PBS Activity Worker: Sponsorship Available

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

The post holder will work as a member of the Learning Disability pathway within north London Forensic Service (NLFS). The role will focus on the inpatient wards working with patients to provide comprehensive input across admission, rehabilitation and pre-discharge. The role will centre around individual work with patients who have Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans. It will involve supporting the implementation of plans which will include liaising with the patients clinical team and working directly with patients.

The post will involve delivery of identified and agreed activities that related the patient’s individual PBS plans, focusing on activities that the individual has identified as reward and personally valuable. This will include the planning and facilitating a range of therapeutic individual and group work as delegated by an Occupational Therapist and contributing to multidisciplinary team care planning and risk assessment. The patients are individuals with diverse needs and presentations, for example, as well as learning disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder they present with psychotic symptoms, personality disorder and can exhibit aggressive behaviour and poor insight. The aim of the work is to increase each patient’s level of engagement and independence as well as providing a therapeutic, recreation and leisure opportunities that may contribute to recovery and reduce the incidents of challenging behaviour.

Main duties of the job

To work alongside the PBS coordinator, inpatient nursing, occupational therapy, social work and psychology teams during the initial assessment period and support the development of PBS plans of the new admissions.

To follow the referral process for patients attending sessions/activities ensuring that appropriate security and risk procedures are adhered to.

To ensure that a range of activities is available so that individual PBS plans can be implemented.

To ensure that activities and PBS plans are carried out to a competent standard.

To support the nursing team in ensuring consistency within the implementation of individual PBS plans, maintaining the timetable of activities and to ensure that changes are communicated to patients appropriately.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ or equivalent training and experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Potential to plan and lead practical and discussion groups independently.
  • Effective skills in a range of activities e.g. computing, cooking, crafts, exercise, music
  • Ability to modify activities to meet fluctuating needs and abilities.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of PBS and PBS plans
  • Knowledge of learning disability, ASD and mental health conditions
  • An awareness of risk as applied to this setting

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).

Closing Date: 23 February 2025

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