Behaviour Support Practitioner

An exciting fixed term opportunity has arisen for a Behaviour Support Practitioner to join a newly established Intensive Support Team (IST) in Lambeth. This MDT service will support adults with Learning Disabilities who are at risk of placement breakdown or hospital admission due to behavioural difficulties. The team will sit within the local Mental Health in Learning Disability (MHLD) team and will work closely with the community teams in the borough. The role will involve providing applied behavioural assessment and intervention for clients who present behaviour that challenges services and poses risks to their well-being, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. The pot holder will be supervised by a clinical psychologist and will be well supported by a larger department of behaivoural specialists.Main duties of the jobJob Purpose:
To provide applied behavioural assessment and intervention for clients who present behaviour that challenges services and poses risks to their well-being, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
To employ the principles of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) in all aspects of clinical work.
To participate in strengthening local services and developing capable environments though training, consultation and modelling.
To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
To participate in service evaluation, audit and research.
To work as an autonomous professional within professional and Trust guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
To plan and facilitate staff training and teaching, and presentations as appropriateAbout usThe Psychology & Behaviour Support service forms part of the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (MHLD) Service. Psychology and Behavioural Support Practitioners are under the Lead of the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, in conjunction with the Team Leader for the borough. Clinical work is delivered within the separate borough teams (Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark). There are opportunities to contribute to service developments and CPD opportunities across the boroughs and within the wider Trust, as agreed and under the direction of the Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Team Leader. Lambeth and Southwark MHLD teams are located at the Maudsley Hospital. This post is with the Lambeth IST which sits within the MHLD service. The IST is a 12 month project involving the development of an intensive support team within the Lambeth MHLD team. The team will be led by a principal clinical psychologist and include a speech and language therapist and occupational therapist as well as a behaviour support practitioner. The team will work alongside the MHLD team and will offer focussed assessment and intervention to adults with learning disabilities whose behaviour places them at risk of placement breakdown and to prevent hospital admissions. The team will also work closely with local providers to skill up existing services and develop capable environments with local providers.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesClinical and Client Care
To provide applied behavioural assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in MHLD/EIS who present behaviour that challenges services and poses risks to the well-being of the clients.
To work with family carers or with staff who provide direct support to clients to enable them to develop their skills to work effectively with individuals whose behaviour challenges.
To ensure that interventions and work with care staff or families of referred clients adheres to and actualises the principles of Positive Behavioural Support and is culturally appropriate.
To manage a clinical caseload taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. Contributing to team or service clinical functioning
To contribute to the effective working of the MHLD/EIS and to the development and maintenance of a Positive Behavioural Support framework for the service.
To contribute to the teams delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.
To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals, and other agencies concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans. Policy and service development
To implement policies and procedures in own area of work.
To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities.
To contribute to service development through participating in appropriate projects. Care or management of resources
To take care of, and use carefully, the Trusts equipment and physical resources.
To ensure that the post-holder has sufficient resources by estimating future needs and requesting or ordering supplies as needed. Management and supervision
To supervise trainee Behavioural Support Practitioners after accreditation by the training course(s) and completion of the Trusts Supervision Training.
To supervise trainee applied psychologists within own area of specialism when requested. Teaching and Training
To provide training to family carers and to support workers to enable them to develop their skills to work effectively with individuals whose behaviour challenges services, and to implement and adhere to the principles of Positive Behavioural Support in all aspects of care.
To provide occasional specialist training in behavioural approaches to care to other professions as appropriate.
To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles. Record-keeping and Information Governance
To ensure that all information generated by own work is recorded as required by Trust policies and local procedures.
To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry. Research and development
To participate regularly in service evaluation, audits or research relevant to service needs.
To lead occasionally on specific service evaluation, audit or research. Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development
To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior psychologist according to Trust guidelines.
To ensure own Continuing Professional Development as required by the Personal Development Plan.
To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current developments in professional and clinical practice and of relevant legislation and policies.
To comply with the Trusts Code of Conduct for Non-Regulated Clinical Staff and ensure professional development in line with it. General
To travel to community settings as appropriate and across the Trust and other locations when required.
To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group and follow trust policies relating to its management.
To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations e.g. severe challenging behaviour and to support others involved in such situations.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
Bachelor's Degree followed by PG Diploma in Applied Behaviour Analysis, or Analysis and Intervention in Intellectual Disabilities, or equivalent PG Diploma
ExperienceEssential
oExperience of applied behavioural assessment and treatment of clients with a range of needs of a complex nature. oExperience of the practice of Positive Behavioural Support Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience.
Desirable
The Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do. Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of relevant client needs.
KnowledgeEssential
Theoretical knowledge of Applied Behaviour Analysis and the evidence base for the relevant assessments and interventions. Knowledge of the principles and practice of Positive Behavioural Support. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
Desirable
Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
SkillsEssential
To deliver Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behavioural Support across cultural and other differences. To select and administer specialist assessment procedures, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources. To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information. To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as case reviews.
Desirable
Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.
AbilitiesEssential
Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these. Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour. Ability to manage physical aggression directed at self, including use of breakaway techniques and personal safety procedures as prescribed by Trust policies
Employer detailsEmployer nameSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustAddressClinical Treatment Center, Maudsley Hospital London SE5 8AZAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 334-CLI-6295624
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