Assistant Clinical Behaviour Specialist | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £34,521 - £41,956 per annum Inc HCAs |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2025 |
| Location: | Newham, E15 4LY |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7128942/363-NEW7128942 |
Summary
We are a dynamic Learning Disability Health Team looking to recruit a Band 5 Assistant Clinical Behaviour Specialist 1 WTE fixed term until end March 2026.
We are keen to recruit clinicians who are passionate about the field of learning disabilities. Our team consists of 0.8 WTE Lead Clinical Psychologist, 1.6 WTE 8a Clinical Psychologist, 2 WTE Clinical Behaviour Specialists and 0.6 WTE Art Therapist. The psychological therapies team is just one grouping within our team. The MDT consists of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Community Nurses, Physiotherapists & Psychiatrists.
We primarily work with clients with Severe and Profound Learning Disabilities who have unmet health needs. We also work with clients with Mild or Moderate Learning Disabilities if they are not able to access mainstream services with reasonable adjustments.
We are keen to hear from candidates who are interested in furthering their experience in behaviour analysis and/or positive behaviour support. We understand that this role may appeal to those interested in a career in clinical psychology however we would like to highlight that this role will not be directly supervised by a clinical psychologist.
If you would like to have further conversations ahead of applying please contact Dr Ami Cifelli (Lead Clinical Psychologist) (ami.cifelli@nhs.net) or the Service Manager Mr Robin Betts (robin.betts2@nhs.net).
• To work alongside clients, families, support workers and professionals to enable others to better understand and respond to clients’ behaviours of concern in line with PBS principles and Positive & Proactive Care: reducing the need for restrictive interventions (2014).
• Interventions will comprise working across a variety of settings, including family homes, residential and day services and this will involve working with the multi-disciplinary team.
• The post-holder will contribute to the evaluation of local services and will play a key role in delivering relevant training to increase the knowledge and skills of the appropriate stakeholders.
• With supervision, the post-holder will manage a defined caseload of clinical cases, evidencing problem-solving and clinical reasoning skills in line with evidence-based and client-centred principles. The post-holder will be involved in clinical service development where appropriate
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
For details of the job description and person specification please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents
This advert closes on Tuesday 6 May 2025