Job summary
The Mental Health Support Team in SEN schools are undergoing a major expansion, with our services across Hertfordshire and West Essex. We are seeking to appoint a motivated, committed, flexible and forward-thinking Band 6 Positive Behavioural Analyst, who is committed to supporting Children and Young People (CYP) with SEND.
The Mental Health Support Team offers early intervention mental health support, to children and their families, within schools. The Sen's MHST is the only MHST within the country, to offer support specifically to SEN schools we are hosted by the PALMS service, and work within Hertfordshire and West Essex. We currently work within 20 SEN schools with a plan to expand, offering tailored support to children with additional needs, learning disabilities, and Autistic Spectrum Disorder aged 5-18. We offer group work, individual interventions with child or family, and support the school to develop their whole school approach to overall wellbeing.
Closing date for applications will be midnight on 23rd July 2023 with interviews running from the 2nd August 2023 Interviews will be run using MS Teams and full details and instructions will be provided to successful candidates.
Main duties of the job
This is a very exciting opportunity to be part of an expanding team and to participate in a fully funded qualification, at the university of Reading to become a fully qualified EMHP supervisor.
You will be working in a variety of school environments across Hertfordshire and West Essex, combined with being part of a "virtual team" to deliver our service. We operate from 7-7 Monday to Friday.
The post is fixed term for one year with high potential of extension and will be full time; However, the trust is open to exploring part time and flexible working. You must be prepared to carry out travel across Hertfordshire and West Essex.
About us
The ideal candidate will be.
- To support in making a difference to CYP and their families by working in partnership and to support them in achieving positive outcomes.
- To provide a qualified highly specialist community service to CYP with learning disabilities and/or an autism spectrum disorder where they are concerned with challenging behaviour, toileting, feeding, sleeping concerns, and problematic sexualised behaviour, and/or mental health difficulties, and to their families across all sectors of care.
- To provide specialist assessment and intervention using Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support in collaboration with colleagues as appropriate.
- To undertake assessments, as appropriate, related to difficulties within the MHST remit, to determine the needs of the CYP.
- To establish effective and mutually respectful working relationships with care providers on the CYP's pathway including Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Child Development Centres, Social Care and Education.
- To work in partnership with parents and schools
- To manage, seek support and take action against risk and safeguarding
- To undertake clinically related administration, conduct audits and research projects, collect and analyse service data, develop databases, and to participate in teaching and project work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We can offer you:
- Regular appraisal, personal development planning and opportunities for continuing professional development.
- Opportunities to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team and learn from other evidence-based frameworks and approaches.
- Involvement in service development including undertaking clinical audits, project work and service forums.
- 27 days annual leave, 29 if you have worked for the NHS for 5 years and 33 if you have worked for the NHS for 10 years, in addition to 8 days bank holidays.
- Entitlement to the NHS pension scheme
A full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Job description
Job responsibilities
We can offer you:
- Regular appraisal, personal development planning and opportunities for continuing professional development.
- Opportunities to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team and learn from other evidence-based frameworks and approaches.
- Involvement in service development including undertaking clinical audits, project work and service forums.
- 27 days annual leave, 29 if you have worked for the NHS for 5 years and 33 if you have worked for the NHS for 10 years, in addition to 8 days bank holidays.
- Entitlement to the NHS pension scheme
A full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in appropriate field
- Working towards or completed MSc or PG Diploma in Applied Behaviour Analysis and / or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities or equivalent.
- Working towards or accredited as a UKBA(Cert) and registered with the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis
- and/or Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) with eligibility for registration with the UKSBA
- Working towards or accredited as a UKBA(Cert) and registered with the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis
- and/or Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analyst (BCaBA) with eligibility for registration with the UKSBA
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of autism, mental health and / or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 1 year working with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and / or an autism spectrum disorder
- Application of Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support.
- Assessment of challenging behaviour.
- Development of positive behavioural support plans.
- Implementation and evaluation of positive behaviour support plans.
- Experience of working with individual's who are non-verbal or who have significant communication difficulties.
- Experience of co facilitating or delivering group interventions.
- Attendance and participation at multi disciplinary meetings.
Desirable
- Clinical experience in a child learning disability context.
- Experience of service quality monitoring.
- Clinical experience of working in child and/or adolescent mental health context
- Implementation of the periodic service review.
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
- Experience of teaching and training others, using a variety of multi-media materials.
- Experience of delivering Clinical Supervision and Line Management
Skills
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive, abusive or hostile.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to service users, carers and colleagues
- An understanding of the impact of challenging behaviour
- Practical computing skills including the use of databases and spreadsheets
Other
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
- Willingness to uphold the Trust's values
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
- Willingness to travel to alternate locations to provide services.
Personal Abilities
Essential
- An interest in working children who have a learning disability and/or an autism spectrum disorder
- Values that match positive behaviour practices.
- Positive interpersonal skills
- An ability to interact with children who have a learning disability and or an autism spectrum disorder and their families.
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships
- An ability to work effectively in a range of direct care settings with families, carers and staff.
- Good organisational skills and an ability to manage their workload
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently
- Capable of using initiative and maintaining professional boundaries.
- Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods
- Ability to use supervision appropriately and effectively
- Ability to work as part of a 'virtual team'
- Ability to work with children & young people whose behaviour is personally challenging.
- Ability to think clearly and express self
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in appropriate field
- Working towards or completed MSc or PG Diploma in Applied Behaviour Analysis and / or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities or equivalent.
- Working towards or accredited as a UKBA(Cert) and registered with the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis
- and/or Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) with eligibility for registration with the UKSBA
- Working towards or accredited as a UKBA(Cert) and registered with the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis
- and/or Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analyst (BCaBA) with eligibility for registration with the UKSBA
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of autism, mental health and / or research design and analysis.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 1 year working with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and / or an autism spectrum disorder
- Application of Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support.
- Assessment of challenging behaviour.
- Development of positive behavioural support plans.
- Implementation and evaluation of positive behaviour support plans.
- Experience of working with individual's who are non-verbal or who have significant communication difficulties.
- Experience of co facilitating or delivering group interventions.
- Attendance and participation at multi disciplinary meetings.
Desirable
- Clinical experience in a child learning disability context.
- Experience of service quality monitoring.
- Clinical experience of working in child and/or adolescent mental health context
- Implementation of the periodic service review.
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
- Experience of teaching and training others, using a variety of multi-media materials.
- Experience of delivering Clinical Supervision and Line Management
Skills
Essential
- High level of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive, abusive or hostile.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information to service users, carers and colleagues
- An understanding of the impact of challenging behaviour
- Practical computing skills including the use of databases and spreadsheets
Other
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
- Willingness to uphold the Trust's values
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
- Willingness to travel to alternate locations to provide services.
Personal Abilities
Essential
- An interest in working children who have a learning disability and/or an autism spectrum disorder
- Values that match positive behaviour practices.
- Positive interpersonal skills
- An ability to interact with children who have a learning disability and or an autism spectrum disorder and their families.
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships
- An ability to work effectively in a range of direct care settings with families, carers and staff.
- Good organisational skills and an ability to manage their workload
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently
- Capable of using initiative and maintaining professional boundaries.
- Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods
- Ability to use supervision appropriately and effectively
- Ability to work as part of a 'virtual team'
- Ability to work with children & young people whose behaviour is personally challenging.
- Ability to think clearly and express self
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
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).
