Learning Disability and Autism Acute In-reach

4 weeks ago

West Bromwich, United Kingdom Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**Job overview**

We are seeking a dynamic and creative individual to support our young people (0-18 years) who are on the acute pathway. The Learning Disability and Autism Acute In-Reach Practitioner will be part of the clinical support of the Commissioning, Case Management and Keyworker team, responsible for the Learning Disability and Autism population within the Black Country, working alongside the keyworker team.

The Learning Disability and Autism Acute In-Reach Practitioner role will be in place to offer direct and timely intervention to young people who are placed within the acute medical pathway. The In-Reach Practitioner will use their clinical expertise in supporting the child or young person whilst in an unfamiliar and often stressful environment, this may include but is not exhaustive to sensory/environmental interventions, activity planning and providing skills to the network using evidence based approaches.

**Main duties of the job**
- To offer direct support, advice and guidance to CYP who are on acute medical wards.
- To provide knowledge and expertise around the impact the sensory environment can have on an individual with learning disabilities and/or autism and offer guidance on reasonable adjustments.
- To empower the CYP and their families in ensuring their voices are heard in decision making
- To support the wider network in considering reasonable adjustments when providing treatment to CYP with a diagnosis of autism and/or learning disability.
- To provide a flexible and CYP centred approach to your practice.
- To be able to be timely and thoughtful in your approach.
- To be able to manage your own time and diary that meets the needs of all on your caseload.
- To listen to CYP, taking time to understand their strengths and agree with them a plan to build on those strengths to support the child or young person, and to keep them safe and well.
- To provide a single point of support to help make the connections between children; young people; families; carers and the array of services & support available - signposting & supporting to gain access to services in timely way whilst in the acute medical pathway.
- To provide a clear handover of need to the community keyworker if required.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**
- To offer direct support, advice and guidance to CYP who are on acute medical wards.
- To provide knowledge and expertise around the impact the sensory environment can have on an individual with learning disabilities and/or autism and offer guidance on reasonable adjustments.
- To empower the CYP and their families in ensuring their voices are heard in decision making
- To support the wider network in considering reasonable adjustments when providing treatment to CYP with a diagnosis of autism and/or learning disability.
- To provide a flexible and CYP centred approach to your practice.
- To be able to be timely and thoughtful in your approach.
- To be able to manage your own time and diary that meets the needs of all on your caseload.
- To listen to CYP, taking time to understand their strengths and agree with them a plan to build on those strengths to support the child or young person, and to keep them safe and well.
- To provide a single point of support to help make the connections between children; young people; families; carers and the array of services & support available - signposting & supporting to gain access to services in timely way whilst in the acute medical pathway.
- To provide a clear handover of need to the community keyworker if required.

**Person specification**

**Essential**

**Essential criteria**
- Professional Registration - **professionally qualified and registered practitioner **e.g. Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse and/or Learning E Person specification - LD Disability Nurse, Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist, Teacher, Family Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Child Psychotherapist.
- Evidence of working with CYP with Autism and/or Learning Disability
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team

**Desirable criteria**
- Further training/qualifications around Autism and/or learning disability
- Experience working within the Acute Inpatient environment
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and policies

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £35,392.00-£42,618.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Childcare
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sabbatical
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Transport links

**Experience**:

- working with CYP with Autism and/or Learning Disability: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- professional reg - eg NMC so

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