternity leave
In main aims of the role is to
- understand and promote the needs of the child/ young person and their family.
- ensure that local systems are responsive to meeting their needs in a holistic and joined up way
- improve outcomes for children and young people with learning disabilities, autism or both
If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact Team Lead Louise Zonko louise.zonko@mpft.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
- Facilitate the provision of emotional and behavioural support and informed advice to the CYP and their family/carers with complex needs.
- Troubleshoot on behalf of the CYP and their family/carers, where required, to ensure the necessary support is in place to enable them to remain within, or discharged into the community and promote joined up, consistent care, constructively challenging the status quo, where required.
- Create and encourage a culture which prioritises keeping CYP within the family home and local community by persuasively communicating with a range of teams, services and staff at different levels of seniority.
- Raise awareness and educate the wider system on how to change the conversation so the focus is much more positive for CYP and their families when speaking to other professionals.
- Support the development of multi-agency risk management plans and ensure the procedures for managing risk of significant harm are followed, seeking appropriate advice and authorisation from managers where required.
- Lead on Care, Education & Treatment Review (CETR) recommendations/actions ensuring they are completed in a timely manner.
- Produce reports on completed work including recommendations for future service provision and gaps in services.
- Provide services with specialist advice on appropriate reasonable adjustments for the CYP based on their profile.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- Experienced registered practitioner (e.g. Social worker, Therapist, Learning Disability Nurse, Mental Health Nurse) with experience in the field of Autism and/or Learning Disability. Must be able to show evidence of continual professional development and be registered with the appropriate regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC).
- Experienced professional who holds an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject with significant experience of working in health, education and social care, and in the field of Autism and/or Learning Disabilities and can evidence continual professional development.
- Experienced practitioner with significant experience of working in health, education and social care and directly in the field of Autism and/or Learning Disabilities (Undergraduate degree not essential if significant knowledge, training, experience and continual professional development can be demonstrated).
Desirable
- Educated to undergraduate degree level in a relevant subject or professional qualification and registration.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant experience of working within the field of Autism and/or Learning disability.
- Significant experience of working with children and young people across health, education and social care
- Evidence of continued professional development
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Essential
- Legislative knowledge and awareness of locally available provision and the ability to identify safe, effective and creative solutions for individuals with complex needs Sound knowledge around safeguarding of children and young people
- Ability to coordinate an effective team around the C&YP and their family/carers linking health, social and education work more effectively Ability to mediate in situations where differences of opinion or challenges arise
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. Able to analyse and challenge practice and decisions in a professional way providing evidence and providing clear reasoning as to what action is required.
- Demonstrable capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly. Demonstrable capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations
- Ability to travel across a large geographical area, Ability to travel outside of the ICB geographical area.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- Experienced registered practitioner (e.g. Social worker, Therapist, Learning Disability Nurse, Mental Health Nurse) with experience in the field of Autism and/or Learning Disability. Must be able to show evidence of continual professional development and be registered with the appropriate regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC).
- Experienced professional who holds an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject with significant experience of working in health, education and social care, and in the field of Autism and/or Learning Disabilities and can evidence continual professional development.
- Experienced practitioner with significant experience of working in health, education and social care and directly in the field of Autism and/or Learning Disabilities (Undergraduate degree not essential if significant knowledge, training, experience and continual professional development can be demonstrated).
Desirable
- Educated to undergraduate degree level in a relevant subject or professional qualification and registration.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant experience of working within the field of Autism and/or Learning disability.
- Significant experience of working with children and young people across health, education and social care
- Evidence of continued professional development
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Essential
- Legislative knowledge and awareness of locally available provision and the ability to identify safe, effective and creative solutions for individuals with complex needs Sound knowledge around safeguarding of children and young people
- Ability to coordinate an effective team around the C&YP and their family/carers linking health, social and education work more effectively Ability to mediate in situations where differences of opinion or challenges arise
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. Able to analyse and challenge practice and decisions in a professional way providing evidence and providing clear reasoning as to what action is required.
- Demonstrable capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly. Demonstrable capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations
- Ability to travel across a large geographical area, Ability to travel outside of the ICB geographical area.
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.
