Specialist Practitioner (Behaviour Support)

Job overview

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of adults with intellectual disabilities whose behaviours challenge in Croydon and promote the best outcomes possible? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Specialist Practitioner (behaviour support) to join the Croydon Community Learning Disabilities Team. We are looking for a passionate practitioner to join and enhance our established multidisciplinary behaviour support service.

The successful applicant will join a highly valued multidisciplinary community team for adults with intellectual disabilities, based in the heart of Croydon. The service is located in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council headquarter, and has strong working relationships with key partner agencies including Croydon Adult Social Care, Croydon Mental health in Learning Disabilities (South London & the Maudsley), and the Forensic LD & ASD Service (SLaM). The CLDT comprises of Psychologists, Specialist Practitioner, Learning Disability Nurses, Speech & Language Therapists, a Dietitian and Physiotherapists. We provide a psychological service to adults with intellectual disabilities with mental health needs, and/or behaviours that challenge.

Main duties of the job

• To contribute to the provision of the Behaviour Support Pathway as part of Croydon Community Learning Disability Team supporting adults with intellectual disabilities whose behaviours challenge
• To provide specialist behavioural assessments and interventions including support with implementation and monitoring of outcomes across a range of settings. The post holder will work autonomously alongside clients, families, support workers and professionals to enable others to better understand and respond to behaviours that are challenging.
• The post holder will be required to supervise junior staff as agreed with the Consultant Clinical Psychologist. They will use research skills to carry out audits, service evaluations and research activities relevant to the service.
• The post holder will be required to contribute to the effective running of the Croydon Community Learning Disability Team, delivering, or advising on the delivery of, high quality care and ensuring consistently high standards of practice. They will be required to contribute to effective multidisciplinary team working ensuring that care is delivered in a holistic way that involves service users and carers.
• To work as an autonomous professional within professional and Trust guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work under the direct guidance, close clinical and professional supervision of a practitioner psychologist.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

** Please see the Job Description and the Person Specification for more details on the jobs responsibilities **

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.