About this role
Job summary Package Description: As a Dynamic Support Register (DSR) Keyworker, youll be part of our valued team based at Chelmsford/ Mid Essex. You will feel valued as a DSR Keyworker within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: A salary of £30,607.50 - 36,729.00 (based on experience and skill set) with access to our group pension. Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location. Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you. Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates. Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling. Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for cont
Main duties of the job The Dynamic Support Register (DSR) Keyworker position involves being an integral part of a team based in Chelmsford/Mid Essex, working with HCRG Care Group. In this role, you are responsible for supporting individuals diagnosed with autism or learning disabilities who are at risk of hospital admission or placement breakdown. The primary objective is to ensure individuals and their families receive timely and appropriate support, keeping people safely within their communities while enhancing their overall outcomes. Job responsibilities include advocating for individuals, providing intensive, person-centered support, developing support plans, and working collaboratively with health, social care, education, housing, and voluntary sector professionals. The role necessitates travel within Chelmsford and Mid Essex to deliver services effectively.
About us HCRG Care Group is a leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK, established in 2006. The organisation works closely with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services by focusing on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. The group provides a variety of services, including adult and children community health services, primary care services such as urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, MSK services, and adult social care and wellbeing services. HCRG supports millions of people across England and strives for inclusivity and equal opportunities. The company is committed to transforming health and care services, guided by their core values: we care, we think, we do. The organisation prioritises safeguarding and operates under strict recruitment processes to protect vulnerable individuals.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:
As a Dynamic Support Register (DSR) Keyworker, youll be part of our valued team based at Chelmsford/ Mid Essex.You will feel valued as a DSR Keyworker within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
A salary of £30,607.50 - 36,729.00 (based on experience and skill set) with access to our group pension Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearJob Introduction
At HCRG Care Group, we deliver the Dynamic Support Register (DSR) Keyworker Service across Chelmsford/ Mid Essex, supporting people of all ages with a diagnosis of autism and/or a learning disability who are at risk of hospital admission or placement breakdown.
Our DSR Keyworkers sit at the heart of local health and care systems, ensuring individuals and their families receive the right support at the right time.We believe in keeping people safely in their communities, amplifying their voices, and working across services to prevent unnecessary admissions and improve outcomes.
If you're passionate about making a genuine difference for some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, we'd love to hear from you.
Main Responsibilities
Supporting individuals to remain safely in the community and reducing the risk of hospital admission or placement breakdown Holding a small, focused caseload and providing intensive, person-centred support across all ages Advocating for individuals and families through hospital admissions and driving effective discharge planning Developing person-centred support plans that reflect lived experience and individual strengths Working collaboratively with health, social care, education, housing, and voluntary sector professionals to deliver joined-up care Participating in CETRs, CTRs, DSR meetings, MDTs, and discharge planning and following through on actions Using flexible, creative communication approaches tailored to the individual's age and ability Supporting families and carers through guidance, signposting, and building community resilience Promoting positive risk management and challenging systems where necessary to ensure accountability This role requires travel across Chelmsford and Mid Essex areas to deliver the serviceIdeal Candidate
Relevant undergraduate degree or evidence of working at degree level Experience supporting children, young people, and/or adults with complex health and care needs Knowledge of relevant legislation and policy relating to mental health, disability, and children and adults Experience within multi-agency or multi-disciplinary teams Strong caseload management, prioritisation, and decision-making skills Experience delivering 1-1 interventions and an understanding of goal-based outcomes Excellent communication skills, written and verbal across all ages and abilities Clear understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures Good IT skills including Microsoft Office and electronic reporting systems Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposesTrauma Informed Practice experience is desirable but not essential.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Relevant undergraduate degree or evidence of working at degree level. Experience supporting children, young people, and/or adults with complex health and care needs. Knowledge of relevant legislation and policy relating to mental health, disability, and children and adults.
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.
Employer details Employer name HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)