Job overview

The purpose of this role is to provide strong, visible, and credible senior clinical leadership and direction to the positive behaviour support (PBS) staff within the Adult Learning Disability Health Service (ALDHS) and to act as a senior leader within the multi-disciplinary service, providing support and advice to staff across the service as required. 
Clinical Leads are experienced clinicians who are able to jointly lead and, in partnership with Clinical and Operational Leads, Service managers, other clinical and locality leads across BNSSG, develop and support service improvements and strategic plans and initiatives.

They will work closely with all partners including primary care, secondary care, the Local Authority and Third sector to ensure clear pathways for patients.
The Clinical Lead-PBS will provide clinical and managerial supervision of the ALDH PBS staff.
This will also include responsibility for directly supporting the care and treatment of service users, carrying a small complex clinical caseload for those requiring a high level of expertise and experience.
The post holder will work closely with ALDHS leadership team colleagues to ensure consistent delivery of holistic multi-disciplinary, safe, and effective care and maintain a strong multi-professional ethos of respect, understanding and contributing to the delivery of Sirona’s vision and values.
To provide clinical oversight and quality assurance of associated multi-disciplinary pathways of care. 

Main duties of the job

The ALDH Clinical Lead – PBS will directly line manage senior PBS  staff including responsibility for HR processes, Personal Development Reviews (PDRs) and to support the locality leads to ensure effective induction into the multi-disciplinary team and staff wellbeing .

To be responsible for implementing the PBS Pathway, taking a multi-disciplinary approach and holistic view of health needs of the service users. Act as a role model and resource for staff within the ALDH service, supporting professional development and expertise both for PBS staff and across the multi-disciplinary team. 

Act as a highly specialised source of clinical expertise undertaking functional behaviour assessments of adults with a learning disability, their families and carers and directly delivering therapeutic interventions including PBS plans and training where relevant.
Interpret and analyse sensitive clinical and non-clinical information using advanced investigative and analytical skills daily.
This will frequently include patients with multiple pathologies, often where conflicting evidence is present. Oversee and prioritise clinical caseloads to ensure equitable access across the ALDH service, managing staff capacity and providing an urgent response where required.
To ensure flexible, effective service delivery, that is responsive to the needs of the service users and their carers and to the changing demands of the local health community

For full details please refer to the Job Description 

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.

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 you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

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.

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