Job summary
- Main area
- Learning Disabilities
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity Cover)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 083-7569233-SL
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Friends Hall
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Positive Behaviour Support Specialist
Band 6
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Job overview
The Sirona Adult Learning Disability Health (ALDH) Service is a centre of excellence for specialist learning disability health needs.
We cover 3 localities where multidisciplinary teams enable our service users to access health services through direct care, liaison with other services and offering support and training on how to work with people who have a learning disability and how to make reasonable adjustments.
The service prides itself on delivering high quality support to service users with a variety of physical and mental health issues alongside their Learning Disability. All staff are required to use a range of communication and listening skills to work effectively with our service users. Where necessary you will be required to work at other bases or work remotely from home.
Main duties of the job
- To plan and deliver specialist behavioural support to people with a learning disability who have behaviours that may challenge.
- To work holistically with service users to assess and understand their physical, psychological and behavioural needs and how these impact upon the service user
- To design and deliver training and education to a variety of staff, paid carers, families and external agencies regarding Positive Behaviour Support.
- To provide specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other agencies regarding PBS.
- To meet the needs of service users from a diverse background, respecting physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, genetic and environmental factors, in line with local policy.
- To provide advice, guidance and consultation regarding positive behaviour support.
- To contribute to the review and development of the Positive Behaviour Support Pathway in liaison with PBS Leads.
- Participate in and undertake regular clinical governance activity including audits, undergoing clinical supervision and reviewing outcome measures to continually improve quality of clinical practice.
- To provide post-incident support and debriefing opportunities to service users, staff and families
Working for our organisation
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. It's time to turn your dream into reality!
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 we offer.
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 as an attachment on this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main 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.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of implementing a positive behavioural support approach
- Ability to complete specialist functional behavioural assessments and undertake functional analysis of data
- Experience of working with people who may display behaviour that may challenge
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act/Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Knowledge of safeguarding adults procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience of care-coordination
- Experience of working within care programme approach (CPA)
- Experience of working within a community learning disability service
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post Graduate qualification in Positive Behaviour Support or equivalent
- 2:1 Degree or recognised equivalent qualification
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Student Assessor/Supervisor/mentoring qualification
- Professional registration (NMC/HCPC)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Durston
- Job title
- Clinical Lead - Positive Behaviour Support
- Email address
- [email protected]
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