Positive Behaviour Analyst

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; St Albans; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is seeking a Part-time Positive Behaviour Analyst for the PALMS service. The role focuses on supporting children and young people with intellectual disability and/or autism and their families across Hertfordshire, using narrative, systemic and bio-psycho-social approaches.

The successful candidate will have experience with assessments and evidence-based interventions, and will be working within a collaborative team dedicated to improving outcomes for CYP and

Qualifications

• Experience with assessments and interventions for CYP with intellectual disability and/or autism.
• Ability to work with families and networks in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Working towards or holding registration in the relevant speciality.

Responsibilities

• Provide positive behaviour support and planning for CYP with challenging behaviours.
• Deliver intervention workshops, groups, and individual therapy as part of PALMS.
• Collaborate with families, schools and other services to enable consistent care.

Skills

Assessment experience

Evidence-based interventions

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Professional registration in speciality

Job description

Part time fixed term maternity cover opportunity in PALMS!

We are seeking to appoint a Positive Behaviour Analyst who is a motivated and forward thinking clinician committed to supporting children and young people (CYP) and their families across Hertfordshire and the full PALMS’ team. You will have experience of assessments and a range of evidence based interventions to support the needs of CYP accessing this mental health service.

PALMS works across Hertfordshire providing a specialist multi-disciplinary approach. PALMS is one of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) which offers individually tailored support for CYP, aged 0-18 who have an intellectual disability and/or are autistic, helping families to manage behaviours of concern, toileting, feeding and sleeping concerns which have not benefitted from community interventions and/or to support mental health needs which cannot be met with reasonable adjustment by other CYPMH services. Interventions include intervention workshops, intervention groups, individual therapy, parent as therapist sessions, and a family clinic. PALMS aims to keep CYP with their families thereby improving outcomes for all family members. PALMS predominantly applies narrative, systemic, positive behaviour, and bio-psycho social models adhering to the STOMP / STAMP and Transforming Care Agendas.

• Proposed interview date: 16th November 2026*

The Ideal Candidate Will Be

• Dedicated to supporting CYP with an intellectual disability and/or are autistic and their families.
• Passionate about and have a desire to contribute to change in a vibrant NHS team
• Collaborative in their approach to work with families, networks, and other services
• Able to work both in a team environment and autonomously
• Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism when working in settings where there is a highly emotive atmosphere.
• Flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure
• Working towards or already have professional registration for their speciality

The PALMS team is well regarded, friendly, cohesive and proactive with excellent outcomes. We value feedback and empower all team members to contribute to the continuous development of the service and their own professional development and welcome innovation and change.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering, and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kayleigh Rodbard Job title: Positive Behaviour Analyst and Clinical Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01727 582122