Band 7 CAMHS Learning Disability PBS Deputy Lead/Clinician

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health provider is seeking a Band 7 Registered Senior Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner to join their CAMHS Outpatients team. The candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing Positive Behaviour Support services for children and young people with mental health challenges. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and the chance to collaborate with a dedicated team focused on progressive care.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered practitioner with core profession.
• Experience in Positive Behaviour Support is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a Positive Behaviour Support service.
• Work to provide assessment, planning, and therapeutic interventions for children and young people.
• Consult with multidisciplinary teams including CAMHS clinicians.

Skills

Positive Behaviour Support

Clinical Supervision

Assessment Planning

Therapeutic Interventions

Education

Registered core profession

Job description

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

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. Use of own transport is essential for this role.

About us

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.

Details Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

003452

Job locations

Rothesay

London Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE2 2PL

Job description Job responsibilities

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Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

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.

Employer details Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Rothesay

London Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE2 2PL

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Rothesay

London Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE2 2PL

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)