Job summary
The Keyworker Function has been developed to meet the commitment that by 2023/24, children and young people with a learning disability, autism, or both, with the most complex needs will have a designated Keyworker. BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care System (BSW ICS) has secured funding to develop a Keyworker service across BSW.
The Keyworker service[i] is for children and young people who are:
Aged 0-25
Living within BSW
Autistic, or awaiting a diagnosis of autism, have a learning disability or both,
Rated red or amber as being at risk of hospital admission on the Dynamic Support Register (DSR),
An inpatient in mental health hospital
Main duties of the job
This post holder will:
o Split time between Specialists Keyworker responsibilities (75%) and Keyworker caseload (25%).
This post holder will:
Manage a caseload of children and young people (CYP) who have been identified as requiring a keyworker. The caseload will allow sufficient time for the personalised support required within cases.
Facilitate the provision of emotional and behavioural support and informed advice to CYP and their families/carers based on knowledge and experience of working with CYP, families and carers with complex needs.
Create and encourage a culture which prioritises keeping CYP within the home and their local community by communicating with a range of teams, services, and staff from a range of statutory and non-statutory organisations.
Build and maintain positive, trusting, and appropriate relationships with CYP and their families/carers.
Work in partnership with organisations within the integrated care system (ICS) and in particular with Education, Social Care and Healthcare.
About us
Please note this organisation does not hold a sponsorship licence, we regret to inform you that we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require sponsorship.
If you are offered employment with us, you will have the opportunity to join a friendly, quality focused and dynamic team that is supportive and cares about your working experience and your wellbeing.
BSW ICB have adopted agile working so this means the successful applicant will predominately be working from home but may be requested to work in any one of the ICB's office bases across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. You will also have a contractual base within the BSW ICB office where your team is based.
Benefits BSW ICB offer include:
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous NHS annual leave entitlements commencing at 27 days per year rising to 33 days per year, pro rata, plus bank holidays
- Flexible working
- Modern IT equipment and an in-house IT help facility
- Colleague wellbeing support through a Staff Support Service and a wealth of wellbeing guidance and offers
- Colleague engagement forums and events
- Financial wellbeing guidance and benefits (including NHS staff offers, health service discounts, cycle scheme, car lease scheme, money helper service)
- Opportunities for learning through training and continuous development
- Opportunity to buy additional annual leave
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the supporting evidence of your application form, you must demonstrate your experiences by giving specific examples for the criteria within the person specification.
Please see full job description and person specification for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the supporting evidence of your application form, you must demonstrate your experiences by giving specific examples for the criteria within the person specification.
Please see full job description and person specification for more details.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- A proven understanding of the needs and characteristics of children and young people with a diagnosis of Autism and or complex communication difficulties. Strong, holistic understanding of the education, health and care system to fulfil keyworking function of holding services to account. Experience of working with children and/or young people with learning disability, autism or both and complex needs and their families. A proven understanding of the difficulties likely to face children and young people with Autism and or complex communication difficulties. A proven understanding of strategies and resources that will support children and young people with Autism and or complex communication difficulties. A proven understanding of the role adults play in supporting children and young people with Autism and or complex communication difficulties An understanding of equal opportunity issues and an awareness of what this involves, e.g. being able to communicate with people from minority groups, people with disabilities. Strong understanding of Children's mental health and human rights. An understanding of the challenges experienced by Parents of Children and Young People (CYP) with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Autism. Legislative knowledge and awareness of locally available provision, as well as how to apply in practice. An understanding of safeguarding procedures.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Empathy/Understanding - Believes in an approach that requires an understanding of needs from the perspective of the child, young person and family. Respect - Respects the opinions and beliefs of the child, young person and their family and works to ensure they are represented, with a commitment to the principles of child-centred, personalised care. Positive and Solution focused - Has positive, solution focused approach to ensuring the best outcomes for the child, young person and their family. Commitment - Commitment to ensuring the rights of young people with learning disability and/or autism are protected and enforced and that their views and preferences, and those of their families, are listened to. Tenacious in the pursuit of the appropriate support and outcomes. Always learning - Commitment to personal learning and helping the system learn and improve. Compassionate - To listen and respond to the needs to the child, young person and their family with understanding and compassion. Collaborative - Commitment to joined-up, collaborative working. Active listener - Committed to fully concentrate, understand, respond and then remember what is being said by children or young people and their families. Skilled in developing and maintaining good relationships with children, young people and adults. To communicate clearly verbally and writing and keep accurate and timely records, ability to influence, persuade and negotiate. To have good organisational skills. To be able to plan for the needs of individuals with autism and or complex communication difficulties. To be confident to work independently to model strategies and give advice to support children and young people with Autism and or complex communication difficulties. To be able to manage time effectively. To be able to act independently, work under own initiative and accept authority and supervision when appropriate. To be confident in delivering training packages To be able to deal with situations calmly and efficiently. To be able to keep accurate records. To be able to work under pressure. To be computer and data base management proficient To work as a member of a team To be confident to lead meetings with parents and other professionals
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children/young people with Autism and/or learning disabilities and complex communication and behavioural issues. Experience of liaising with multi-disciplinary professionals and working across agencies. Experience of delivering training. Experience of working with families. Experience of achieving change and unblocking the system. Experience of service development and change management. Experience of supervising others. Experience of advising and supporting professionals working together within a service. Experience in developing members of staff's skills and abilities. Understanding of children and young people's mental health and human rights.
