Job responsibilities
Brief description of core values:
As a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Senior you will take a
compassionate approach to working with people, committed to understanding
peoples needs and using evidence-based practice to help people to flourish.
Brief description of key responsibilities:
Working within the PBS framework, you will work as part of a
multi-disciplinary team to understand peoples needs holistically. You may work
in a range of settings which include residential, educational and vocational.
You will work alongside colleagues to ensure that services have the knowledge
and skills to deliver high quality support environments. Working together with
the people we support, their support staff, families and other key people you
will help people to identify and achieve their goals. You will work
autonomously to carry out specialist assessment and intervention, coaching and
motivating others to bring about meaningful change. As a PBS Senior you will
have the opportunity to support with service wide PBS initiatives and will
supervise the work of others implementing interventions.
Key Result areas:
Clinical
1. To conduct descriptive functional behavioural assessment
and communicate this to others in an accessible format.
2. To develop and implement multi-component holistic
behavioural interventions.
3. To communicate effectively with other professionals in
the multi-disciplinary team and attend multi-disciplinary meetings and reviews.
4. To produce professional reports.
5. To be involved, as appropriate, in pre-admission
assessments and transition planning.
6. To provide specialist advice, direct coaching and
consultation to support staff, families and professionals.
7. To manage highly complex information and sensitive
situations related to behaviours of concern.
8. To communicate information to others in a skilled and
sensitive manner.
9. To monitor progress through the use of data collection.
Training and supervision
10. To take part in regular professional supervision and
appraisal.
11. To maintain an active engagement with current
developments in the field of Positive Behaviour Support.
12. To maintain an active engagement with current relevant
legislation, guidance and initiatives in relation to people with intellectual
disabilities, those who are autistic and people who may at times present with
behaviours of concern.
13. To maintain an active engagement with knowledge of
restrictive practice reduction.
14. To continue to develop skills and knowledge through
further training.
15. To provide clinical supervision for staff implementing
PBS interventions or completing PBS training.
16. To provide line management supervision for Assistant
Applied Psychologists.
Research and service evaluation
17. To implement evidence-based practice in individual work
with the people we support.
18. To undertake research activities.
19. To contribute to service/organisation wide initiatives
and evaluation.
Information technology
20. To use information technology systems to facilitate
communication with multiple key people.
21. To conduct data entry and analysis using Excel.
22. To use Word for the recording of all information related
to assessment and intervention, including clinical case notes and report
writing.
23. To use Powerpoint for the development and delivery of
training activities.
General
24.To maintain professional registration with the
appropriate governing body, if appropriate.
To be noted-
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and
responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties
which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager.
This job description will be reviewed regularly in the
light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed
with the post holder.
The post holder is expected to comply with all relevant
Hesley Group policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to
Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information.
Health & Safety
In carrying out the tasks in this job description you have a
duty (under Health & Safety legislation) to take reasonable care for the
health and safety of yourself and that of others. This implies taking positive
steps to understand the hazards in the workplace, to evaluate and take action
to reduce the risks. It is expected that you comply with safety rules and
procedures and to ensure that nothing you do, or fail to do, puts yourself or
others at risk.
Contribution of this role
The way in which this role is carried out will have a direct
and highly significant effect on the quality of the service and Hesley Group as
a whole, and bear directly on how well-equipped staff feel to carry out the
jobs they are employed to do.
You will, therefore, be making a very important contribution
to other employees, to matters affecting people who use our services and their
experience of school, and to the reputation and achievements of the service and
Hesley Group as a whole.
This organisation is committed to the protection and
safeguarding of children and adults at risk, and promoting their welfare.
Hesley Group, therefore, expects all staff and volunteers to share this
commitment.
This post is subject to an enhanced level DBS Disclosure
and Barring Check, including a check against the Barred List in respect of
the Adults or Childrens Workforce
