Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | Clapham, Bedfordshire, MK41 6AT |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7193356/363-BED7193356 |
Summary
We are a dynamic Learning Disability Health Team looking to recruit a full time Band 5 Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner
We are keen to recruit clinicians who are passionate about the field of learning disabilities. Our team consists of clinical psychologists, a clinical behavioural specialist, assistant psychologists and art and music therapists.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 moderate, severe and profound Learning Disabilities who have behaviours of distress (also known as challenging behaviour). We also work with clients with Mild 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 Vicky Lucas(Lead Clinical Psychologist) (vicky.lucas@nhs.net) or the PBS Team Manager Penny Sheppard (penny.sheppard@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 Monday 30 Jun 2025