Positive Behaviour Support Clinical Specialist - Hesley Group

Integrated Care System; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare is seeking a Positive Behaviour Support Clinical Specialist to improve life quality for adults with learning disabilities. You will work in multi-disciplinary teams across settings, advocating for individuals' holistic needs while ensuring the delivery of high-quality support through evidence-based practices. Join to make a significant impact in the lives of those you serve.

Benefits

8 weeks holiday

Extensive CPD and training opportunities

Pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in working with autistic individuals and intellectual disabilities.
• Advanced skills in designing and implementing behavioural interventions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct functional behavioural assessments.
• Develop and implement comprehensive behavioural interventions.
• Supervise and train staff implementing PBS interventions.

Skills

Collaboration

Data Analysis

Coaching

Empathy

Education

MSc in PBS/ABA or equivalent

Registered as a BCBA or UK Behaviour Analyst

Job description

Positive Behaviour Support Clinical Specialist - Hesley Group

Do you have a compassionate approach to working with people? Are you committed to understanding peoples needs and using evidence-based practice to help people to flourish?We are looking for a Positive Behaviour Support Clinical Specialist to join us to support the delivery of high quality, person-centred support to improve the quality of life of adults with learning disabilities. You will be a key part of the multi-disciplinary team within services and will also be part of our Therapeutic Services team, comprising of Applied Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.

This role is within two of our small residential homes, based in Thorne (South Yorkshire) and Scunthorpe (Lincolnshire). However, travel to other Hesley Group services will be required for team meetings and based on service needs.

This is a full time role (part time will be considered)

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit people who have: Enthusiasm for engaging autistic individuals and people with intellectual disabilities in planning their own futures.Extensive Experience in working with autistic individuals and people with intellectual disabilities.Extensive Experience in collaborative approaches to working with behaviours of concern and reducing restrictive practices MSc in PBS/ABA or equivalent, with an in-depth understanding of the principles and application of PBS.Extensive Experience of carrying out behavioural and skills assessment and interventions, and in implementing PBS in MDT settings Extensive Experience in coaching, training and supporting staff. Experience of providing supervision and supporting service development For any further information about the role please contact [e-mail]

Job summary

Do you have a compassionate approach to working with people? Are you committed to understanding peoples needs and using evidence-based practice to help people to flourish?We are looking for a Positive Behaviour Support Clinical Specialist to join us to support the delivery of high quality, person-centred support to improve the quality of life of adults with learning disabilities. You will be a key part of the multi-disciplinary team within services and will also be part of our Therapeutic Services team, comprising of Applied Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.

This role is within two of our small residential homes, based in Thorne (South Yorkshire) and Scunthorpe (Lincolnshire). However, travel to other Hesley Group services will be required for team meetings and based on service needs.

This is a full time role (part time will be considered)

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit people who have: Enthusiasm for engaging autistic individuals and people with intellectual disabilities in planning their own futures.Extensive Experience in working with autistic individuals and people with intellectual disabilities.Extensive Experience in collaborative approaches to working with behaviours of concern and reducing restrictive practices MSc in PBS/ABA or equivalent, with an in-depth understanding of the principles and application of PBS.Extensive Experience of carrying out behavioural and skills assessment and interventions, and in implementing PBS in MDT settings Extensive Experience in coaching, training and supporting staff. Experience of providing supervision and supporting service development For any further information about the role please contact [e-mail]

About us

Benefits of working for us: Supervision from experienced BCBAs and psychologists 8 weeks holiday Extensive CPD and training opportunities Pension scheme Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through our Hesley Hub reward and recognition platform, as well as the chance to win up to £100 vouchers every month from our STAR Awards Access to an employee assistance programme which includes a confidential counselling service and physiotherapy

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Positive Behaviour Support Clinical Specialist

Service: Central Services

Responsible to: Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Applied Psychology Lead

Brief description of core values:

As a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Clinical Specialist you will take acompassionate approach to working with people, committed to understanding peoplesneeds and using evidence-based practice to help people to flourish.

Brief description of key responsibilities:

Working within the PBS framework, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary teamto understand peoples needs holistically. You may work in a range of settings whichinclude residential, educational and vocational. You will work alongside colleagues toensure that services have the knowledge and skills to deliver high quality supportenvironments. Working together with the people we support, their support staff,families and other key people you will help people to identify and achieve their goals.You will work autonomously to carry out specialist and complex assessment andintervention, coaching and motivating others to bring about meaningful change. As aPBS Clinical Specialist you will have the opportunity to support withservice/organisation wide PBS initiatives and will supervise the work of othersimplementing interventions.

Key Result areas:

Clinical

1. To conduct descriptive functional behavioural assessment and communicate thisto others in an accessible format.

2. To develop and implement multi-component holistic behavioural interventions.

3. To communicate effectively with other professionals in the multi-disciplinaryteam and attend multi-disciplinary meetings and reviews.

