Assistant Behavioural Practitioner - INTERNAL

Llanfairfechan, Wales, United Kingdom

7/12/2025

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADER

This post is fixed term for 12 months to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

The Specialist Behavioural Support Service (SBSS) is part of the Community Learning Disability Service and works with children and adults with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge across BCUHB and the six local authority areas of North Wales. The SBSS uses the model of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) to conduct behavioural assessments to determine the underlying functions of behaviours that challenge and develop effective intervention plans. SBSS works closely with the Community Learning Disability Teams to identify people who use the service who may be vulnerable to destabilisation as a consequence of behaviours that challenge which may lead to out of area placements Assistant Behavioural Practitioners will assist the Band 7 Senior Specialist Behavioural Nurse (SSBN) / Band 6 Specialist Behavioural Nurse (SBN) / Band 5 Behavioural Nurse (BN) in the process of gathering information for assessment, and they work with staff and carers in implementing active support and other agreed behavioural interventions under the direction of the SBSS Nurses.

Main duties of the job

Assistant Behavioural Practitioners will provide support to service users and others who support them in a time of crisis as a consequence of behaviour that challenges.

Assistant Practitioners will contribute to service wide early intervention and prevention by implementing the SBSS Monitoring and Review Pathway when cases are discharged from the SBSS active case list

Assistant Behavioural Practitioners will provide a crucial support role within the SBSS.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• City and Guilds / Welsh Joint Education Committee Health and Social Care Level 3 or BTEC Positive Behaviour Support Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge, training and experience
• Assistant Practitioner Level 4 or equivalent level of knowledge, training and experience, for example Certificate in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA / PBS)
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of providing daily or sessional support to people who have a learning disability and behaviour that challenges.
  
  

Skills And Attributes

Essential criteria

• Able to organise own work including time keeping and to work methodically. Evidence of good organisational skills.
• Must have basic IT skills and be able to use Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Effective problem solver ability to communicate effectively with service users, carers and staff, and members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work as an effective member of a team and contribute to wider MDT working
• Ability to deal with complex and difficult situations.
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy when speaking to service users, staff and carers.
• Must be able to work flexible hours and across different locations
• Must understand issues of equality and diversity effecting people with learning disabilities and challenge discrimination according to protected characteristics.
• 1Must promote independence and self-advocacy and be vigilant of possible safeguarding issues.
• Must be skilled to follow and provide direction to remain calm as possible in times of crisis; and support others to do the same
• Act as a positive role model by influencing and sharing skills and knowledge.
• Enthusiastic and highly motivated and with the ability to motivate and inspire confidence
• Respectful of others and trustworthy
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Willing to undertake further education, training and development relevant to the post.
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Must have the ability to travel within geographical area of BCUHB