Band 5 Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Job summary

Are you looking for a friendly supportive team who care about you, your wellbeing and career development? The Positive Behaviour Support Team currently has a unique opportunity for an ambitious practitioner who is interested in supporting people with a learning disability to have a better quality of life. The team can offer you a supportive and welcoming environment where you can develop your skills and enhance your career to reach your full potential so that you can support people with a learning disability to have their needs met and live better lives. No day is the same within PBS and staff enjoy a varied role which not only challenges them but also helps them build upon their existing knowledge as well as developing new skills.

This working hours for this role are Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00

The Positive Behaviour Support Team works across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and consists of practitioners with a specialist interest in working with complex individuals who display behaviour that may challenge. The teams ethos is proactive; person centred support that improves the quality of life of the individuals supported and prevents placement breakdown and possible admission to hospital.

All staff within the team receive regular clinical and managerial supervision and training and development opportunities are available to ensure skills and knowledge are kept up to date. We support team members to develop the skills required to progress within the team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within a positive behaviour support approach, working in partnership with service users and their networks to support the completion of functional behaviour assessments, functional analysis and the development of a positive behaviour support plan. You will support the implementation and understanding of these plans through observations, role modelling, skill teaching and participating in bespoke workshops and training. You will be supported to manage your own caseload and will have regular PBS focused supervision and peer support as well as the opportunity to further develop your skills. You will work as part of the wider multidisciplinary team, liaising with relevant professionals, carers, agencies and providers. You will also support students on placement within the team.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of the team at an exciting time of transformation of the learning disability service across the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire area.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.

Additional Information:

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Sirona Care & Health

Tickenham Road

Clevedon

Avon

BS216FW

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Sirona Care & Health

Tickenham Road

Clevedon

Avon

BS216FW

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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