4. To chair meetings with multiple key people.

5. To produce professional reports.

6. To be involved, as appropriate, in pre-admission assessments and transitionplanning.

7. To provide specialist advice, direct coaching and consultation to support staff,families and professionals.

8. To manage highly complex information and sensitive situations related tobehaviours of concern.

9. To communicate information to others in a skilled and sensitive manner.

10.To monitor progress through the use of data collection, at an individual, serviceand organisational level.

Training and supervision:

11.To take part in regular professional supervision and appraisal.

12.To maintain an active engagement with current developments in the field ofPositive Behaviour Support.

13.To maintain an active engagement with current relevant legislation, guidanceand initiatives in relation to people with intellectual disabilities, those who areautistic and people who may at times present with behaviours of concern.

14.To maintain an active engagement with knowledge of restrictive practicereduction.

15.To continue to develop skills and knowledge through further training.

16.To provide clinical and line management supervision for staff implementing PBSinterventions or completing PBS training.

17.To share practice through relevant forums and conferences, locally andnationally.

Research and service evaluation:

18.To implement evidence-based practice in individual work with the people wesupport.

19.To undertake and supervise research activities.

20.To contribute to service/organisation wide initiatives and evaluation.

Information technology:

21.To use information technology systems to facilitate communication withmultiple key people.

22.To conduct data entry and analysis using Excel.

23.To use Word for the recording of all information related to assessment andintervention, including clinical case notes and report writing.

24.To use Powerpoint for the development and delivery of training activities.

General:

25.To maintain professional registration with the appropriate governing body, ifappropriate.

To be noted:

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the postholder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within thegrade of the job, in discussion with the manager.

This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changingservice requirements and any such changes will be discussed with thepost holder.

The post holder is expected to comply with all relevant Hesley Grouppolicies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to EqualOpportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information.

Health & Safety

In carrying out the tasks in this job description you have a duty (under Health &Safety legislation) to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself andthat of others. This implies taking positive steps to understand the hazards in theworkplace, to evaluate and take action to reduce the risks. It is expected that youcomply with safety rules and procedures and to ensure that nothing you do, or fail todo, puts yourself or others at risk.

Contribution of this role

The way in which this role is carried out will have a direct and highly significant effecton the quality of the service and Hesley Group as a whole, and bear directly on howwell-equipped staff feel to carry out the jobs they are employed to do.

You will, therefore, be making a very important contribution to other employees, tomatters affecting people who use our services and their experience of school, and tothe reputation and achievements of the service and Hesley Group as a whole.

This organisation is committed to the protection and safeguarding of childrenand adults at risk, and promoting their welfare. Hesley Group, therefore,expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 1. Masters level qualification in ABA /PBS or
• equivalent.
• 2. Registered as a Board Certified Behaviour
• Analyst (BCBA) or UK Behaviour Analyst, UKBA
• (cert).
• 3. Registered member with the UK Society of
• Behaviour Analysis (UK-SBA),
• 4. Evidence of continuous professional
• development.
• 5. Training in clinical supervision
• 6. Training in management or leadership.

Experience

Essential

• 1. Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work
• collaboratively with key people.
• 2. Advanced skills in collecting and analysing complex
• data and communicating this effectively to others.
• 3. Advanced skill in carrying out functional behavioural
• assessment.
• 4. Advanced skills in designing and implementing
• holistic multi-component behavioural interventions.
• 5. Skilled in communicating information to a broad
• range of people in a sensitive, appropriate manner.
• 6. Advanced skills in leading by example, able to coach
• and motivate others to implement interventions.
• 7. Ability to identify and contribute to improvements in
• the quality of the service delivered.
• 8. Skilled in leading service and/or organisation-wide PBS
• initiatives.
• 9. Ability to develop lead specialism in area of interest.
• 10.Research and/or clinical audit skills.
• 11.Ability to self-evaluate and reflect in and on practice
• 12.Ability to disseminate practice via professional conferences
• and/or forums.
• 1. Extensive experience of working within a PBS informed service
• 2. Extensive experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• 3. Extensive experience of developing and delivering PBS
• training to groups, including introduction and
• intermediate level training.
• 4. Extensive experience of coaching and mentoring key
• people, including support staff and service managers.
• 5. Experience of supervising others.
• 6. Experience of identifying and contribute to
• improvements in the quality of the service delivered.
• 7. Experience of leading or supporting service-wide initiatives.
• 8. Leadership and management experience.
• 9. A member of relevant specialist interest groups.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hesley Group

Address

Hesley Group Ltd

27 Dragonby Road

Scunthorpe

DN17 2LD

Employer's website

https://www.hesleygroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)