Job summary
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
Are you passionate about working somewhere you can make a real change to people's lives?
Does an Outstanding rated trust who takes its staffs wellbeing seriously sound like somewhere you would like to work?
They support children and young people to understand what is being said to them, express themselves and produce the sounds needed for clear speech. In some cases, speech and language therapists alsowork to help children with their eating and drinking.
They also help with social communication skills and interacting with others, as well as specific conditions such as stammering or hearing impairment.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD), providing enhanced community support to people with Learning Disabilities who have challenging behaviour and/or mental health needs.
To undertake and support in the assessment, planning, leading and delivering a challenging needs response to people with Learning Disabilities who have challenging behaviour and/or mental health needs.
To work with all parties to assess, plan, implement and monitor Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) plans for people with Learning Disabilities who have challenging behaviour and/or mental health needs.
To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
Experience of working with individuals who are non-verbal or who have significant communication difficulties.
A minimum of 1 years experience of working with Adults or Children with Learning Disability or Autism in any job role.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
- act as a professional resource and embed the principles of positive behaviour management within the multi-professional team.
- contribute to the overall success of the Trust by maintaining and improving high standards of care, in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
- provide professional guidance, support and advice to the workforce in relation to behaviour management.
- take responsibility to develop an area of clinical practice in partnership with other lead members of the team and the wider directorate.
- carry responsibility for a defined specialist caseload and/ or offer specialist advice which will include the setting of standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care within the county.
- be responsible for developing and implementing high standards of clinical care ensuring the service provided is needs led, compliant with national and local guidelines and is viewed positively by children and young people and their families.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in appropriate field
Desirable
- PG Diploma in Applied Behaviour Analysis/Positive Behaviour Support and/or Intellectual and Development Disabilities or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
- A minimum of 1 years experience of working with Adults or Children with Learning Disability or Autism in any job role.
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of Learning Disabilities, autism, mental health and/or research design and analysis
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Professionals Limited
Address
Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities
Time Square, Market St
Bracknell
RG12 1JD