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Main area Intensive Support Team, Learning Disability Services Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 173-26826-LDS
Site St Mary’s Hospital Town Leeds Salary £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 07/07/2026
Job overview
We have exciting new opportunities in the LYPFT Learning Disability Service for some to join our Intensive Support Team (IST). We are looking for a Senior Support Worker who has experience of working with people with complex behaviours that challenge services, and who wants to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support people living in the community, and avoiding the need for hospital admissions.
The IST provides assessment, support and treatment to adults who have a learning disability and complex needs including severe challenging behaviour, autism and mental health needs. The team supports people who are reaching crisis and may otherwise require an admission to hospital. The team works closely with the individual, their families and/ or care staff to promote the person’s health and enhance their quality of life.
Main duties of the job
* Provide direct support and care to adults with learning disabilities and highly complex needs in their own homes, and other related community settings.
* Implement agreed Positive Behaviour Support plans which reduce the impact of behaviours that are challenging to services.
* Demonstrate and role model constructive person centred approaches to the person’s family or care team to increase their ability to provide effective interventions.
* Contribute to the assessment, planning and evaluation of care provided.
* Work closely with Professionals involved and the Care co‑ordinator to ensure Care teams and / or family carers are able to implement the care and treatment recommended by the CLDT to prevent admission to hospital and enhance their quality of life.
Working for our organisation
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
Benefits of working for LYPFT include: employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Band will offer support and supervision to colleagues and provide specialist advice relevant to their clinical practice and expertise. They will be responsible for delivering training to team members as well as to teams outside of LD services and the wider Trust. The Postholder will be based at St Mary’s Hospital and will operationally report to the Clinical Team Manager. The service currently operates 7 days a week. The successful candidate will work with flexibility where required to meet service and service user need.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Foundation degree in relevant subject, or NVQ 3 level or equivalent plus knowledge of specific patient conditions, forms of therapy, acquired through training and experience.
Experience
* Has experience of working within a healthcare community setting.
* Understanding of learning disability and health related needs.
Skills
* Evidence of a range of knowledge and skill in assessment.
* Interest in working with people with a Learning Disability.
Values
* Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
* Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
* Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children.
LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria. We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.
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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.
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