Keyworker Lead
LocationNewcastle-Under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom
Posted At3/5/2026
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Early education and childcare assistants
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
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Description
A full-time opportunity for a Band 7 Keyworker Lead for the Children's and Young Persons Keyworker Team based at Dragon Square.
This exciting opportunity has risen for a permanent role as part of a key worker team.
The Keyworker is part of the NHS long term plan. The vision is for all children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism to have a designated key worker by end 2026/27. Initially the priority will be for all children and young people currently in hospital to have a key worker, then for children and young people who are at risk of going into hospital (red/amber on the Dynamic Support Registers), and with evaluation of the pilot, the aim will be to develop keyworking for all children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism by end 2026/27.
The 0-25 year’s model aims to support reduction of the number of children in crisis and Tier 4 admissions, support timely assessments/formulations, provide children and families with the support that they need at the right time, and improve transitions and quality of life, resulting in happy children and parents.
A key function will be to empower families and support them with navigating barriers across multiple services and organisations to effectively access the right support from the system. Our keyworking model is about a set of functions introduced to the system via the keyworking role, in addition to the current roles in place to support children,
This exciting opportunity has risen for a permanent role as part of a key worker team.
The Keyworker is part of the NHS long term plan. The vision is for all children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism to have a designated key worker by end 2026/27. Initially the priority will be for all children and young people currently in hospital to have a key worker, then for children and young people who are at risk of going into hospital (red/amber on the Dynamic Support Registers), and with evaluation of the pilot, the aim will be to develop keyworking for all children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism by end 2026/27.
The 0-25 year’s model aims to support reduction of the number of children in crisis and Tier 4 admissions, support timely assessments/formulations, provide children and families with the support that they need at the right time, and improve transitions and quality of life, resulting in happy children and parents.
A key function will be to empower families and support them with navigating barriers across multiple services and organisations to effectively access the right support from the system. Our keyworking model is about a set of functions introduced to the system via the keyworking role, in addition to the current roles in place to support children,
young people and their families.
The post holder will supervise the non-clinical practice of the keyworking team, especially with regard to the most complex cases - mentoring, upskilling, co-working - and lead on improving practice and quality of service within the keyworking team. They will provide operational management for team members and the hub functions, be responsible for case prioritisation and allocation to the team and drive the implementation of appropriate approaches to be used within the keyworking function.
They will carry their own keyworking caseload including highly complex cases, and co-working with keyworkers to support complex case practice development. They will lead by example, developing creative solutions to situations such as effective use of personal budgets.
They will identify gaps in and barriers to effective multi-agency working for the CYP and their families, challenging these and using information to inform system wide commissioning and workforce development.
This person needs to be highly experienced with a wide breadth of experience and relevant qualities, passion and vision to be effective in this pivotal role.
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as suc
The post holder will supervise the non-clinical practice of the keyworking team, especially with regard to the most complex cases - mentoring, upskilling, co-working - and lead on improving practice and quality of service within the keyworking team. They will provide operational management for team members and the hub functions, be responsible for case prioritisation and allocation to the team and drive the implementation of appropriate approaches to be used within the keyworking function.
They will carry their own keyworking caseload including highly complex cases, and co-working with keyworkers to support complex case practice development. They will lead by example, developing creative solutions to situations such as effective use of personal budgets.
They will identify gaps in and barriers to effective multi-agency working for the CYP and their families, challenging these and using information to inform system wide commissioning and workforce development.
This person needs to be highly experienced with a wide breadth of experience and relevant qualities, passion and vision to be effective in this pivotal role.
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as suc
h provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dawn Burston Job title: Service Manager Email address: Dawn.Burston@combined.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0300 123 1535
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dawn Burston Job title: Service Manager Email address: Dawn.Burston@combined.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0300 123 1535