South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
PBS Practitioner (Challenging Behaviour)
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Job Opportunity: Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) Practitioner
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) Practitioner to work on the Forensic Learning Disability and Autism (LD-A) ward, which provides specialist care and treatment to people who have an intellectual impairment, some of whom also have an autism diagnosis. All service-users have additional mental health needs, challenging/offending behaviour, personality disorder and/or a history of problematic substance misuse.
About the Role
Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) will be the main approach used by all staff members for addressing challenging behaviour and risk on the ward. The post-holder will have significant experience of using PBS in clinical settings and experience of training others in this approach would be a distinct advantage. The successful candidate may be a qualified psychologist, occupational therapist, nurse, or other allied healthcare professional. We are seeking a dedicated professional with experience of working with people with intellectual impairments with or without autism. Experience of working in forensic settings would be a distinct advantage.
The ward works closely with three other forensic mental health wards (one 15-bedded male medium-secure, one 15-bedded female medium secure, and one 15-bedded male low-secure), a Forensic Outreach Service (FOS) and a Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental disabilities (FIND) service.
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Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the implementation of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) within the Forensic Learning Disability – Autism (LD-A) ward.
- Responsible for ongoing training of all LD-A staff members in PBS, ensuring assessments, plans, and treatment are adherent to the model and helpful for service-users.
- Contribute to the psychology/occupational therapy/nursing input to the LD-A ward in conjunction with colleagues from your profession to provide the highest possible quality of care for service-users.
- Offer advice and consultation on service-users’ psychological/occupational therapy/nursing care and risk management to non-psychologist colleagues as well as other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the Forensic Service’s policies and procedures.
About Us
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- We have expert services, a rich history, and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health.
- The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
- We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together.
- We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
- We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
- We offer flexible working, career development, and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Simon Wels
- Job title: Forensic Psychologist and Clinical Lead
- Email address: simon.wels@swlstg.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 020 3513 6729
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