The NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) includes 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, implementing the recommendation made by Dame Christine Lenehan. Initially, keyworker support will be provided to children and young people who are inpatients or at risk of being admitted to hospital. Keyworker support will also be extended to the most vulnerable children with a learning disability and/or autism, including those who face multiple vulnerabilities such as looked after and adopted children, and children and young people in transition between services.
Sefton Place are hosting the Keyworker Team on behalf of Sefton Partners and the post holder will be expected to work in partnership across all relevant agencies both in Sefton and beyond (as required) including health, education, social care, families and individual young people.
Responsibilities:
1. Develop and maintain strong, positive relationships with children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both, who are inpatients or at risk of being admitted to hospital.
2. Facilitate, support and enable a step-down process ensuring continuity of the right system of community services and support.
3. Hold services across the system to account ensuring children and families get the right support at the right time.
4. Manage a caseload that allows sufficient time for personalised support.
5. Provide support to access the right help at the right time across complex systems particularly the transition between children and adult’s services.
6. Coordinate provision, care and assessments related to the child or young person, working with other agencies and services.
7. Produce reports on completed work including recommendations for future service provision.
8. Support families to access Personal Budgets, to enable greater choice and control over their child/young person’s care.
9. Advocate and challenge on behalf of the young person.
Any other task relevant to the role. Please see the JD and Person Specification for full details.
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