Band 6 Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner - Bristol
Job overview
To deliver high quality positive behaviour support assessment and intervention to children and young people with learning disability and their families
Main duties of the job
To carry out functional behavioural assessments and analyses and other psychological assessments within a Positive Behaviour Support framework with a high level of autonomy as delegated and under supervision
To carry out risk assessments for children and young people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour and their carers as delegated and under supervision
Produce behavioural assessment reports as delegated and under supervision
Construct and regularly update behaviour support plans and protocols as delegated and under supervision
To work directly with children and young people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour and their carers and provider agencies to support effective implementation of behaviour support plans as delegated and under supervision
To work directly with children and young people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour to assess their skills, develop skills building programmes and implement these as delegated and under supervision
To gather and analyse data regarding the effectiveness of positive behaviour support interventions and produce reports on this data using packages such as Word, Excel and Power Point.
To contribute to monitoring team performance via the Period Service Review
The post holder will be willing and able to work between 7am and 7pm as needed.
Working for our organisation
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical- To implement psychological assessments as delegated using interview techniques, psychometric assessments, functional assessment and structured interview/questionnaires under clinical supervision.
- To implement individual therapeutic and skills building interventions as delegated under clinical supervision.
- To contribute to group therapeutic interventions as delegated under clinical supervision.
- To support senior clinicians in preparing material for psychological assessments and individual and group therapeutic interventions.
- Ensure contemporaneous records are maintained.
- Promote a team approach to care within a multi-disciplinary framework, involving liaison and effective communication of confidential and sensitive information with other statutory and voluntary agencies.
- Ensure that the Intensive Positive Behaviour Support Service develops in line with CCHP/AWP core values and outcomes, whilst following government recommendations and public health initiatives.
- To ensure the legal frameworks relevant to work undertaken within CCHP Learning Disability CAMHS are adhered to and followed
- To provide liaison, training and support to other external professionals under clinical supervision.
- To support and work closely with colleagues and other professionals working at different levels.
- To participate in training and education programmes as required.
- To exercise awareness of professional responsibilities by making time to study current relative literature and continuing professional development.
- To participate in Clinical Governance including standard setting and audit as required.
- To be familiar with current Trust policies and procedures and participate in the development of new policies procedures and guidelines as required.
- To contribute to service development initiatives as required
- To prepare teaching materials for the provision of training to other professional staff and agencies as delegated within iPBS.
- To assist in the delivery of training in the use of psychological approaches to other professional staff and agencies as delegated within iPBS.
- Research and Audit
- To participate in clinically relevant research, service evaluation and audit projects as delegated within iPBS.
- To provide senior clinicians within the service with information regarding clinically effective interventions by competently undertaking literature reviews, using the internet and library facilities.
- To work creatively to actively engage service users in service development alongside other members of the Learning Disability CAMHS team.
- To be responsible for administrative tasks relating to case-work including keeping case notes, meeting minutes and preparing written reports in line with the Policies and Procedures of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
- To carry out such administrative tasks that may be required within iPBS.
- To manage diary to ensure competent time management and completion of clinical work, research, professional development and attendance of meetings.
- To attend and contribute to iPBS and LD CAMHS meetings.
- To meet regularly (at least an hour each week) with a senior clinician for clinical supervision.
- To keep an up to date record of supervision received.
- To meet with the iPBS Service Lead with a view to constructing, reviewing and updating a Professional Development Plan
- To undertake appropriate Continuing Professional Development activities as agreed with the iPBS Service Lead.
- To prepare for and make regular Continuing Professional Development presentations to iPBS and LD CAMHS.
- To be aware of and comply with all policies, procedures and directions of the Department Service and Trust.
- To seek regular support and clinical supervision from a senior clinician.
- To participate in individual, group and peer supervision.
Clinical Governance:
- To support the Intensive Positive Behaviour Support Service Lead in the development and implementation of effective Clinical Governance across the Psychology Service.
- To support and participate in multidisciplinary clinical audit in the service.
- To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.
- To participate in Clinical Governance processes in the Service and in the profession.
IT Skills:
- Word processing skills using the Word programme
- Data input and management skills using the Excel programme
- Data analysis using the Excel and SPSS programmes
- Presentation preparation skills using the Power Point programme
- To gather data relating to clinical activities, input and analyse this under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.
- iPBS lead and team
- Service users and their families and carers
- LD CAMHS team members
- Professionals working with children and their families across a range of services
- Working with distressing situations e.g. family break down, children presenting with challenging emotional and behavioural relationships with their parents and peers.
- Working with potentially verbally and/or physically abusive clients and their carers – risk of aggression towards staff members.
- A significant amount of driving will be required in order to meet the requirements of this post.
- Restricted movement for extended periods of time in therapy sessions.
- Large amount of work at low/floor level with learning disabled children.
Person specification
Qualifications/Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of completion of significant CPD in Positive Behaviour Support and/or Applied Behavioural Analysis
- The post holder is required to have demonstrated a good level of academic success either with qualifications at Bachelors Level 2:1 or higher in a related field such as psychology or through a related professional qualification such as Learning Disability Nursing or Behaviour Analysis
- Significant post qualification experience in using the Positive Behaviour Support framework and/or Applied Behavioural Analysis with children and young people with learning disabilities and their carers.
- Ability to communicate and relate effectively with children, young people and their families, adults and colleagues, using a variety of communication systems and techniques including de-escalation
- Qualification in Applied Behaviour Analysis or Positive Behaviour Support
This includes people with a variety of disabilities and neurodivergent conditions (for example autism, ADHD, sensory, physical and learning disabilities).
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users.
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