Band 6 Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner CAMHS LD/Outpatients

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full Job Description attached within additional information.

JOB SUMMARY:

To contribute to care quality, performance, and clinical activity by demonstrating leadership behaviours, specialist advice and management in the area of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) in relation to the key dimensions of health care quality:

Patient safety The effectiveness of all health care interventions Patient experience The environment in which care is delivered.

To demonstrate the values of a PBS approach using evidence based best practice when working with patients within the service and their families, who are experiencing mental health difficulties, are autistic and/or have Intellectual (learning) developmental disabilities and who are exhibiting behavioural needs, to ensure individuals receive a holistic, person-centred service with an emphasis on the prevention of the behaviours of concern and improved quality of life.

To actively contribute to the review, maintenance, and effective delivery of the PBS pathway to ensure a quality service that meets the needs of patients and their families/carers in conjunction with the team PBS lead and senior practitioner. To be able to carry out comprehensive assessment for individuals with complex needs using a PBS approach, leading on the synthesis of assessment outcomes and the development of positive behaviour support plans to improve individual outcomes.

To provide specialist advice, guidance and support to clinicians across the service, parents and non-professional carers in relation to positive behaviour support in line with the PBS pathway and act as an interface between services.

Oversee the implementation and evaluation of PBS plans and support CYP, families, carers and staff to implement a variety of positive behavioural interventions with varying levels of complexity.

To foster a culture of networking in an open and transparent approach with internal and external partnerships and between all stakeholders.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To demonstrate the Trusts values and leadership behaviours in everything you do in the work environment and live up to the LPT pledge.

DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE WITHIN THE ORGANISATION

To provide assessment and care within the PBS framework, for allocated cases within the service. Attending MDT and multiagency meetings as required.

To provide advice, education support and information to colleagues, patients and their families/ carers in the field of PBS, delivering training in these approaches.

To involve patients and carers in the ongoing planning, and delivery of care.

To assist the planning, development, reviewing, and delivery of the PBS training offered by the service.

Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and relatives / carers.

Recognise, prioritise, and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.

Work collaboratively and ensure maintenance of effective partnership communication and with the CAMHS Outpatient Teams, other professionals, agencies and stakeholders to ensure needs are met in relation to care input, support for ongoing care needs and safe discharge.

To ensure fully accurate, complete and contemporaneous records are written and maintained in accordance with agreed policy.

CONTINUING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Undertake the Trusts corporate and local induction and maintain your learning and compliance with training requirements within your role.

Ensure own compliance and compliance of others to mandatory training, professional code of practice and be accountable for own professional practice.

Actively participate in clinical supervision.

Responsible for maintaining own and others up to date evidence-based skills, knowledge, and competence for the role requirements.

Act as a clinical resource, mentor / assessor / supervisor / preceptor of learners and facilitator of staff as required in your field of expertise.

Work collaboratively with the CAMHS Outpatient Teams to ensure that education and development opportunities are provided for the team to enable staff to be both competent and confident to perform PBS activity safely.

To ensure student learners on clinical placement are appropriately supervised, assessed and have an effective learning experience.

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE, RISK REDUCTION, AUDIT AND RESEARCH

Ensure that the delivery of care to patients meets the standards required by regulating bodies and within Trust policy and guidelines.

Contribute to the development of Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelines and ensures compliance of self and others.

Share responsibility with the team lead to ensure that the highest standards of infection prevention and control are always practiced.

Contribute to setting, maintaining, and monitoring of standards of care to the optimum level and lead the improvement of care, through benchmarking, audit and research.

Take due regard to the importance of the effect and consequence of the care environment regarding its physical, psychological and social effects on patients and care delivery.

Promote, develop, and implement patient and public involvement activities in the service area, leading to service improvement.

Act at all times to provide personalised service to patients in accordance with agreed standards and promote quality, diversity and rights.

Ensure that you always practice in accordance with your regulatory body (if applicable). Lead and ensure the promotion of patient dignity, equality, diversity, and human rights.

Maintains own and ensure others maintain professional boundaries and appropriately declare any conflict of interest.

MANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESOURCES AND INFORMATION

Ensure effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.

