Senior Coordinator

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Watford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization in Watford is seeking a Senior Coordinator to provide support for individuals with learning disabilities within the Positive Behavioural Support Framework. The role involves collaborating with care networks and ensuring access to necessary services. Ideal candidates should have experience in support roles and demonstrate strong communication skills. Join us in making a positive impact within the community and driving inclusive practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Skills in providing personalized support based on individual needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead additional support within the Positive Behavioural Support Framework.
• Assist individuals in accessing social care services.
• Monitor the quality of services and support plans.

Job description

Working within the Positive Behavioural Support Framework, the Senior Coordinator will lead on providing additional support, and contribute to PPT's training offer, for members of a person's care and support network.

This non-clinical role is an integral part of the Specialist Learning Disabilities Service in Hertfordshire and will provide a key role in supporting other members of the team, liaising with clinical colleagues from within the service, as well as other members of the care network from external health and social care organisations.

The Senior Co-ordinator’s Role Will Include

Working within the Positive Behavioural Support Framework.

Providing additional support for people with a learning disability - and their care network - to live in welcoming and supportive communities.

Providing personalised, flexible and responsive support to assist individuals, their families, paid carers, services and communities to access accurate and timely information to clarify their goals, strengths and needs

Supporting the referred person and their families/carers to plan, select and receive needed supports and services

Assisting people and their supports/services to manage barriers and constraints in achieving their preferred lifestyle, including:

Assisting local services to act early before the barriers and constraints jeopardise the person’s ability to remain in their local community

To identify creative and effective local solutions

Support the person’s access to social care services and other additional supports

Facilitating the person’s timely access to other functions within the Specialist Learning Disabilities Service and other specialist health supports when needed

Monitoring the quality of services and supports and the implementation of established support plans and protocols.

Supporting the development of inclusive communities through partnership and collaboration with individuals and families/carers, local organisations and the broader community.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

Our Trust Values Are

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Lovell Job title: Team Leader Telephone number: 01707 253800