# Mental Health Practitioner - Positive Behaviour Support Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner-positive-behaviour-support-team/6d7d7cbb-9add-4c11-9a66-4e61c5e56231 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner-positive-behaviour-support-team/6d7d7cbb-9add-4c11-9a66-4e61c5e56231.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Derby - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 27 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T23:02:15.362Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/University_Hospitals_Derby_Burton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Psychology/Clinical_Psychology-v7984921 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7984921?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The role requires strong team and multi-agency working. The post holder will be required to work in close communication with appropriate colleagues in health, education, social services, and voluntary agencies in the delivery of assessment and intervention to children and their families, and carers. You will be required to work under the supervision of the PBS Team Lead and alongside other colleagues to provide and co-ordinate care of CYP admitted to the paediatric wards whose behaviours pose additional challenges. ### Main duties of the job - Offer individualised evidence-based assessment and intervention to CYP and families and contribute to multi-agency working to ensure safe and effective care in relation to their complex needs and presenting risks. - Make clear plans of care and contribute to wider decisions on how best to support CYP during their acute hospital admission. - Advise staff, contribute to staff training programmes and support quality improvement projects and service developments within the Trust. Closing date of applications: 17th June 2026 Interview date: 01st July 2026 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers ## Job Details The role requires strong team and multi-agency working. The post holder will be required to work in close communication with appropriate colleagues in health, education, social services, and voluntary agencies in the delivery of assessment and intervention to children and their families, and carers. You will be required to work under the supervision of the PBS Team Lead and alongside other colleagues to provide and co-ordinate care of CYP admitted to the paediatric wards whose behaviours pose additional challenges. ## Job Description Offer individualised evidence-based assessment and intervention to CYP and families and contribute to multi-agency working to ensure safe and effective care in relation to their complex needs and presenting risks. Make clear plans of care and contribute to wider decisions on how best to support CYP during their acute hospital admission. Advise staff, contribute to staff training programmes and support quality improvement projects and service developments within the Trust. Closing date of applications: 17th June 2026 Interview date: 01st July 2026 ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers ## Person Specification ### Skills and ability **Essential** - To be able to demonstrate the ability to assess risks associated with CYP's presenting needs and to develop management plans - To make decisions analysing complex information from multiple sources **Desirable** - Skills in training, leading, mentoring or coaching others. - Ability to deputise for senior colleagues as required ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Demonstrable knowledge of positive behaviour support principals and approaches **Desirable** - Experience of working with autistic CYP and other neurodevelopmental conditions. - Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised assessments in specific difficult to treat groups - Experience of inpatient settings ### Education and qualification **Essential** - Completion of an accredited training course in a relevant professional degree level qualification in Psychology, Social Care, Nursing or Counselling/ Therapeutic discipline - Eligible for professional registration under the relevant professional body (e.g. HCPC, NMC) **Desirable** - Further training/ qualification or equivalent professional experience with clear development in breadth of knowledge ## Documents - [pbs mhp jd (pdf, 496.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10268241) - [positive action statement (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1946) ## 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.