Ensure confidentiality is always maintained. Use health related information only for the purposes of what it is intended for and in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

Adhere to the Trust policy in booking and taking annual leave, time owing to always enable adequate levels of cover.

To participate in the recruitment and selection of staff, assessing skill mix needed, undertaking relevant documentation, and chairing of the recruitment panel.

To manage issues and concerns related to staff performance and conduct in line with Trust policies and procedures.

MAINTAINING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY

Take responsibility for maintaining own and others Health & Safety and Security.

Ensure own actions and others assist with maintaining best practice and regulatory standards.

Ensure that you and others act as appropriate, report in line with the Trust Incident Reporting Policy, escalate any concerns regarding patient safety and clinical risk to line manager.

Contribute to monitoring, reviewing and action incidents, mitigating further risk, identifying themes and trends and ensuring lessons learnt are embedded into practice.

Ensure self and others carry out duties in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1971.

Ensure self and others handle patient goods in ways that promote the health of the patient and care team and are consistent with legislation.

Ensure self and others are responsible for the maintenance of clean and safe environment adhering to infection control policies procedures and best practice.

Ensure self and others assist and maintain safe and hazard free area of work.

Actively participate in the development, implementation and delivery of new ways of working, implementing research-based practice and promote ongoing care improvement.

To participate in and cooperate with concerns, complaints, LeDeR reviews and investigations as required

ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION

Act as a role model to all staff, patients carers and the public at all times.

Supervise the performance standards of team members where delegated by the Clinical Lead. Maximise use of clinical and staff resources, implementing best practice within patient pathways, assessment, treatment and intervention and discharge arrangements.

Plan and promote the development of PBS within CAMHS Outpatient services alongside the PBS senior Practitioner and PBS lead.

Maintain efficient and effective communication on issues related to patient care, caseload, and organisational management.

Participate in staff recruitment and selection processes and wider recruitment and retention strategies. Act in a professional manner and ensure self and colleagues always adhere to the LPT uniform and Non Uniform policies.

COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

To communicate complex and sensitive patient information where there is a requirement for tact, persuasion and possible barriers to understanding.

The wider multidisciplinary outpatient team; and any other agency/ stakeholders / partnerships involved in the care of the patient.

To ensure the development and articulation of best practice in PBS within the service area and contribute further by taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of PBS.

To effectively communicate with the multi-disciplinary members of the CAMHS Outpatient team, wider CAMHS and FYPC as required.

To effectively communicate with CYP, families, carers and others as appropriate verbally and written.

To maintain effective communication with other services within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• - Registered Nurse, OT, SaLT,
• OR
• - Degree in Psychology / other appropriate equivalent degree.
• - Training in challenging behaviour/ Positive behaviour Support or willing to undertake.

Experience

Essential

• - Experience of working with people with mental health, Intellectual (learning) disability and/or autism who display behaviours that challenge.
• - Experience of undertaking behavioural assessments, functional analysis and developing positive behaviour support plans.
• - Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• - A sound knowledge and understanding of positive behavioural support models and its theories and practices.
• - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including an ability to communicate complex information to clients and a variety of professionals.
• - Ability to lead staff and work effectively with others.
• - Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work.
• - Demonstrates good and effective planning and organisational skills.
• - Able to make judgments based upon evidence-based practice and translate this for use in the clinical team environment.
• - To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for leadership and quality care for clients and service users.
• - Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities.
• - Ability to motivate self and others.

Personal Attributes and Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Personal Attributes and Interpersonal Skills
• - An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• - 2 A commitment to working with children/ young people with mental health problems, learning disability and/or autism.
• - An ability to interact with patients, carers and their families.
• - An ability to interact effectively with others.
• - Emotional resilience.
• - Ability and willingness to work flexibly across the whole week between 7am to 9pm. Including bank holidays to meet patient need.
• - Ability to undertake direct work within family homes and in a range of community settings and inpatient setting when required.
• - Ability to manage challenging situations in a calm and constructive manner.
• - Ability to recognise and manage own stress

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

C A M H S Learning Disability Team

London Road

Leicester

LE2 2PL

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)