Clinical Lead - Positive Behaviour Support

Sirona care & health CIC

The closing date is 14 May 2025

Job summary

The purpose of this role is to provide strong, visible, and credible senior clinical leadership and direction to the positive behaviour support (PBS) staff within the Adult Learning Disability Health Service (ALDHS) and to act as a senior leader within the multi-disciplinary service, providing support and advice to staff across the service as required.Clinical Leads are experienced clinicians who are able to jointly lead and, in partnership with Clinical and Operational Leads, Service managers, other clinical and locality leads across BNSSG, develop and support service improvements and strategic plans and initiatives. They will work closely with all partners including primary care, secondary care, the Local Authority and Third sector to ensure clear pathways for patients. The Clinical Lead-PBS will provide clinical and managerial supervision of the ALDH PBS staff. This will also include responsibility for directly supporting the care and treatment of service users, carrying a small complex clinical caseload for those requiring a high level of expertise and experience. The post holder will work closely with ALDHS leadership team colleagues to ensure consistent delivery of holistic multi-disciplinary, safe, and effective care and maintain a strong multi-professional ethos of respect, understanding and contributing to the delivery of Sirona's vision and values. To provide clinical oversight and quality assurance of associated multi-disciplinary pathways of care.

Main duties of the job

The ALDH Clinical Lead - PBS will directly line manage senior PBS staff including responsibility for HR processes, Personal Development Reviews (PDRs) and to support the locality leads to ensure effective induction into the multi-disciplinary team and staff wellbeing . To be responsible for implementing the PBS Pathway, taking a multi-disciplinary approach and holistic view of health needs of the service users. Act as a role model and resource for staff within the ALDH service, supporting professional development and expertise both for PBS staff and across the multi-disciplinary team.

Act as a highly specialised source of clinical expertise undertaking functional behaviour assessments of adults with a learning disability, their families and carers and directly delivering therapeutic interventions including PBS plans and training where relevant. Interpret and analyse sensitive clinical and non-clinical information using advanced investigative and analytical skills daily. This will frequently include patients with multiple pathologies, often where conflicting evidence is present.Oversee and prioritise clinical caseloads to ensure equitable access across the ALDH service, managing staff capacity and providing an urgent response where required. To ensure flexible, effective service delivery, that is responsive to the needs of the service users and their carers and to the changing demands of the local health community

For full details please refer to the Job Description

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7177211-MC

Job locations

New Friends Hall

Sirona Care & Health, New Friends Hall

Bristol

BS16 1EQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Current NMC or HCPC registration
Successful completion of a relevant post-graduate in positive behaviour support or equivalent
Have the skills and competency to work with service users with complex needs and associated risk (e.g. behaviours that challenge, mental illness)
Evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
Demonstrate high level analytical and complex decision-making skills
Hold a UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle during working hours.
Knowledge of legal issues relating to the care of people such as Data Protection Act, Adult Protection procedures and the Mental Capacity Act.

Desirable

Coaching / Teaching and Assessing qualification / experience.
Knowledge of local, national, strategic and operational policy developments and an awareness of their implications.
Understanding of the primary care, secondary care and provider interface.
Post-qualification leadership skills training

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Ability to reflect and change practice and/or approach when necessary.
Ability to collect and present complex clinical information to a range of stakeholders
Experience in provision of line management, leadership and providing effective clinical supervision
Experience of undertaking assessment and intervention using the principals of positive behaviour support.
Ability to negotiate between conflicting opinions, influence and effectively motivate others.
Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries to improve care including challenging service delivery and provision
Experience of evaluating the quality and effectiveness of care through such tools as outcome measures and audits
Knowledge of local and national policies relevant to the field of working in adult learning disability services and complex health needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Current NMC or HCPC registration
Successful completion of a relevant post-graduate in positive behaviour support or equivalent
Have the skills and competency to work with service users with complex needs and associated risk (e.g. behaviours that challenge, mental illness)
Evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
Demonstrate high level analytical and complex decision-making skills
Hold a UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle during working hours.
Knowledge of legal issues relating to the care of people such as Data Protection Act, Adult Protection procedures and the Mental Capacity Act.

Desirable

Coaching / Teaching and Assessing qualification / experience.
Knowledge of local, national, strategic and operational policy developments and an awareness of their implications.
Understanding of the primary care, secondary care and provider interface.
Post-qualification leadership skills training

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Ability to reflect and change practice and/or approach when necessary.
Ability to collect and present complex clinical information to a range of stakeholders
Experience in provision of line management, leadership and providing effective clinical supervision
Experience of undertaking assessment and intervention using the principals of positive behaviour support.
Ability to negotiate between conflicting opinions, influence and effectively motivate others.
Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries to improve care including challenging service delivery and provision
Experience of evaluating the quality and effectiveness of care through such tools as outcome measures and audits
Knowledge of local and national policies relevant to the field of working in adult learning disability services and complex health needs.

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.