LeDeR Reviewer

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a new LeDeR reviewer to join the LeDeR (Learning from lives and deaths of people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism) Programme team in Coventry & Warwickshire. This role will work across the Integrated Care System (ICS).

The post holder will provide specialist skills and knowledge in order to undertake high quality reviews within the targets set by NHS England. The post holder will be driven by improving the lives of people with a learning disability and autistic people, including their access to, experience, and outcomes of care.

The post holder will keep up to date with current relevant research and best practice and will act as a highly specialist resource to care providers and colleagues in health and social care.

Main duties of the job

This role, within the LeDeR programme, supports the clinical transformation team within the ICB Nursing and Quality Directorate, in driving clinical transformation, improving care, and ensuring barriers are being tackled in the health inequalities that people with a learning disability and/or autism face.

To be part of a small team dedicated to the completion of high-quality reviews utilising a range of information, for individuals who have died and have a diagnosis of a learning disability and/or autism.

To complete high quality reviews which identify specific provider SMART actions, as well as wider themes and trends across the Coventry & Warwickshire footprint which can be explored in the LeDeR Subgroup.

Communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

To present focused reviews to the LeDeR Governance Group and support conversations of best practice and learning to be actioned.

To participate in the monthly LeDeR subgroup and support the wider team with any work which stems from these meetings.

Lead on discrete projects to improve the quality of care of services for people with learning disability and /or autism.

To partake in the quarterly LeDeR focus group held with Grapevine and Expert's by Experience

To support the LeDeR admin team in the collation of review documents.

About us

Learning from the Lives and Deaths of People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People (LeDeR) has been in place since 2017. This is part of a national service improvement programme; the LeDeR Programme seeks to identify factors influencing health inequality and premature deaths in order to influence effective change in health and social care provision for people with learning disability and autistic adults.

NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB is responsible for commissioning health and care services on behalf of people in Coventry and Warwickshire. The LeDeR team in Coventry and Warwickshire are passionate and committed to making a meaningful contribution to improving the health outcomes for people with learning disability and/or autism.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To complete high quality reviews efficiently in line with the local SOP and within national timescale requirements.

To conduct both initial and focussed reviews, working collaboratively with the review team and other partners.

LeDeR reviewers are expected to work collegiately and provide peer support to other reviewers, particularly around their own area of expertise as well as supporting induction of new colleagues and mentorship when required.

Share, present and submit the learning from completed reviews with the local teams and other partners to support identification of learning that can be actioned.

Support and foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement across provider care services to reduce harm to people with learning disabilities and/or autism.

To collate and analyse information from completed reviews and feedback to local groups and other forums as required.

The postholder will need to have the ability to convey and present complex, sensitive and possibly contentious information to a range of audiences - this information includes, but is not limited to, feedback to and from families of deceased clients as well as learning and feedback from reviews which may challenge system partners and local groups.

Build and maintain relationships with key personnel, including social care and other health care providers, to ensure that reviews are fully informed and that knowledge and information is shared across internal and external stakeholders to improve learning disability and autism care across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Ensure reviews and associated outcomes are delivered on time to quality standards.

Encourage and promote a culture that values openness, honesty, rigour and challenge.

The post holder will maintain their knowledge and expertise on local and national policy and demonstrate personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.

The post holder must maintain high standards of documentation and adhere to the national LeDeR programme requirements.

The post holder will be responsible for escalating concerns regarding gaps in provision.

The post holder must have a working knowledge of financial processes and have previous experience in budget setting.

The post holder must have the capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and be able to adjust plans and resources appropriately.

The post holder must be highly organised, being self-motivated and organise own workload without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales.

The post holder will ensure that Safeguarding principles are considered and applied within all elements of the LeDeR programme the post holder will establish links with key local Safeguarding contacts and ensure that any concerns are reported as per Safeguarding Children and Adults policies.

There is no patient/client care involved in this role as it is non-patient facing.

Person Specification

Knowledge, training and experience

Essential
  • Registered Health Care Professional
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent with experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
  • Significant experience in health and social care setting
  • Evidence of working within multidisciplinary teams
  • Experience of working with people with a learning disability and/or autistic people and their families.
Desirable
  • Trained LeDeR Reviewer
  • Awareness of the LeDeR programme and local area

Communication Skills

Essential
  • Able to produce concise and accurate verbal/written reports and presentations to a range of audiences
  • Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information
Desirable
  • Previous examples of communicating with people with learning disabilities/autistic people and their families/carers

Planning and Organisational Skills

Essential
  • Highly organised and able to keep to demanding and changeable deadlines
  • Effective organiser, influencer and networker

Personal Skills

Essential
  • IT Skills, competent in Microsoft Word & Excel
  • High level of emotional intelligence
  • Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board

Address

Shire Hall

Market Place

Warwick

CV34 4RL


Employer's website

https://www.happyhealthylives.uk/integrated-care-board/

Company
NHS Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board
Location
Warwick, United Kingdom CV34 4RL
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£35392.00 - £42618.00 a year
Posted
Company
NHS Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board
Location
Warwick, United Kingdom CV34 4RL
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£35392.00 - £42618.00 a year
Posted