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Senior Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 November 2025 |
| Location: | Hounslow, TW3 3LN |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7547266/222-HOU-106 |
Summary
I’m excited to offer this opportunity to a forward thinking and proactiveSenior Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner.
We work in a very person-centered way and people with learning disabilities and their families are at the center entre of what we do. To achieve this, we carry out joint assessments, share our professional knowledge and work in partnership with our dedicated team administrators.
You will provide direct clinical oversight, support and a steer to other PBS practitioners and workers in the service.
In 2021, the service was nationally recognised and received a ‘highly commended’ accolade from the National Pharmacy Awards. In 2022 we reached the finals at the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards and later that year received the Trust’s ‘Outstanding Clinical Team of the year. More recently in 2025, we were recognised for ‘Outstanding Patient Experience’ from our Speech & language therapists and nationally, from the ‘Beyond Words’ charity for the ‘Most Inspirational Outcome’.
You will work as an integral member of the Team whilst having responsibility for a designated caseload (including clinical oversight of other PBS Practitioners). The post holder will be expected to positively represent the needs and rights of people with learning disabilities, tackling inequalities and improving access to identified services in the statutory and 3rd sectors
You will provide direct clinical oversight, support and a steer to other PBS practitioners and workers in the service and willwork in partnership with generic health services, service users and carers to support the implementation of their formulated PBS strategies.
You will undertake robust behaviour assessments & formulations/strategies and have a sound understanding of risk assessments and strategies. You will need excellent communication skills between disciplines and across organizations.
This role is ideal for a very experienced PBS Practitioner with substantive senior experience to lead & mentor PBS and other colleagues and carers in providing a bespoke and personalized response to service users who have behaviours of concern/challenging
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Oct 2025