Positive Behavious Support Lead
hace 3 días
Birmingham
Job Description: Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Lead Job Title: PBS Lead Location: Birmingham (with travel across Midlands & national packages) Reporting To Head of Clinical Contract Full-time 1. Role Purpose: The PBS Lead is responsible for leading the delivery, quality, and continuous improvement of Positive Behaviour Support across all services. This role focuses on stabilising high-risk placements, reducing restrictive practices, and embedding evidence-based, person-centred approaches across complex Supported Living, Residential, and clinically-led packages. You will work across services supporting individuals with: • Learning disabilities, • Autism, • Mental health needs, • Trauma-related presentations, • Complex behavioural risk This is a hands-on, operational clinical role requiring direct involvement in high-risk placements alongside strategic oversight. 1. Key Responsibilities 2.1 Clinical Leadership & PBS Delivery • Lead the assessment, formulation, and implementation of PBS plans across all services, • Complete Functional Behaviour Assessments (FBA) and develop detailed behaviour support strategies, • Ensure all interventions are proactive, least restrictive, and outcome-focused, • Embed person-centred, trauma-informed approaches across services 2.2 Crisis Intervention & Placement Stabilisation • Provide direct support into services at risk of breakdown, • Lead behavioural crisis response, including:, • Aggression, • Self-harm, • Absconding, • Support teams to safely manage risk while reducing reliance on restrictive practices 2.3 Staff Training & Practice Development Deliver and oversee training in: • PBS frameworks, • De-escalation techniques, • Trauma-informed care, • Restrictive practice reduction Additional responsibilities include: • Coaching frontline staff (Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Deputies) in real time, • Building internal capability to ensure consistent practice across all packages 2.4 Quality Assurance & Compliance Ensure PBS practices align with: • CQC regulatory standards, • Mental Capacity Act (MCA), • Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Monitor and analyse: • Incident data, • Behaviour trends, • Restrictive practice usage Produce high-quality reports for internal governance and external stakeholders. 2.5 Multi-Disciplinary Working Work collaboratively with: • Clinical teams (nurses, psychologists), • Social workers, • Commissioners Additional responsibilities: • Contribute to MDT meetings, • Provide clear behavioural insight and recommendations 2.6 Service Development & Mobilisation Support mobilisation of new placements, including: • Environmental setup (low stimulus / low ligature), • Staff team readiness, • Risk planning Contribute to the development of PBS strategy across the organisation. 1. Person Specification Essential • Degree in Psychology, Behaviour Analysis, or related field, • Minimum 3–5 years’ experience working with complex behaviours (LD, Autism, MH), • Strong experience in Positive Behaviour Support and Functional Behaviour Assessment, • Experience working within high-intensity staffing models (2:1–4:1), • Proven ability to stabilise placements at risk of breakdown, • Strong understanding of:, • CQC regulations, • MCA / DoLS, • Safeguarding frameworks, • Experience delivering training and coaching staff teams, • Full UK driving licence Desirable • MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis or related field, • BCBA, UKBA(cert), or equivalent qualification, • Experience within forensic or CAMHS settings, • Experience in crisis or hospital step-down placements 1. Key Competencies • Strong clinical judgement and risk management, • Ability to lead under pressure in high-risk environments, • Excellent communication and report writing skills, • Ability to influence and challenge practice at all levels, • Highly organised with strong attention to detail 1. Working Pattern • Primarily Monday–Friday, • Flexibility required to attend services as needed, including urgent or crisis situations 1. What Success Looks Like in This Role • Reduction in incidents and restrictive practices across services, • Stabilisation of high-risk placements, • Improved staff confidence and competency, • Positive feedback from commissioners and MDTs, • Strong, consistent PBS practice embedded across the organisation 1. Additional Information • This role involves regular travel to services, • Enhanced DBS required, • The role includes both strategic oversight and direct operational involvement