Education
Essential
- Relevant Professional qualification, e.g., social worker, nurse, occupational therapist, speech & language therapist, Teacher, JNC Youth Work. Evidence of post graduate training specific to Autism, Learning Disabilities with children/ young people and/or adults. Meet Core Competencies: Placing child, young person and family at the centre | Enabling direct support | Effective communication | Challenging and influencing | Knowledge a) law and rights b) understanding the system | Problem-solving a) individual/family level b) systems level | Building strong relationships | Coordinating | Personalisation.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- A proven understanding of the needs and characteristics of children and young people with a diagnosis of Autism and or complex communication difficulties. Strong, holistic understanding of the education, health and care system to fulfil keyworking function of holding services to account. Experience of working with children and/or young people with learning disability, autism or both and complex needs and their families. A proven understanding of the difficulties likely to face children and young people with Autism and or complex communication difficulties. A proven understanding of strategies and resources that will support children and young people with Autism and or complex communication difficulties. A proven understanding of the role adults play in supporting children and young people with Autism and or complex communication difficulties An understanding of equal opportunity issues and an awareness of what this involves, e.g. being able to communicate with people from minority groups, people with disabilities. Strong understanding of Children's mental health and human rights. An understanding of the challenges experienced by Parents of Children and Young People (CYP) with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Autism. Legislative knowledge and awareness of locally available provision, as well as how to apply in practice. An understanding of safeguarding procedures.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Empathy/Understanding - Believes in an approach that requires an understanding of needs from the perspective of the child, young person and family. Respect - Respects the opinions and beliefs of the child, young person and their family and works to ensure they are represented, with a commitment to the principles of child-centred, personalised care. Positive and Solution focused - Has positive, solution focused approach to ensuring the best outcomes for the child, young person and their family. Commitment - Commitment to ensuring the rights of young people with learning disability and/or autism are protected and enforced and that their views and preferences, and those of their families, are listened to. Tenacious in the pursuit of the appropriate support and outcomes. Always learning - Commitment to personal learning and helping the system learn and improve. Compassionate - To listen and respond to the needs to the child, young person and their family with understanding and compassion. Collaborative - Commitment to joined-up, collaborative working. Active listener - Committed to fully concentrate, understand, respond and then remember what is being said by children or young people and their families. Skilled in developing and maintaining good relationships with children, young people and adults. To communicate clearly verbally and writing and keep accurate and timely records, ability to influence, persuade and negotiate. To have good organisational skills. To be able to plan for the needs of individuals with autism and or complex communication difficulties. To be confident to work independently to model strategies and give advice to support children and young people with Autism and or complex communication difficulties. To be able to manage time effectively. To be able to act independently, work under own initiative and accept authority and supervision when appropriate. To be confident in delivering training packages To be able to deal with situations calmly and efficiently. To be able to keep accurate records. To be able to work under pressure. To be computer and data base management proficient To work as a member of a team To be confident to lead meetings with parents and other professionals
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children/young people with Autism and/or learning disabilities and complex communication and behavioural issues. Experience of liaising with multi-disciplinary professionals and working across agencies. Experience of delivering training. Experience of working with families. Experience of achieving change and unblocking the system. Experience of service development and change management. Experience of supervising others. Experience of advising and supporting professionals working together within a service. Experience in developing members of staff's skills and abilities. Understanding of children and young people's mental health and human rights.
Education
Essential
- Relevant Professional qualification, e.g., social worker, nurse, occupational therapist, speech & language therapist, Teacher, JNC Youth Work. Evidence of post graduate training specific to Autism, Learning Disabilities with children/ young people and/or adults. Meet Core Competencies: Placing child, young person and family at the centre | Enabling direct support | Effective communication | Challenging and influencing | Knowledge a) law and rights b) understanding the system | Problem-solving a) individual/family level b) systems level | Building strong relationships | Coordinating | Personalisation.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB
Address
Jenner House
Avon Way
BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire
SN15 1GG
Employer's website
https://bsw.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)