Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS

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

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as link practitioner into the Community Learning Disability Teams in adult and children’s services across the six geographical areas of North Wales.

The post holder will perform a number of tasks to increase the effectiveness of services for people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge through proactive strategies including:
The early identification and prevention of behaviours that challenge
The prevention and management of crises related to behaviours that challenge and maintaining service users close to home
Delivering Positive Behaviour Support approaches to work effectively with people with behaviours that challenge.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership and management of staff.

The role includes the setting and maintaining of clinical standards within the governance framework, and the motivation and leadership of team members in reaching specific Key Performance Indicators as determined by the Community Service Manager.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English 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

Registered Learning Disability Nurse

Hold an MSc in Positive Behavioural Support / Applied Behaviour Analysis or other relevant MSc in the field of Learning Disability / Autism / Behaviour

Have relevant experience and skills of effective leadership and management

Evidence of relevant CPD.

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

Have specialist skills in working with people with learning disabilities who present with behaviours that challenge
Must be capable of organising systematic data collection, critically analysing, synthesising and interpreting data, formulating and implementing creative intervention plans.
Have excellent organisational skills.
Must be able to motivate staff and carers, to teach skills and transfer knowledge, and to model appropriate skills and behaviour.
Must have good presentation skills and be able to use presentation equipment.
Must be able to communicate clearly both orally and in writing.

Desirable criteria

Have experience of delivering restraint reduction training
The ability to speak Welsh

Experience

Essential criteria

Skilled Practitioner embracing clinical governance and clinical effectiveness.
Significant relevant post registration experience including management experience.
Experience in research and development.
Experience of multi-agency working.
Have good experience of working with people with learning disabilities with behaviours that challenge.

Desirable criteria

Experience of working with ethnic minority families.

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – verbal and written.
Team player.
Managing people.
Teaching and presentation skills.

Ability to develop specialised programmes of care and high specialised advice.

A clear vision of best practice and positive management of change.

Organisational and line management skills

Clinical supervision skills.

Versatile and adaptive.

Capable of initiating change.

On-going self-development in clinical practice.

Multi-disciplinary working.

Use of personal and emotional resources in dealing with highly distressing circumstances such as crises arising from behaviour that challenges.

Forms effective objective judgments in highly complex situations

Ability to organise a wide range of concurrent programmes and activities coping with constant readjustment

Use of personal and emotional resources to negotiate with self and others when dealing with behaviour that challenges.

Must understand issues relating to people with Learning disabilities and behaviour and be committed to the principles of ordinary living and Positive Behaviour Support.

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