Job summary
Barnardo's are leading the development and embedding of the West Yorkshire Children & Young People Keyworker Programme as a demonstrator site.
The Children & Young People Keyworker Demonstrator Site has been developed as a response to the NHS England & NHS Improvement Long Term Plan (LTP) commitment that by 2023/24, eligible children, young people and inpatients with a learning disability, autism - or both - with the most complex needs will have a designated Key Worker
The Keyworker pilot in West Yorkshire aims to provide dedicated key workers for children and young people with a learning disability and/or autism diagnosis who are already in hospital or in crisis and at risk of admission. The pilot will work with children and young people aged 0 - 25 with a focus on 14 - 25 years.
The keyworker pilot challenges systems to work collectively and across organisational boundaries to ensure support wraps around children, young people and their families when they most need it.
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust will be hosting a Lead Role to draw together services and key stakeholders to ensure that the values and principles of the pilot are fully embedded and transforms the experience of children, young people and their families,
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely alongside the Barnardo's Services Manager to support the delivery of the keyworker ambitions and programme of work.
The postholder will work strategically across the local system, crossing organisational boundaries and unblocking traditional barriers to access, ensuring that keyworkers and the keyworker pilot is embedded within the pathways across health, education and Local Authority facilitating a keyworker for all children, young people and families that need it.
The post holder's objective will be to work in partnership with Barnardo's and across the system to ensure that the Children & Young People Keyworker demonstrator site delivers the outcomes as defined within the NHSE pilot requirements and is in line with the resourcing envelope as agreed within contract.
Acknowledging the complexity of navigating and bringing about significant change and transformation within statutory organisations, this role will act as an enabler of the pilot, facilitating cross organisational and system learning and change, creating a whole 'System' that will simplify and remove traditional barriers to accessing the right support at the right time for all families.
About us
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership (WY&H HCP) is a large integrated care system (ICS) that supports 2.7million people, including 315,000 unpaid carers, living in urban and rural areas. 570,000 are children and young people. 500,000 people live in areas ranked in the most deprived 10% of England. 20% of people are from minority ethnic communities.
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust forms part of the WY&H HCP. We believe in better lives for everyone in our community. We work together to achieve that, not only with colleagues across our Trust but hand in hand with other NHS, community and voluntary organisations in our area.
With a great location and many facilities across Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven, we are proud to support our teams across multiple areas to deliver exceptional care. We are passionate about enabling our agile workforce to be more connected with one another and we encourage our staff to lead the way and be 'improvement minded'.
We are committed to embracing diversity and inclusion. This is particularly important to us in order to provide services to the diverse communities we serve. We have recently developed our new Belonging and Inclusion Plan, which sets out the direction of their equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) ambitions and work for the coming three years.
Our staff are our greatest asset, and we hope you will soon be part of our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In partnership with Barnardos, develop and lead on a strategic plan to support the roll out and embedding of the Children & Young People keyworker pilot across the West Yorkshire system
Work collaboratively with partner agencies and key stakeholders to develop and promote effective working relationships to ensure the Children & Young People Keyworker pilot is embedded into wider service provision
Work closely and collaboratively within the system multi-disciplinary teams across the service and externally, providing advice and reports/ information, through attendance at strategic meetings & forums
To work in partnership with Barnardos to agree routine data collection, metrics and outcome reporting
Analyse information and utilise data to continuously learn and improve
To work in partnership with Barnardos on agreed contract monitoring to include performance and financial monitoring with support from corporate services.
To report into the lead provider Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
To collate, analyse and report on data as required.
To provide regular and detailed reports to the related governance and accountability groups to include attendance and representation at regional and national Children & Young People Keyworker Demonstrator Site/Community of Practice meetings hosted by NHSE.
To arrange and facilitate project group meetings as required
To work in partnership with Barnardos to develop an evaluation plan support sustainability post pilot
Undertake a project risk assessment, ensuring risks are identified, managed, recorded and regularly reviewed.
Please see the full job specification for more details
Job description
Job responsibilities
In partnership with Barnardos, develop and lead on a strategic plan to support the roll out and embedding of the Children & Young People keyworker pilot across the West Yorkshire system
Work collaboratively with partner agencies and key stakeholders to develop and promote effective working relationships to ensure the Children & Young People Keyworker pilot is embedded into wider service provision
Work closely and collaboratively within the system multi-disciplinary teams across the service and externally, providing advice and reports/ information, through attendance at strategic meetings & forums
To work in partnership with Barnardos to agree routine data collection, metrics and outcome reporting
Analyse information and utilise data to continuously learn and improve
To work in partnership with Barnardos on agreed contract monitoring to include performance and financial monitoring with support from corporate services.
To report into the lead provider Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
To collate, analyse and report on data as required.
To provide regular and detailed reports to the related governance and accountability groups to include attendance and representation at regional and national Children & Young People Keyworker Demonstrator Site/Community of Practice meetings hosted by NHSE.
To arrange and facilitate project group meetings as required
To work in partnership with Barnardos to develop an evaluation plan support sustainability post pilot
Undertake a project risk assessment, ensuring risks are identified, managed, recorded and regularly reviewed.
Please see the full job specification for more details
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of developing strong collaborative relationships, involving and empowering a range of professionals, including clinical and non-clinical
Desirable
- oOverseeing and delivering successful projects/pilot - project management
essential
Essential
- degree within relevant field of practice
- oProven experience of working in complex systems and across organisational boundaries, working with collaborative decision-making groups or environment.
Desirable
- registration with a professional body/core profession
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of developing strong collaborative relationships, involving and empowering a range of professionals, including clinical and non-clinical
Desirable
- oOverseeing and delivering successful projects/pilot - project management
essential
Essential
- degree within relevant field of practice
- oProven experience of working in complex systems and across organisational boundaries, working with collaborative decision-making groups or environment.
Desirable
- registration with a professional body/core profession
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
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).
