LD-Autism Health Equality Strategy Coord SHC

LD-Autism Health Equality Strategy Coord SHC

Fixed Term, Full Time

£25,081 to £27,653 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: 1st March 2026

Please note this vacancy is available as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity for up to 10 months

This position has been classed as an anywhere worker role but has an expectation that the successful candidate will attend the office, in Chelmsford, 2-3 days per week, with the remaining time allowing for remote working if desired, in line with the organisation's needs.

Essex County Council is a member of the Southend, Essex and Thurrock Transforming Care Partnership (TCP), consisting of 3 Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and three Local Authorities (LAs). As part of these arrangements, it is hosting their All Age Health Equalities Team, working across this whole footprint, to lead the transformation of the health and social care system, to deliver improved health outcomes for people with learning disabilities and/or autism.

This role has specific responsibility for the co-ordination necessary for the effective delivery of the Dynamic Support Register and Pathway in line with new NHS England Guidance

• Act as the first point of contact for the Dynamic Support Register, Pathway and its programmes of work, dealing with routine and specialist enquiries to communicate relevant information to stakeholders, referring to others as appropriate.
• Arrange contact or meetings with organisational/individual stakeholders, including families of individuals on the register, to take minutes, collate information and prepare documentation as required.
• Work closely with key teams (such as CAMHS, CETR team and ELDP specialist LD Health provider, case managers and social care teams) to ensure up to date information is reflected in the register.
• Responsible (alongside the commissioner) for developing and maintaining a database to securely hold an all age dynamic support register with risk stratification and links to agreed pathways.
• Develop and manage systems to ensure safe retrieval, storage and return of any medical notes, social care files or other sensitive personal data, ensuring timely progression to Care (Education) and Treatment Review (C(E)
  TR) escalating any issues to the LD HE Commissioner for the Dynamic Support Register and Pathway
• Maintain local and nationally required data sets relating to individuals in the community or in hospital requiring a Care (Education) and Treatment Review and the independent personnel required, ensuring a pro‑active approach to their delivery is achieved.
• Collect and evaluate data relating to the DSR, Transforming Care and other aspects of the Health Equalities Strategy, to provide accurate and timely information to support local and national reporting deadlines.
• Work collaboratively both nationally and regionally, to ensure local processes for the delivery of the Dynamic Support Programme remains in line with national requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring all complaints, comments and suggestions are dealt with appropriately, in accordance with policy, resolved where possible and escalated to the Learning Disabilities Commissioner when appropriate.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

• Educated to RQF level 3 (A level) or equivalent by experience.
• Evidence of development within role.
• Experience of working in an administrative environment, with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel and other computerised data systems, with evidence of accurate data entry.
• Awareness of a range of health or social care services and the national initiatives relating to LD and Autism.
• Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workload to set deadlines, evidencing problem solving skills.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.