Location: Dawlish, EX7 0NR
Salary: £26,530.00 to £29,114.00
Date posted: 31st January 2025
Closing date: 13th February 2025
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Job Description
We are seeking highly motivated, innovative, compassionate, and clinically-experienced support workers, occupational therapy technical instructors, and assistant psychologists to join the newly established, Devon-wide, Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Outreach Team at Devon Partnership NHS Trust.
These exciting new Band 4 roles will involve working in collaboration with other LDA Outreach colleagues, community learning disability and autism colleagues, in addition to colleagues from 'The Brook', our 10-bedded Learning Disability and Autism inpatient unit.
You should have clinical experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people and/or those experiencing mental health difficulties. We are seeking colleagues who are adept at working autonomously as well as part of the multidisciplinary team and can prioritize and manage workload. You should also have knowledge and experience of safeguarding, the Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act, in addition to enhanced interpersonal, communication, formulation, and risk assessment skills.
Main Duties of the Job
A central part of the role involves working alongside the Band 7 Outreach Practitioners to support with the triaging, assessing, planning, formulation, and delivering of complex care packages to admission-vulnerable service users across Devon. We will also offer support for those discharged from The Brook, whilst ensuring proactive liaison with other partner agencies, families, and care providers at every stage of care.
Devon Partnership NHS Trust is looking to become a recognized center of excellence and expertise. The successful applicant should hold the Trust's values and have the competencies and confidence to inspire and involve staff to help reach this target over the next five years.
About Us
We provide mental health, learning disability, and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organization, and through our partnerships, to deliver high-quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of co-production, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviors which underpin our Trust's core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving the lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion.
Job Responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.
Person Specification
Planning and Organisational Skills
* Organisation and time management skills.
* Ability to work independently within defined procedures and care pathways.
Experience
* Previous experience working in a range of different behavior settings for people with Learning Disabilities and/or autistic people.
* Experience of working with people who may present with distressed behaviors that present challenges to other services.
Qualifications
* Must already hold or obtain the Care Certificate within the first 3 months of employment.
* Level 3 QCF in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification.
* GCSE in Maths and English (Grade 4/C or above) OR Level 2 Key Skills/Functional Skills in Maths and English.
Communication and Working Relationship Skills
* Excellent verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills.
* Ability to communicate sensitive information to people with Learning Disabilities and/or autism, carers, and colleagues.
* An ability to make and sustain professional therapeutic relationships.
* Ability to work with people in a group or on an individual basis.
* Able to work in a team effectively and collaboratively.
* Ability to use a variety of communication systems.
* Ability to put information into easy and accessible format.
Physical and Other Skills
* This post requires the post holder to undertake and comply with the Trust's policies on manual handling and Breakaway/restraint core training if relevant to their clinical area of work.
* Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively.
* Able to work changing shift patterns as required.
* To demonstrate empathy, compassion, and patience towards people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
* To remain professional at all times including challenging situations.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of learning disabilities and neurodiversity and good practice in terms of supporting and working with people with Learning Disabilities and/or autism and their carers.
* Knowledge of a range of Mental Health presentations and medications for people with a Learning Disability and/or autism.
* An understanding of physical health problems which can impact on a person's mental health and monitoring of the same.
* Working knowledge of Valuing People and other relevant Learning Disability/Autism documents and policies.
* Knowledge of safeguarding principles and appropriate action to take.
* A basic understanding of the law in relation to consent and capacity.
* Basic IT skills.
* Ability to relate to, and communicate with people who have a Learning Disability and/or autism.
* Understanding of Recovery principles and Positive Behaviour Support Planning.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Ability to evaluate complex information to assist with decision making.
* Problem-solving skills.
* An awareness of own scope of practice and ability to make appropriate judgements on when to refer issues to a registered practitioner.
* Ability to assess risk (to self, service user and/or family/carers) and to take appropriate action.
* Assessment skills.
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: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0NR
Employer's website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/
Contact Information
LDA Outreach Service Manager: Suzanne Herbert
Phone: 07976752578
Our Offer to You
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