Support Worker

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Camden Town is seeking an enthusiastic support worker to assist autistic adults, delivering high-quality services in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have relevant experience and a strong commitment to community support initiatives. The role values empathy and communication, striving to create an inclusive environment. This position offers a chance to impact the lives of service users positively.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic support worker with experience or interest in supporting autistic adults.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of community support services for autistic individuals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality specialist service to autistic service users.
• Support assessment processes within multidisciplinary teams.
• Communicate condition-related information respectfully to service users.

Skills

Experience with autistic individuals

Communication skills

Empathy

Education

Relevant experience in social care or support work

Job description

Overview

The successful candidate will work in our friendly and passionate team, primarily working on the post-diagnostic support we offer newly diagnosed adults, whilst also contributing to the screening and assessment pathway where appropriate. Tower Hamlets Autism Service (THAS) is a specialist diagnostic and brief intervention service. Designed in accordance with NICE guidelines we accept referrals from any source when it is thought that an adult living in Tower Hamlets may have an autistic spectrum condition. We use screening tools and specialist assessments alongside clinical experience and expertise to diagnose autism spectrum condition in adults. We are a multidisciplinary team (MDT) comprising of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, social work, clinical psychology, psychiatry, administration, and support work. The service aims to develop the provision and accessibility of support in Tower Hamlets in order to make it an autism friendly borough. After diagnosis, we provide up to 12 sessions of autism specific interventions. Through a local third sector partner (The Tower Project) support and advice around employment is also available.

Responsibilities

1. To deliver a high quality specialist service to autistic service users and their families/carers as part of the multi-disciplinary team within THAS.
2. Alongside the MDT, to support the team in the assessment process for those who may have a Autism Spectrum condition.
3. To form professional relationships with service users and communicate condition related information to them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
4. To ensure that identified needs are assessed and met in partnership with independent and voluntary sector specialist providers.
5. To provide care to service users within the community under the direct or indirect supervision of qualified Autism professionals.
6. To work within a philosophy of empowerment and provide a person-centred approach to care planning and interventions.
7. To have an working knowledge of support services within the community for Autistic Adults.
8. To work with voluntary and mainstream services within Tower Hamlets to promote an Autism friendly borough, for example, linking in to services that provide support with money management, social activities, sports, etc.
9. To support the development of post diagnostic groups for autistic people.
10. To contribute to the development of support for carers and families.
11. To contribute to Autism awareness and training sessions delivered to other services in the borough.
12. To work positively with people from the diverse communities in Tower Hamlets adhering to the anti-discriminatory practice.

Requirements

We are looking for an enthusiastic support worker, with relevant experience of and / or interest in working with autistic adults (without a learning disability).

About ELFT and Our Values

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things.

Strategic Context

We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.

Our Community and Culture

We provide a wide range of community health and mental health services to various populations across multiple boroughs and settings, with a focus on integrated care and making the best use of resources. We are committed to diversity and flexible working arrangements to accommodate staff and patient needs.