Job summary
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and passionate individual who will work within the dynamic and patient focused secure outreach and transition team
The PBS practitioner will be an experienced registered practitioner who is able to demonstrate a very high degree of personal and professional skill in the application of PBS principles and practices to support adults with a diagnosis of learning disability and/or autism who may present with behaviours which require support and intervention and those who may have an offending history.
Main duties of the job
To take a lead role in the assessment, maintenance and evaluation of behavioural assessment, formulation, and care delivery within the PBS framework.
To plan and deliver training and educational activities in PBS noth internally and externally with other partner agencies across the trust
Provide clinical leadership to ensure PBS Clincal Link Pathway (CLiP) is embedded; delivered and reviewed as required.
About us
A great experience for our colleagues
We're committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues. This means listening to what staff are telling us and working together to be the best employer we can be.
Valuing our staff
Our staff are our most important asset and recognising their excellent work and the vital contributions they make to patient care is very important.
Investors in people
We have achieved the gold Investors in People (IIP) standard and have been commended on great people management practice and demonstrating a commitment to staff development.
Disability Confident Scheme
We are signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme. This means we have to demonstrate that we're taking positive action to attract, recruit and retain disabled people
Continuously improving services
We have an award-winning system for delivering efficiency through clinician-led quality improvements
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for detailed information about this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for detailed information about this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved health care body eg HCPC or NMC
- Evidence of ability to facilitate learning within clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate evidence of CPD
- Advanced clinical practice qualification in positive behavioural approaches BSc, PG Dip
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working across a range of learning disability settings
- Significant clinical experience in working with people with learning disabilities and severe behavioural distress
- Able to demonstrate having worked in an autonomous clinical role using clinical assessment skills in complex situations
- Has worked in a leadership role
- Can demonstrate sound supervisory and organisational experience
- Can demonstrate ability to assess the efficacy of interventions and undertake clinical audit
Desirable
- Experience of research and audit
- Experience of supervising others
Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge relating to people with learning disabilities and behaviours of concern
- Extensive knowledge of PBS and its application to practice
- Evidence of teaching and skills development with staff from a variety of professions and seniority
- Awareness of current issues within the field of learning disability
- Evidence based practice relevant to the role
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Audit and research methodology
- Social inclusion agenda
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved health care body eg HCPC or NMC
- Evidence of ability to facilitate learning within clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate evidence of CPD
- Advanced clinical practice qualification in positive behavioural approaches BSc, PG Dip
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working across a range of learning disability settings
- Significant clinical experience in working with people with learning disabilities and severe behavioural distress
- Able to demonstrate having worked in an autonomous clinical role using clinical assessment skills in complex situations
- Has worked in a leadership role
- Can demonstrate sound supervisory and organisational experience
- Can demonstrate ability to assess the efficacy of interventions and undertake clinical audit
Desirable
- Experience of research and audit
- Experience of supervising others
Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge relating to people with learning disabilities and behaviours of concern
- Extensive knowledge of PBS and its application to practice
- Evidence of teaching and skills development with staff from a variety of professions and seniority
- Awareness of current issues within the field of learning disability
- Evidence based practice relevant to the role
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Audit and research methodology
- Social inclusion agenda
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
