Job Description

Are you ready for your 2025 role?



Grow your behaviour specialist career in learning disabilities today and join a vibrant team to improve and implement care provision for adults with learning disabilities considering assessment, intervention/therapeutic support.



Essex University Partnership University Trust's Learning Disabilities Psychological Service in South Essex is expanding. This is a great time for a highly motivated behaviour specialists passionate about transformation to join the team and develop the service.



The South Essex area is geographically close to London with good transport links to the East Anglia region, it has a more affordable standard of living than London itself, making it an attractive place to live and work.



We seek professionals motivated to change lives by focusing on patient care that helps individuals flourish, focusing on their well-being and self-determination and aiming for their optimal development. This will applied via a strength-based approach to their learning disability practice.



Roles are available as part of a well-established, highly professional multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists and nurses.



We offer multiple options for further professional development through wider collaborative working with the Essex Learning Disability Partnership, including the development of neuro-developmental disorders, dementia and challenging behaviour pathways.

Key Responsibilities:

1. To provide a specialist behaviour therapy service to the Learning Disabilities service within the community and into the assessment and treatment inpatient unit.



2. Within the Learning Disability service to lead in delivering behavioural assessment and treatment of people with a learning disability who have additional severe behaviour that challenges.



3. To plan and supervise the work of the Behaviour Associate Practitioners/Assistant Psychologists and Behaviour Support Workers delegating and monitoring work with appropriate support and management.



4. To work in partnership with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams to provide a holistic service



EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;



Season Ticket Loans



NHS discounts for staff



Excellent Training facilities and opportunities



Buying and Selling annual leave scheme



The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas



Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work



Day One Flexible Employer



The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment



Join our Staff bank



What is Staff Bank?



Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.



All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.



If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.



Why should you consider a behaviour therapist career in learning disabilities?



It offers varied and interesting work to challenge and develop your skills.



It will give you flexibility and freedom to use different models and approaches in your practice.



We value your expertise and empower you to use your experience and skills to provide the best possible care to your patients.



We want you to advocate for our patients, see behind the diagnosis and improve the perception of learning disability in our society.



If you would like to talk to somebody about this vacancy then please contact Dr Rachael Miller, Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Head of Service Learning Disabilities Psychology on Tel: 01277 637204