Location
Chelmsford, Essex | United Kingdom
Job description
LD and Autism Transforming Care Case Manager
Fixed Term, Full Time
Up to £45,932 per annum
Location: Chelmsford
Working Style: Anywhere worker
Closing Date: 24th March 2024
This is a 24 month secondment or Fixed term Opportunity
The Transforming Care Programme is now part of a wider approach to Health Equalities for Autistic Children, Young People and Adults and those with learning disability. The team work on behalf of the Collaborative of 3 ICSs and 3 Local Authorities across Southend Essex and Thurrock (SET) to transform health and social care system to deliver improved health outcomes for people with learning disabilities and/or autism (LD/A).
The Case Manager role is essential to this transformation in its unique ability to sit across strategic and operational elements of programme delivery, centred on the requirements of the NHS Long Term Plan relating to those with the greatest vulnerabilities at risk of institutionalised care.
This role has specific responsibility for enabling preventative and integrated approaches which autistic adults and/or those with learning disability who display behaviours that challenge including those with a mental health condition. The role will help ensure community services are co-ordinated to enable them to remain living in the community where possible, avoid institutionalised care (such as inpatient admission) and ensure well-coordinated and timely discharges from inpatient services.
Specifically, this role will involve providing specialist advice and professional expertise for health professionals and social workers; demonstrating expert and effective practice in complex situations and working with and supporting colleagues to mitigate high levels of risk; independent decision making; working across services (health, social care, education) to ensure agencies respond/react when required, and troubleshooting to ensure barriers are removed and issues resolved.
The Case Manager may also chair Care and Treatment Reviews for this cohort.
For further information please contact:
Rebekah Bailie AD LDA Health Equalities Programme: [email protected]
Or
Frederick Van Heerden DSR Commissioner: [email protected]
To read more about us please visit: Adult Social Care
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