Behaviour Analyst
| Posting date: | 03 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £49,178.00 to £55,492.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £49178.00 - £55492.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW9 9QY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-24-1492 |
Summary
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Clinical To assess behaviours that challenge others, including physical aggression, verbal aggression and self-injurious behaviour using the methods of Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support. To conduct assessments and observations, construct comprehensive behaviour support plans and intervention plans and implement and evaluate these plans for service users To develop and review positive behaviour support plans and to do so in conjunction with service users and the multi-disciplinary team when appropriate To use appropriate assessment tools for assessment and monitoring of input. To work directly with service users and their families, the multi-disciplinary staff team and other agencies to support the effective implementation of positive behaviour support plans. To hold responsibility for the development and implementation of Positive Behaviours Support plans on the units and to offer specialist clinical advice as a member of a multi-disciplinary team To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust Policies and Procedures. To present and communicate complex clinical information in such a manner as to motivate and inform clients, carers, families, and members of the multidisciplinary team /other professions. To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings Teaching, Training and Supervision To participate in regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines To actively participate in managerial supervision To actively participate in the appraisal process To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the Service Lead. To maintain an active engagement with current developments in the fields of Applied Behaviour Analysis, Learning Disability, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Challenging Behaviour and Mental Health To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health To supervise junior staff working within the therapies team To design, facilitate and evaluate training together with other team members To act as a key advisory resource for staff working with people who present with behaviours that challenge. Management, Recruitment and Service Development To act up for the lead psychologist with regard to behaviour support as and when required To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects as required and under the supervision of the lead psychologist To attend meetings in which service developments are planned and discussed To participate in recruitment alongside Service Leads as required To contribute to staff induction Research and Clinical Governance To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practice in clinic work. To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects on a regular basis in order to help develop and improve service provision. This may include complex audits / service evaluation using qualitative or quantitative methods. To undertake production of questionnaires, data collection, setting up of databases and spreadsheets, data analysis, and the production of reports and presentation of summaries to colleagues using IT and statistical programmes, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and SPSS. To carry-out practice-based research using validated questionnaires, reflective scientist-practitioner skills, etc, as routine.