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Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
About
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Trust wide Autism Service - Autism Lived Experience Lead
Closed for applications on: 8-May-2024 09:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 8-May-2024 09:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Tarncroft Building
- Address
- Lanchester Road Hospital
- Town
- Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 5RD
- Major / Minor Region
- Durham
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5)
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Mental Health
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job overview
Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) has put co-creation and Autism at the heart of its Our Journey to Change Strategy, with a clear plan for embedding co-creation lived experience and autism reasonably adjusted care across organisation.
Do you want to make a difference for Autistic individuals accessing our Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust?
We are looking for an enthusiastic autistic individual to come and join our Trust wide autism service who can provide their autism lived experience perspective in relation to supporting the development / change of the way services operate.
This exciting opportunity has arisen for you to be an Autism Lived Experience Lead within the TEWV Trust wide Autism service working across all trust services and localities within Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust. The key role of the service includes providing Autism training, specialist autism clinical support, and clinical supervision and advice, across the whole of the trust services.
This is a full-time post and permanent.
Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants can travel independently across the trust and have access to suitable vehicle for business purposes. Reasonable adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
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You will collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary members of the service supporting the development of the plans, pathways, and complete environmental transformation of mental health services.
You will have experience and knowledge of collaborating with autistic people (children, young people, or adults) which is essential for this post, as is experience of working in a mental health setting.
A key aspect to the success of this role will be your highly developed communication skills, underpinned by your lived experience and expertise gained in this field which will allow you to objectively support others in the provision of care for our autistic service users.
You will support in the production of reports, action plans and be responsible for accurate and sensitive data collection and administration processes.
You must be motivated, able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
Working for our organisation
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby.
From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care. Our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in, and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers collaborate with us towards better mental health.
We are committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We will not rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best life.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If the contract type on the vacancy states 'Fixed Term' this would mean the vacancy is being advertised to address a temporary need for the duration stipulated on the advert, however, in the event that permanent funding is secured for the post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.
Internal applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.
Newly Qualified Nurses
All band 5 nursing positions are only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed a preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process, for more information about this process please contact: [email protected]
TEWV encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the protection of staff, service users and visitors to the Trust from second hand smoke and currently operates a no smoking policy which ensures all buildings and grounds are smoke free.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals who have experience of mental ill health or learning disabilities. Our service users and carers tell us our staff should be consistently concerned with maintaining and improving care with pride, empathy and compassion.
This job advert may close as soon as sufficient suitable applications have been received. If interested please apply for this post as soon as possible.
In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years. Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If this section is not fully completed your application may not be processed.
If your application is successful, the information you give on your application form will be used to create and be retained on your electronic staff record and to provide access to core Trust systems.
Please note that if the post you are applying for requires a DBS check, you will be required to also subscribe to the DBS Update Service, if successful, and thereafter renew your subscription each year. The Trust will reimburse the subscription fee.
After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of Leadership and Project Management
- Facilitation, Training and Teaching Skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to share elements of own life experiences, and engage compassionately with experiences of others, in a way appropriate to the role
- Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.
- Effectively maintain complex peer relationships
- Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Provide effective teaching, training, and supervision.
- Motivate and work positively and constructively with other members of the team.
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
Desirable criteria
- Lived experience of mental health services and systems
- Experience of range of mental health services including autism services
- Management Qualification
- Knowledge of Equality & Diversity Ability to collate and disseminate complex information
- Knowledge of the legislation and guidance governing Patient and Public Involvement
- Ability to demonstrate facilitative and negotiating skills
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Compassionate and understanding approach to mental health and distress.
- Compassionate in meeting the needs of vulnerable people and their families and carers.
- Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances
- Self-aware and committed to professional and personal development.
- Able to work flexibly and co-operatively as part of a team when necessary
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision
- Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently as appropriate to the band
- Skilled in engaging people and building relationships.
- Calm in challenging situations.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Williams
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07708580015
- Additional information
Anne Cahill Nurse Consultant - [email protected]
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