Job description

Job responsibilities

PALMS principally deliver a flexible service according to need and personal circumstances, in a planned way. For example, for a full-time worker this equates to flexibly working 37.5 across the working week. PALMS are open to flexible working and therefore part time / job share would be considered, working a minimum of 0.6 WTE.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We can offer you: Regular clinical and professional supervision including opportunities to meet as a team including peer reflection and Intervision Regular appraisal, personal development planning and opportunities for continuing professional development. This includes specific support with regards to fulfilling the PALMS role. Opportunities to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team and learn from other evidence based frameworks and approaches. Opportunities to provide clinical supervision and line management to other members of the PALMS team as appropriate. Opportunities to connect with local and national networks Involvement in providing training.

Interviews will be run either in person at one of our bases or using Microsoft Teams, full details and instructions will be provided to successful candidates.

Closing date: 21st April 2025Interview date: 28th April 2025

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Job responsibilities

PALMS principally deliver a flexible service according to need and personal circumstances, in a planned way. For example, for a full-time worker this equates to flexibly working 37.5 across the working week. PALMS are open to flexible working and therefore part time / job share would be considered, working a minimum of 0.6 WTE.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We can offer you: Regular clinical and professional supervision including opportunities to meet as a team including peer reflection and Intervision Regular appraisal, personal development planning and opportunities for continuing professional development. This includes specific support with regards to fulfilling the PALMS role. Opportunities to work closely with a multi-disciplinary team and learn from other evidence based frameworks and approaches. Opportunities to provide clinical supervision and line management to other members of the PALMS team as appropriate. Opportunities to connect with local and national networks Involvement in providing training.

Interviews will be run either in person at one of our bases or using Microsoft Teams, full details and instructions will be provided to successful candidates.

Closing date: 21st April 2025Interview date: 28th April 2025

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Positive Behaviour Support, and / or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities or equivalent
• Accredited as a UKBA(Cert) and registered with the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis and / or
• Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) with eligibility for registration with the UKSBA

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of autism, mental health and / or research design and analysis.
• Eligible to supervise candidates pursuing their UKBA(cert) or BCBA qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working clinically with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and / or an autistic spectrum disorder including the application of Applied Behaviour Analysis.
• Comprehensive assessment and intervention of challenging behavior including physical aggression, verbal aggression, self injurious behavior and comprehensive assessment and intervention of toileting, feeding and sleeping concerns.
• Development of positive behavioural support plans.
• Implementation and evaluation of positive behaviour support plans.
• Experience of working with individual's who are non-verbal or who have significant communication difficulties.
• Attendance and participation at multi disciplinary meetings.

Desirable

• Clinical experience in a child learning disability context.
• Experience of service quality monitoring.
• Clinical experience of working in child and/or adolescent mental health context
• Experience of delivering Clinical Supervision and Line Management
• Experience of co facilitating or delivering group interventions.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• High level of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive, abusive or hostile.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to service users, carers and colleagues
• An understanding of the impact of challenging behaviour.
• An ability to make autonomous clinical judgements involving highly complex facts and situations

Personal Abilities

Essential

• An interest in working children who have a learning disability and/or an autism spectrum disorder.
• Values that match positive behaviour practices.
• An ability to interact with children who have a learning disability and or an autistic spectrum disorder and their families.
• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• An ability to work effectively in a range of direct care settings with families, carers and staff.
• Good organisational skills and an ability to manage their workload
• Capable of using initiative and maintaining professional boundaries.
• Ability to use supervision appropriately and effectively.
• Ability to work as part of a 'virtual team'.

Other Specifications

Essential

• Eligible to live and work in the UK
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
• Willingness to travel to alternate locations to provide services.

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Positive Behaviour Support, and / or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities or equivalent
• Accredited as a UKBA(Cert) and registered with the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis and / or
• Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) with eligibility for registration with the UKSBA

Desirable

• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of autism, mental health and / or research design and analysis.
• Eligible to supervise candidates pursuing their UKBA(cert) or BCBA qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working clinically with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and / or an autistic spectrum disorder including the application of Applied Behaviour Analysis.
• Comprehensive assessment and intervention of challenging behavior including physical aggression, verbal aggression, self injurious behavior and comprehensive assessment and intervention of toileting, feeding and sleeping concerns.
• Development of positive behavioural support plans.
• Implementation and evaluation of positive behaviour support plans.
• Experience of working with individual's who are non-verbal or who have significant communication difficulties.
• Attendance and participation at multi disciplinary meetings.

Desirable

• Clinical experience in a child learning disability context.
• Experience of service quality monitoring.
• Clinical experience of working in child and/or adolescent mental health context
• Experience of delivering Clinical Supervision and Line Management
• Experience of co facilitating or delivering group interventions.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• High level of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive, abusive or hostile.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to service users, carers and colleagues
• An understanding of the impact of challenging behaviour.
• An ability to make autonomous clinical judgements involving highly complex facts and situations

Personal Abilities

Essential

• An interest in working children who have a learning disability and/or an autism spectrum disorder.
• Values that match positive behaviour practices.
• An ability to interact with children who have a learning disability and or an autistic spectrum disorder and their families.
• An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
• An ability to work effectively in a range of direct care settings with families, carers and staff.
• Good organisational skills and an ability to manage their workload
• Capable of using initiative and maintaining professional boundaries.
• Ability to use supervision appropriately and effectively.
• Ability to work as part of a 'virtual team'.

Other Specifications

Essential

• Eligible to live and work in the UK
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
• Willingness to travel to alternate locations to provide services.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Address

St Albans Helath and Wellbeing Centre

St Albans

AL1 3LD

Employer's website

https://www.hct.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)