AACC Learning Disability and Autism Programme Senior Practitioner
Job Description
Job summary
Do you thrive in a supportive environment that values your growth? Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives?
TheNHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is seeking ambitious individuals to join our All Age Continuing Care team! We offer a dynamic role with the flexibility of hybrid working, allowing you to work from our office and at home.
Interviews will be held via an Assessment day
Main duties of the job
What you'll love about this role:
Make a Real Impact:Support individuals across all ages who require continuing care, ensuring they receive the best possible support.
Hybrid Working:Experience the best of both worlds withaflexibility to work from an office base and at home.
Continuous Learning:Develop your skills and knowledge with extensive training opportunities and clear career development pathways.
Supportive Team:Become part of a collaborative and encouraging team dedicated to providing exceptional care.
This role is perfect for you if:
You're passionate about health and social care.
You possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
You're a team player with a strong work ethic.
You're eager to learn and grow in your career.
About us
We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.
We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.
We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.
Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:
27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
NHS pension scheme
Sick pay policy
Occupational health services including staff counselling services
Flexible working and family friendly policies
Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
Health Service Discounts - offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.
Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.
Job responsibilities
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Learning Disability and Autism Programme Senior Practitioner (inpatients and admission avoidance).Make a difference to some of societys most vulnerable people as a Senior Practitioner in the Learning Disability and Autism Programme Team.
- Make a difference help ensure people who have a diagnosis of Autism and/ or Learning Disability who are admitted to hospital receive safe and effective care with a focus on discharge planning from day one of admission.
- How? You will be part of a small, dedicated team focussed on this niche work.
- A rewarding role that allows you to develop yourself and others and helps shape the future of healthcare in this field.
- You will also be linking in with the team leads who are working to avoid inappropriate hospital admissions, for those who have a diagnosis of Autism and/or Learning Disability
- We are responsible for the admission avoidance and inpatient aspects of the Learning Disability and Autism Programme across Hampshire, Southampton and The Isle of Wight. The team now covers all age continuing care and continues to expand to reflect the importance of this work and an experienced and skilled senior practitioner is required.
What youll be doing:
- Completing work in a manner that ensures compliance with local and national related policy.
- Supporting discharges from Acute hospitals, Assessment and Treatment units and any other type of inpatient unit which provides care for people with learning disability, Autism or both.
- Completion of Care and Treatment Reviews (CTRs), to support discharge from hospital settings.
- Completion of face to face, regular, commissioner oversight checks at 6/8 week intervals for inpatients in hospital settings, to ensure patients are safe and receiving effective care and discharge planning.
- The post holder will work closely with hospitals, community services and care providers to develop systems and processes to facilitate a smooth processes and responses to a range of stakeholders.
- Commissioning care packages which are in accordance with locally agreed protocols
- Setting up of Personal Health Budgets
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Registered Health or Social Care Professional with current registration with professional body i.e. NMC, HCPC or SWE. including AMHP's and mental health social workers or significant relevant experience (LD/MH/LDAP teams only).
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in health or social care.
- Experience of assessment of health and social care needs - care planning and coordination.
- Knowledge and relevant experience working with individuals who are autistic and/or have learning disabilities and/or mental health issues (LD/MH/LDAP team roles).
- Knowledge of complex neurological conditions and experience of working with clients with complex brain injuries. Specific knowledge of the National Service Frameworks and appropriate national policy related to rehabilitation of people with acquired brain injury/ neurological dysfunction (Specialist Rehabilitation / ABI team).
- Ability to work effectively under stressful conditions in a rapidly changing environment.
- Good knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and relevant legislation (for DOLS team)
- Experience of implementing and managing Personal Health Budgets.
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of care/case management.
- Knowledge of and experience of NHS Funded Continuing Health Care criteria - guidance and policies and other legal frameworks as required (Children and Complex Care, s117 Aftercare, Mental Health Act).
- Experience of developing care packages.
- Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
- Effective working knowledge of Microsoft software.
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
- Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB (104)
Address
Fareham Civic Offices
Civic Road
Fareham
PO16 7AZ
Employer's website
https://www.hantsiowhealthandcare.org.uk/icb (Opens in a new tab)
