Keyworker

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Base: Welton House Town Lincoln Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/ :59

Keyworker

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Following a recent service review, we are delighted to introduce the Keyworker role as part of our enhanced non-clinical offer. We will be recruiting for one position, aligned to a locality area:

• Grantham - Sycamore Centre Grantham

The core purpose of the service is to support young people, their families and carers to navigate health and social care systems, particularly where there is a risk of admission to a mental health inpatient setting.

You will hold a defined caseload and work in partnership with a dedicated Keyworker Support Worker, delegating tasks appropriately and ensuring that all interventions are delivered safely, effectively and in line with agreed care plans.

A central aspect of the role is to ensure that the voice of the young person—and that of their parents or carers—is heard, understood and meaningfully represented throughout their journey. This requires strong relationship-building, consistency, and the ability to empower families to confidently engage with complex systems, while promoting community-based support wherever possible.

You must have a lived or learnt experience of Autism and/or Learning Disabilities.

Main duties of the job

Manage a diverse caseload of children, young people and families, delivering flexible, person-centred and trauma-informed support.

Act as a consistent point of contact, coordinating care and ensuring effective multi-agency working across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector.

Support families to navigate complex systems, providing clear information and enabling them to access the right support at the right time.

Build trusted relationships and ensure the voice, wishes and experiences of the young person and their family are heard and represented in all planning and decision-making.

Identify, assess and respond to risk and safeguarding concerns in line with policy, escalating where appropriate.

Work proactively to prevent hospital admissions and support safe discharge and successful transitions, including into adult services.

Signpost and refer to appropriate services and community resources, promoting independence and community-based support.

Monitor progress against agreed outcomes, contributing to personalised care planning and step-down arrangements.

Maintain accurate, timely records and contribute to service evaluation and improvement.

Support and guide a Keyworker Support Worker, ensuring delegated tasks are completed safely and effectively.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person specification

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification (e.g., social worker, nurse, occupational therapist, speech & language therapist, teacher, youth worker, early years practitioner, social care practitioner, etc.) OR equivalent experience working in children’s health, education, social care, SEND or related services
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to working with children, young people, autism or learning disability
• GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent literacy/numeracy skills)
• Qualification or training in autism, learning disability, mental health, trauma-informed practice or positive behaviour support
• Training in safeguarding (children and/or adults) beyond basic awareness
• Training in de‑escalation, Breakaway, or