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Job summary

Main area
Psychologist/Behaviour Specialist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
395-AR108-24
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Goodmayes Hospital
Town
Ilford
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 pa (Plus HCAS)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
08/08/2024

Employer heading

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust logo

Behaviour specialist - Intensive Support Team

NHS AfC: Band 7

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Are you passionate about working with marginalised and disadvantaged groups? Do you have a special interest in working with service users with learning disability and autism, their families and wider systems? 

We have recently set up a new support team for people with Learning disability and Autism and looking for experienced behaviour specialist to join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team.

The intensive support team will contribute to the crisis management and care of those with learning disabilities/Autism and/or additional complex needs via a person centred care approach, with the aim of preventing hospital admission. Jointly working with the Community Learning Disability teams (CDLT), the IST will identify and respond to more severe and complex presentations, often resulting in people being unable to continue to live at home.

The service will work very closely with the family and carers and aim to offer the least restrictive option.

We offer excellent development plans including high quality and regular supervision and a friendly and supportive team of psychological professionals. Come and join us!

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

  • To ensure the provision of high quality specialist assessment and intervention for service users and their families. Assessment will include functional analysis of challenging behaviour.
  • Person-centred and supportive work with families, carers, ward teams, social care providers and other stakeholders
  • To provide supervision to junior colleagues in the team 
  • To utilise research skills for audit, measuring outcomes and contributing to research and training within the areas served by the team and service.
  • To work within professional guidelines and follow directorate policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.  All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.  As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.  The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job Description for details.

We are looking for applicants who have:

  • Masters level training in Behavioural support / ABA and registration with the appropriate professional body. 
  • Experience of working in an evidence-based way with service users with Learning disability and/or Autism and those presenting with severe mental health difficulties
  • Experience of working with people in crisis and their families and carers.
  • Experience or interest in developing skills in interventions to support the management of Behaviours of concern.
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary service context.
  • Experience of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)

Please note that this post is based in Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford. There will be some travelling involved between sites and to service users homes.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person specification

Professional registration

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registration or equivalent registration with appropriate professional body (e.g. UKSBA)

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Doctoral qualification in psychology (clinical or counselling psychology) accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) OR accredited behavioural analysis/positive behaviour support training
Desirable criteria
  • Additional training or qualification in relevant area

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria
  • Advanced Knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment
  • Knowledge of working with Learning disabilities
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of neuropsychological assessment
  • knowledge of PBS

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with people with learning disability and/or Autism
  • Experience of working in MDT
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working with people in crisis

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Claire Williams
Job title
Deputy Director Psychological Professions - ARD
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Mina Patel - [email protected] - Professional lead for inpatient and crisis psychological services.

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