Job summary
- Main area
- Learning Disabilities
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 270-TG150-MH
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Newland House / St Mary's
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2025 08:00
- Interview date
- 07/07/2025
Employer heading
PBS Quality Practitioner
Band 5
Job overview
This is a unique post placed within an LD service which sees itself as innovative and energetic in it’s engagement with the Transforming Care Agenda, for example, we have recently developed an attachment pathway for children, have won a national award for our group-based adapted Sex Offender Treatment, are leading the way in the county with regards to implementing the latest guidelines with regards to dysphagia, have created a team which oversees the DSR locally known as CTR register via multi-agency working and has an Autism Lead whose pioneering work around co-production with people with Autism has received national attention. Furthermore, this service is committed to clinicians and operational managers working closely together to achieve the best outcomes for service users.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will also be a member of the Transforming Care Programme Team
As part of that work, the aim of this post is but not limited to:
Building effective relationships and promoting shared learning with the vision that PBS is used to understand and meet people’s needs through facilitating the existing PBS Champion Network
- Support health and social care providers to sustain a good standard PBS support plan.
- Raising awareness about quality of life and personalized care as key to providing the right support including delivering training on introduction to PBS, Quality of Life and Enabling Environment to providers of direct care
- Contribute to the process of auditing quality standards relating to PBS
- Support mental health inpatient settings to embed and sustain a good standard of PBS plans
The role will be directly managed by the Autism Lead for the county. This role represents a brilliant developmental opportunity for someone with a passion for PBS in how to engage with multiple systems when developing services.
This post is funded by NHFT but is intended to work across support provider network.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- Reliable and consistent in approach, demonstrating empathy and an open communication style with all Individuals, fostering this culture across the team.
- Leading, motivating, and inspiring the team on a daily basis, championing PBS across providers and the service.
- Value collaborative involvement and co-production to improve person-centred support
Desirable criteria
- Encourage others to make decisions, share ideas, knowledge, and skills to enhance the quality of PBS plans and person-centred practice.
- To have good decision-making skills and to work autonomously
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to relevant level of degree level e.g., PBS, psychology, social work, nursing.
- Undertaken PBS training
- Thorough understanding of person-centred planning and PBS
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training / presenting / coaching / mentoring others
- Knowledge and experience in Transforming care (desirable)
- Experience of working with individuals exhibiting behaviours of distress
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Have the ability to establish, rapport, trust and constructive relationships
- Have the ability to work as part of a team, as a role model, empowering and motivating others
Desirable criteria
- Effective time management and organization skills.
- Have the ability to advocate for the service users and colleagues that you’re supporting
- Have a good level of: problem-solving skills, presentation skills, spoken and written English language skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Louise Kirby
- Job title
- Autism and PBS Assurance Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07712543118
- Additional information
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