Job Overview To provide a qualified specialist behaviour analyst service to children with neurodevelopmental needs and their families across all sectors of care; providing functional assessment and behavioural interventions at the same time as offering advice and consultation on these areas to non-behaviour analyst colleagues and to other, non- professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Main duties of the job To work with colleagues in the CAMHS Team to provide specialist functional assessments of children with disabilities based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including measures of behaviour, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care, including frontline workers in health, education, social services and the voluntary sector Together with other members of the CAMHS Team to formulate and implement plans for the formal treatment and/or management of emotional and behavioural difficulties of clients, based upon an applied behaviour analytic framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings To be responsible for implementing a range of behavioural interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining behavioural formulations based on feedback from the implementation of interventions. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both the theoretical model and highly complex factors concerning historical, environmental and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. Working for our organisation Hillingdon CAMHS is based at Minet Clinic, Uxbridge. The team is well established and is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians. We aim to provide an accessible, flexible and responsive local service for patients and professionals working with children in the area using the whole range of therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, systemic and family therapies, psychotherapy, psychoeducation and therapy groups and multi-family work. Hillingdon CAMHS consists of five main sub-teams: Emotional Disorders Team; Neurodevelopmental Team; Enhanced Treatment Team; Learning Disabilities (LD-CAMHS), and; Multi-Agency Psychology Service (MAPS; for children looked after). The post holder may be required to travel to other parts of the catchment area and / or wider service and trust as necessary, including working within the community (e.g. schools). The service operates Monday to Friday 09.00 to 17:00 with some flexibility to work extended hours to meet service need. To find out more about working in CAMHS please CLICK HERE for one of our CAMHS video. Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities To collaborate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and with other agencies as appropriate in devising appropriate behavioural treatments for children with disabilities, families and groups. To provide specialist behavioural advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients’ formulation and treatment plans. To contribute directly and indirectly to a behaviourally based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on behavioural aspects of risk assessment and risk management. To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans including clients, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care. To communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, highly sensitive and complex information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care and working with other agencies involved in the client’s care. Person specification Education And Qualifications Essential criteria Masters level training in Applied Behaviour Analysis or Positive Behaviour Support. Adheres to the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board guidelines for professional and ethical conduct. Desirable criteria Board Certified Behavioural Analyst Qualification. Experience Essential criteria Experience of working with children and young people who have learning disabilities and/or neurodevelopmental disorders. Experience of working with a wide range of behaviour that challenges that reflects the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse. Management and Supervision Training Desirable criteria Experience of working in an NHS setting. Experience of the application of behaviour analysis in different cultural contexts. Skills and Competancies Essential criteria Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk. Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure Experience of designing and implementing discrete skills teaching programmes. Experience of teaching and training others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings Able to undertake complex functional assessments across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication Able to foster strong therapeutic alliances Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice Able to develop behaviour support plans, taking account of mediator variables, and support their implementation and ongoing evaluation. Understands the importance of assessment that explores and considers individual cultural identity and associated support needs Able to provide consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral 4 agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers Able to promote self management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting peer support, training and skills development Able to build strong partnerships with external agencies and develop effective joint planning and support arrangements Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition Actively uses supervision and opportunities for development of skills Desirable criteria Knowledge of legislation in relation to Competencies. Able to undertake complex functional the client group and mental health Specialist Assessment Essential criteria Skilled in the use of complex methods of behavioural assessment (e.g., analogue assessments, ABLLS), intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Administration and Record Keeping Essential criteria Able to use word and excel to write reports and analyse and present basic data Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records Understands and is able to use online incident reporting systems. Able to use email to support effective communication in line with CNWL policy Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations Desirable criteria Use of COMMIT and other related A CYP IAPT databases