# Band 5 Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner - Bristol > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-positive-behaviour-support-practitioner-bristol/4a7d465a-536b-47bb-b8c7-f3ba397dda28 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-positive-behaviour-support-practitioner-bristol/4a7d465a-536b-47bb-b8c7-f3ba397dda28.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Woodland View - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (flexibility to work from 7am to 7pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-03T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T12:41:02.960Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bristol/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Intensive_Positive_Behaviour_Support/Intensive_Positive_Behaviour_Support-v8179504 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8179504?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen for a band 5 Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner to join the service on a permanent basis The post holder will work as a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner in the Learning Disability CAMHS to ensure a clinically effective, high quality Intensive Positive Behaviour Support Service (iPBS) is provided to children and young people and their families/carers. Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post. ### Main duties of the job To work as a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner in the Learning Disability CAMHS to ensure a clinically effective, high quality Intensive Positive Behaviour Support Service (iPBS) is provided to children and young people and their families/carers. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary service under the direction of the iPBS Service Lead in the delivery of intensive positive behaviour support assessments and interventions to children and their families with complex needs. The post holder will provide support and health promotion as well as working with a Clinical Psychologist to offer assessment and intervention to children and young people and their families/carers, working within iPBS The post holder will support in the assessment of the complex needs (including functional assessment) and the delivery of interventions to improve the complex behaviour issues in children and young people under the direction of the Clinical Psychologist. The post holder will deliver intervention programmes to children and young people in their specialist educational settings, short break provision and their home setting. The post holder will be willing and able to work between 7am and 7pm as needed. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary service under the direction of the iPBS Service Lead in the delivery of intensive positive behaviour support assessments and interventions to children and their families with complex needs. The post holder will provide support and health promotion as well as working with a Clinical Psychologist to offer assessment and intervention to children and young people and their families/carers, working within iPBS Please see Job Description for full details ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with children and young people with learning disability and complex emotional and behavioural needs. **Desirable** - Experience of implementing Positive Behaviour Support with children and young people with learning disability ### Education and qualification **Essential** - The post holder is required to have demonstrated a good level of academic success either with qualifications at Bachelors Level 2:1 or higher in a related field such as psychology or through a related professional qualification such as Learning Disability Nursing. - Evidence of completion of significant CPD in Positive Behaviour Support and/or Applied Behavioural Analysis. **Desirable** - Qualification in Applied Behaviour Analysis or Positive Behaviour Support ## Documents - [financial support & discounts (pdf, 919.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2794) - [value of the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 279.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2795) - [inclusive top 50 uk employers list (pdf, 78.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2439) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 312.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10554800) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.