• Job Description

  Req#: D9133-1035?language=en&page=10&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for a focussed, driven and forward-thinking system changer who has a real passion for making a difference to work with our children, young people and their families and carers in a person-centred way, to help bring their voices to life and achieve their outcomes. This exciting role is suitable for a wide range of practitioners, qualified or unqualified (with suitable demonstrable experience).

  Successful candidates will:

  Have relevant experience of working with autistic children and young people and/or a learning disability

  Be passionate about working co-productively and have experience of contributing to personalised care plans

  Have a good understanding of working in partnership and developing positive relationships

  Be assertive to appropriately challenge the systems and processes when they are not working

  Be innovative with the ability to think out of the box using creative solutions to prevent further escalation, family or placement breakdown and admission into an inpatient setting

  Base/Location: One of the 4 NHS South Yorkshire Bases (Westgate Barnsley, Sovereign House: Doncaster, Riverside House, Rotherham or Eyre Street, Sheffield), with regular travel across South Yorkshire and including hybrid arrangements working from home.

  If you have used any Artificial Intelligence (AI) programmes, such as ChatGPT, to support your application, please declare this at the start of your supporting statement.

  Main duties of the job

  The focus of the job role is to ensure the system is cohesively working together to ensure children, young people, carers and families receive the right care and support, from the right person at the right time including:

  • Providing emotional and behavioral support around complex needs, ensuring clear communication with all parties involved.
  • Advocating in care discussions, maintaining accurate records of interventions.
  • Building positive relationships with various professionals to prioritise home and community-based care.
  • Troubleshooting and challenging practices to ensure appropriate and necessary support within the community.
  • Providing evidence-based challenges to practices and decisions, identifying areas for improvement.
  • Facilitating transitions into and out of inpatient settings, coordinating care across health, education, and social care.

  • Communicating sensitive and complex information regarding their care in an empathic and supportive way.

  About us

  NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees health and social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on the strengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our local communities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes in population health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience and access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.

  Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broader health, public health, and social care needs of the population across South Yorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the South Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and care services that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GP practices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals working across seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000 voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We work alongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSE partners and other partners to address health inequalities and wider determinants of health in South Yorkshire.

  South Yorkshire ICB is a Disability Confident Employer

  Date posted

  02 September 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £29,970 to £36,483 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  D9133-1035

  Job locations

  South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue

  Eyre Street

  Sheffield

  S13FG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  As a Learning Disabilities and Autism Children & Young People Navigator, you will play a pivotal role in supporting children and young people (CYP) with complex needs and their families.

  Your primary responsibility is ensuring the voice of CYP and their families are captured and heard and you will troubleshoot to ensure necessary support is in place, ensuring that other professionals and services work cohesively around the CYP to prevent further escalation, family or placement breakdown and admission into an inpatient setting.

  You will facilitate emotional and behavioural support, promoting effective communication, and foster positive relationships.

  A key part of the role will be to navigate complex systems, challenge the status quo where required including any potential admissions to hospital to ensure that all other options have been exhausted.

  The role demands a keen understanding of health and social care and education systems, coupled with the ability to coordinate multi-agency efforts for the benefit of CYP.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  As a Learning Disabilities and Autism Children & Young People Navigator, you will play a pivotal role in supporting children and young people (CYP) with complex needs and their families.

  Your primary responsibility is ensuring the voice of CYP and their families are captured and heard and you will troubleshoot to ensure necessary support is in place, ensuring that other professionals and services work cohesively around the CYP to prevent further escalation, family or placement breakdown and admission into an inpatient setting.

  You will facilitate emotional and behavioural support, promoting effective communication, and foster positive relationships.

  A key part of the role will be to navigate complex systems, challenge the status quo where required including any potential admissions to hospital to ensure that all other options have been exhausted.

  The role demands a keen understanding of health and social care and education systems, coupled with the ability to coordinate multi-agency efforts for the benefit of CYP.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working with C&YP with Learning Disabilities and C&YP who are Neurodiverse.

  Skills and Competencies

  Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales.
  • Ability to measure outcomes based on agreed goals and to ensure this is fed into the overall evaluation of the services
  • Demonstrable communication and influencing skills with the ability to remain calm, effective and efficient during difficult situations.
  • Ability and willingness to handle confidential information without compromising confidentiality or trust.
  • Able to deal with challenging people and to cope with confidential and sensitive information.
  • Methodical approach and attention to detail.
  • Advanced keyboard skills, use of a range of software.

  Knowledge and Understanding

  Essential

  • Experience of participating or understanding of Care Education and Treatment Reviews.
  • Ability to work with complex cases and demonstrate empathy whilst gathering key information to inform agreed goals and outcomes for the C&YP.
  • Demonstrating experience of dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and providing information and advice.

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of Education, Health and Social Care sector.
  • Previous experience in similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Educated to a degree level or equivalent qualification or level of experience.
  • Committed to personal and professional development.

  Attributes

  Essential

  • Professional calm and efficient manner.
  • Compassionate and ability to demonstrate empathy
  • Well-developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
  • Flexible and to adaptable to changing and challenging circumstances.
  • Works well as part of a team.
  • Fosters good working relationships and values difference.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working with C&YP with Learning Disabilities and C&YP who are Neurodiverse.

  Skills and Competencies

  Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales.
  • Ability to measure outcomes based on agreed goals and to ensure this is fed into the overall evaluation of the services
  • Demonstrable communication and influencing skills with the ability to remain calm, effective and efficient during difficult situations.
  • Ability and willingness to handle confidential information without compromising confidentiality or trust.
  • Able to deal with challenging people and to cope with confidential and sensitive information.
  • Methodical approach and attention to detail.
  • Advanced keyboard skills, use of a range of software.

  Knowledge and Understanding

  Essential

  • Experience of participating or understanding of Care Education and Treatment Reviews.
  • Ability to work with complex cases and demonstrate empathy whilst gathering key information to inform agreed goals and outcomes for the C&YP.
  • Demonstrating experience of dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and providing information and advice.

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of Education, Health and Social Care sector.
  • Previous experience in similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Educated to a degree level or equivalent qualification or level of experience.
  • Committed to personal and professional development.

  Attributes

  Essential

  • Professional calm and efficient manner.
  • Compassionate and ability to demonstrate empathy
  • Well-developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
  • Flexible and to adaptable to changing and challenging circumstances.
  • Works well as part of a team.
  • Fosters good working relationships and values difference.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

  Address

  South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue

  Eyre Street

  Sheffield

  S13FG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

  Address

  South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue

  Eyre Street

  Sheffield

  S13FG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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