Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Work within the Specialist Learning Disability Team both autonomously and jointly with members of the team.

Hold a Clinical caseload and be expected to provide a variety of assessments and interventions for children and young people on an individual or group basis in a community setting.

Deliver specialist assessment and support within the PBS framework to a client group of children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties including those whose behaviour is perceived as challenging or a concern. This position may also form part of the Early Intervention Offer for the pathway.

Using a strengths-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness using evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome Measures.

Provide Specialist Learning Disability advice and support to other professionals working within the model of a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework.

To work with the PBS-Team Lead and other key people to identify opportunities for service development.

Provide a range of early help interventions across pathways such as emotional health and well-being, communication issues, including parent support/resilience.

Support individuals and their families to promote a model of self-management of their own health and wellbeing.

Facilitate Specialist Workshops in areas such as Understanding Behaviour that challenges.

Supervise and support Band 5 Learning Disability Nurses & Band 4 Learning Disability Support Assistants.

Mentor and contribute to the training and development of newly qualified and new staff members.

Participate in the provision of student placements.

To promote and support participation of service users across the service, ensuring the voice of the Child or Young Person with a Learning Disability is heard, using adapted communication when required.

Work across other geographical areas as required to support colleagues according to need and demand.

Why Work With Us

Our Children and Young People say…

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable.

It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

The core value of Children and Family Health Devon is that all staff will actively seek the views of children, young people, parents and carers in a variety of ways and use this feedback to develop their own practice and support the development of the service. This aspect of the work will be central within all supervision and appraisal processes.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Sophia Hallett Job title: Specialist Nurse/PBS Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01803 763520

Sam Ford
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07866937133