Behaviour Support Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job share

Regular CPD sessions

Supervision from a qualified Psycholog

Opportunities to participate in staff,

Research collaborations

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a permanent community-based role in Lambeth focused on applying behavioural assessment and intervention for people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges services or poses risks. The role uses Positive Behavioural Support in home and community settings.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of approximately 20 psychologists and behavioural support practitioners, with supervision from a qualified psychologist.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a PG Diploma in Applied Behaviour Analysis or Analysis are required.
• Experience with applied behavioural assessment and treatment of clients with complex needs and diverse backgrounds is essential.
• Experience delivering Positive Behavioural Support in home and community settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide applied behavioural assessment and intervention for people whose behaviour challenges services or poses risks to wellbeing.
• Plan, implement and monitor outcomes of specialist behavioural treatment.
• Apply Positive Behavioural Support principles across clinical work.
• Carry out risk assessment and management for complex situations.
• Work with people with learning disabilities, families and carers in home and community settings.
• Contribute to training, supervision and service development.

Skills

Applied Behaviour Analysis

Positive Behavioural Support

Education

Bachelor's degree + PG Diploma in Applied Behaviour Analysis

Job description

A permanent community role in Lambeth's Mental Health & Learning Disabilities service at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The work is applied behavioural assessment and intervention for people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges services or puts them at risk, using Positive Behavioural Support in their home and community. It sits within a team of around 20 psychologists and behavioural support practitioners, with supervision from a qualified psychologist. Fit turns on postgraduate applied behaviour analysis training and experience of complex behavioural assessment.

What the job involves

• Provide applied behavioural assessment and intervention for people whose behaviour challenges services or poses risks to their wellbeing
• Plan, implement and monitor outcomes of specialist behavioural treatment
• Apply Positive Behavioural Support principles across all clinical work
• Carry out early management of complex situations, including detailed risk assessment and management
• Work with people with learning disabilities, families and carers, in the home and community as required
• Strengthen local services and build capable environments through training, consultation and modelling
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate
• Plan and deliver staff training, teaching and presentations
• Take part in service evaluation, audit and research
• Work autonomously within professional and Trust guidelines, taking treatment and discharge decisions with clinical supervisor support
• Help create a psychologically safe environment for staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree followed by PG Diploma in Applied Behaviour Analysis or Analysis

Experience

• Applied behavioural assessment and treatment of clients with complex needs
• Practice of Positive Behavioural Support
• Experience working with diversity in local communities, through work, research, volunteering or lived experience

Skills & knowledge

• Delivering applied behaviour analysis and Positive Behavioural Support across cultural and other differences
• Communicating complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues, overcoming communication barriers
• Selecting and administering specialist assessments and interpreting complex data from several sources

Other

• Working effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Managing emotionally stressful situations, such as working with trauma or severe self-harm or aggression
• Managing verbal and physical aggression directed at self, using de-escalation and personal safety procedures

Nice to have

• Lived experience of mental health or learning disabilities challenges
• Skills in teaching and training other professional groups

What’s offered

• Flexible working requests welcomed
• Job share requests welcomed
• Regular CPD sessions within the Trust
• Supervision from a qualified psychologist
• Opportunities to contribute to teaching, training and supervision initiatives
• Opportunities to join research and joint initiatives within a Clinical Academic Group