Deputy Unit Manager & PBS Lead
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Positive Behaviour Support Leadership
- To contribute to the development, monitoring and evaluation of Positive Behaviour Support Plans in partnership with referred person and MDT .
- To ensure the effective implementation of Positive Behaviour Support plans while the person is an inpatient on the unit, ensuring all parties are working towards shared person centred goals, including skills developments and environmental changes that can improve the person's quality of life.
- To ensure that Positive Behavioural Support Plans focus on improvements in quality of life as both an intervention and an outcome
- Deputy Ward Manager
- To assist the unit manager in providing first line management in order to fulfil the operational objectives of the unit
- To assist the manager in providing clinical leadership to the nursing team
- To provided supervision to junior staff
- To assist the unit manager in ensuring that the operation of the unit is within existing policies and procedures
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse - Learning Disability or Mental Health
- Physical Intervention training
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable criteria
- Further training in functional analysis, applied behavioral analysis, autism or learning disability relevant to working with people whose behavior challenges others
- Mentor qualification / ENB 998 or equivalent/ Completed Mentorship Course
- Post graduate qualification related to learning disability, autism or positive behaviour support
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of managing clinical practice at Band 5 or equivalent level.
- Demonstrable experience of managing people
- Experience of implementing and monitoring standards of car
- Experience of providing clinical and managerial supervision.
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice.
- Experience of Clinical Governance including auditing.
- Experience of inpatient services and working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of providing supervision to staff & mentoring students
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or autism
- Experience of working with people with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties
- Experience of working within a positive behaviour support model
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care
- Experience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals.
- Experience of staff performance management.
- Experience of development, assessment, application, and evaluation of behaviour support plans using Applied Behaviour Analysis/ Positive Behaviour Support in practice
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in developing and changing clinical practice.
- Ability to present ideas with clarity and in a persuasive and influential style.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing including IT literacy (MS Office) to a range of audiences, including people with learning disability/autistic people
- Ability to negotiate and reach compromises in verbal discussions in a manner which inspires confidence and respect from others.
- Ability to build and maintain high standards of professional links and communication channels with a variety of personnel and agencies.
- Ability to enthuse others, co-ordinate and motivate a team
- Ability to manage own time effectively and to produce pieces of work on time and to a high standard.
- Ability to delegate appropriately.
- Ability to organise and plan ahead effectively.
- Experience of undertaking risk assessments and managing risk.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with staff across a wide range of professional and managerial groups
- Ability to work in a non-aversive person centred way
- Effective teaching and training skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to present complex information to various audiences.
- Change management
- Ability to support, manage and advise the team through difficult and challenging situations
- Ability to build and lead effectively, a large multi-skilled team.
- Ability to manage conflict effectively
- Knowledge of behavioural theory and skills in implementing behavioural support plans
Personal
Essential criteria
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.
- communication skills. -Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
- Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
- Able to prioritize own workload
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
- JD & PS (PDF, 520.3KB)
- CNWL Staff Networks (PDF, 320.0KB)
- CNWL Values (PDF, 182.9KB)
- CNWL Reward and Wellbeing Handbook 2020 (PDF, 1.1MB)