Job Overview
Band 7 Behaviour Analyst- Neurodevelopmental Team (Fixed Term: 22.5 hours/week)
Job Summary
The post holder will provide a specialist service within CAMHS to young people with neurodevelopmental needs and their families. This is a community-based post, located within the Neurodevelopmental Pathway in Harrow CAMHS offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments within a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework, the main aim of which will be to enhance the quality of life of the children and their families, and reduce challenging behaviour. The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team and will be required to deliver assessments and interventions in Harrow. The post holder will also deliver training to other professionals and agencies as relevant.
The post holder will provide specialist assessments and interventions to children and young people. This will involve undertaking direct assessment and intervention with the client and indirect assessment, monitoring and intervention with staff and/or carers. Intervention will include working across a variety of settings, including home, school and short break services and will involve working with the multi- disciplinary team. The post holder will work autonomously alongside clients, families, support workers and professionals to enable others to better understand and respond to behaviours that are challenging.
Main duties of the job
- To provide comprehensive specialist assessments, including risk assessment of children, young people and their families/carers referred with moderate, complex and severe mental health problems/ behaviours that challenge others using the PBS framework.
- To use a range of assessment techniques including observations, standard measures and questionnaires, direct work and interviews with parents and professionals in order to collate information required to complete a functional analysis assessment.
- To formulate and to be responsible for implementing in partnership with other agencies working with the child/young person a positive behaviour plan/ intervention.
- To communicate in a sensitive manner assessment outcomes/ PBS formulations and positive behaviour support plans.
- To co-ordinate and run psycho-educational and therapeutic groups using the PBS framework with support from the assistant psychologist/team lead.
- To evaluate the implementation and impact of the intervention.
- To write confidential behavioural support plans, reports for case conferences, and education that may have wide ranging implications for children, young people and their families.
- To be available to carry out urgent assessments. Assessments and interventions will be conducted in school settings, clinic settings, patients’ home and the community.
Working for our organisation
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care in a community setting or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our young persons, colleagues, teams and the Trust.
With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, emotional disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Enhancement Treatment, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
You will work from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm service for young people experiencing mental health problems in Harrow area. The post will be based within the Ash Tree Clinic, South Harrow and the post holder will be expected to maintain the close links with the Hospital.
The Ash Tree Clinic (Harrow CAMHS) is easily accessible by train from Kings Cross station, Oxford Circus, Euston, and Victoria, within around 45 minutes.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
JOB TITLE:
Behaviour Analyst –Neurodevelopmental Team
BAND:
7 ( fixed Term) 22.5 hours/week
Team:
Harrow CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Team
Service:
Harrow CAMHS
REPORTING TO:
Clinical Team Lead – ND Pathway
ACCOUNTABLE TO:
Service Manager for Harrow CAMHS
Job Summary
The post holder will provide a specialist service within CAMHS to young people with neurodevelopmental needs and their families. This is a community-based post, located within the Learning Disabilities Pathway in Harrow CAMHS offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments within a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework, the main aim of which will be to enhance the quality of life of the children and their families, and reduce challenging behaviour. The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team and will be required to deliver assessments and interventions in Harrow. The post holder will also deliver training to other professionals and agencies as relevant.
The post holder will provide specialist assessments and interventions to children and young people. This will involve undertaking direct assessment and intervention with the client and indirect assessment, monitoring and intervention with staff and/or carers. Intervention will include working across a variety of settings, including home, school and short break services and will involve working with the multi- disciplinary team. The post holder will work autonomously alongside clients, families, support workers and professionals to enable others to better understand and respond to behaviours that are challenging.
The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management and will be required to account for their professional practice through supervision, appraisal and audit.
Person specification
Education, Training Or Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration as a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) or Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) & registration with HCPC Or Bachelor/Post-graduate Diploma/ MSc in Speech & Language Therapy with registration with HCPC and membership of RCSLT Or Art Therapies with registration with HCPC. Training in Positive Behaviour Support or Applied Behavioural Analysi
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS Or experience in Adult Services for Autism/ Learning Disability with clear evidence of transferrable skills
- Experience of group work
- Experience of working with a wide range of learning disabilities and mental health problems
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner-city area
- Experience of care planning
Desirable criteria
- Specific experience in LD and ASD assessment and treatment protocols
- Experience in assessment and interventions using the PBS framework/ Applied Behavioural Analysis
- Training in diagnostic assessments (i.e. ADOS2 and/or 3DI)
- Experience of specialist assessments and treatments for LD/ ASD and behaviours that challenge
- Experience in delivering interventions in patients’ homes
Skills And Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Specialist clinical skills for the assessment and treatment of Mental health in Learning Disabilities and ASD
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
- Able to manage own time and caseload
Desirable criteria
- Specific trainings in LD and ASD assessment and treatment protocols
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- A developed knowledge of LD and ASD as well as issues related to assessment and interventions for this population
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- Knowledge of legislation and its implication for clinical practice in relation to children, young people and their families
- An awareness of different research methods
