Band 7 CAMHS Learning Disability PBS Deputy Lead /Clinician

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trust in healthcare is seeking a Band 7 Registered Senior Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner for their CAMHS Outpatients & LD services. The role involves direct work with children and young people, delivering therapies, developing training programs, and contributing to the enhancement of holistic care services. Candidates should have a registered core profession and relevant experience in Positive Behaviour Support frameworks.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must hold a registered core profession.
• Experienced in Positive Behaviour Support framework.
• Ability to work with children and young people with diverse needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement high-quality Positive Behaviour Support services.
• Provide assessment, planning, and delivery of therapeutic interventions.
• Consult and offer expertise to other CAMHS clinicians.

Skills

Positive Behaviour Support

Assessment and Planning

Psychoeducation

Education

Registered core profession

Job description

Job Overview

Band 7 Registered Senior Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner - CAMHS Outpatients & LD

This is a full time post but part time will be considered for the successful candidate. Candidate must hold a registered core profession.

We are seeking an experienced registered practitioner knowledgeable & trained within the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework of care, to join our established team in CAMHS LD to expand & embed PBS into the CAMHS outpatient services. The successful candidate will work alongside the CAMHS LD PBS lead to develop & deliver a variety of training programmes for staff, parents & professionals. In addition they will be working directly with CYP & their families, to aid in enabling them to fully understand the needs & difficulties of the young person, the impact their diagnosis & life experiences have upon them & how these are mitigated through the use of behaviours of concern.

Direct work will include assessment & planning under the PBS umbrella, psycho education for the young person, their families / carers & on occasion, short term direct input with the family/young people and provide guidance to learn and use the strategies required.

This exciting new development will be under the management of the established CAMHS LD/PBS enabling a wide range of experience & skills to be learnt & built upon. The post holder will work jointly with the CAMHS LD PBS lead clinician to implement the expansion of PBS into wider CAMHS outpatients but will also have input into CAMHS LD PBS provision.

Children referred for PBS will have a wide variety of needs which will require a skilled professional to understand these needs and develop person centred & holistic Positive Behaviour Support plans to support the young person's quality of life.

The role will require flexibility to work some evenings, early mornings and weekends when clinical need dictates and participation within local service based out of hours on call provision.

Use of own transport is essential for this role as geographical area covers Leicester city, county and Rutland.

Contact Details

David Harrison, [e-mail], 0116 225 5633

Teresa Norris, [e-mail], 0116 225 5633

Elizabeth Hotchkiss, [e-mail], 0116 225 5633

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

• To work alongside the CAMHS LD PBS lead, to ensure the development and implementation of a high quality, specialist Positive Behaviour Support service, to children, young people and their families under the care of CAMHS Outpatient Service
• To work autonomously as a specialist clinician to hold clinical cases, provide assessment, planning and delivery of therapeutic interventions to children and young people with mental health problems, ASD, IDD and behaviours that challenge.
• To provide consultation and clinical expertise to other CAMHS clinicians involved with CYP, social care colleagues, health and education professionals and others as appropriate.
• To help lead on the development of expertise in PBS and patient and family focused clinical practice within CAMHS in accordance with STOMP / STAMP and transforming care for people with autism / Intellectual developmental disability.
• To provide specialist clinical supervision and mentorship for PBS clinicians in addition to provision of in-service training for the outpatient team.
• To provide training and clinical supervision / mentoring for clinicians within Outpatient CAMHS in relation to the understanding and implementation of PBS plans for individual CYP within CAMHS.
• To work alongside the CAMHS LD PBS lead to develop and implement parent/carer workshops.
  
  

For more details please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.