Lead Therapist/Behaviour Analyst

Job summary

The Intensive Support Team (IST) are seeking a Lead Therapist/Practitioner, to join us based at Thomas Lewis House in Southampton. The team works with people with a Learning Disability who also present with complex challenging needs. The Intensive Support Team works across Hampshire and Southampton in conjunction with Community Learning Disability Services, in close collaboration with multiple agencies including Integrated Care Boards and Local Authority Adult Services. You will be joining a close-knit and supportive team, working with a number of professions within the team: Nursing, Psychology, Behaviour Specialist, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.

Ideally, this role would suit an individual with a behavioural and/or therapeutic background. The post-holder will be responsible for a caseload and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team completing functional behaviour assessments and developing Positive Behaviour Support plans, as well as managing a team of clinicians. This post includes a leadership component, and those who can demonstrate this are urged to apply.

This is a full-time position; however 0.8 FTE will be considered. Please include your preference in your application.

Informal conversations and visits are encouraged. For further information please contact Kelly Johnston, Team Manager at Kelly.johnston@southernhealth.nhs.uk or 07979 708334

Main duties of the job

*To be responsible for the planning and delivery of a therapy service within the Inpatient and Intensive Support Service

*To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Directorate therapy services, holding responsibility for defined projects

*To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the Intensive Support Service within Hampshire Learning Disability Community services

*To manage a caseload of clients with complex needs in a variety of community settings using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions

*To ensure supervision of students on practice placement occurs

*To provide professional leadership for therapy staff within the Intensive Support Services including recruitment, supervision and appraisal systems. This would include the provision of clinical supervision for staff within own therapy group (i.e., OT or SLT) but also of other professions.

*The assessments and interventions undertaken will be embedded within the framework of:

MDT principles of working

The holistic model of care (4 tier model)

The 7 areas of clinical practice

Positive Behaviour Support

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

• Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
• We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
• We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Thomas Lewis House

236 Empress Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO14 0JY

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Thomas Lewis House

236 Empress Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO14 0JY

Employer's website

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

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