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.
Main duties of the job
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
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
15 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
40,617 to 48,778 a year per annum incl. 5% Fringe HCA
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
364-A-8916-A
Job locations
3 Heath Close
Billericay
CM12 9NW
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 Job description
Job responsibilities
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
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Professional Qualification and Experience - Behaviour Therapy and Positive Behaviour Support
• Evidence of personal and professional development in mental health practice and intellectual disabilities
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Educated to Degree Level in Health

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of national policies (such as the National Dementia Strategy and NICE Dementia Guidelines), and the implications for dementia care in practice.
• Knowledge of national policies relevant to working with people with Learning Disabilities, such as the Transforming Care agenda
• Evidence of an understanding of the principle of governance and implications for professionals practice

Desirable

• Evidence of the knowledge and skills in the use of information technology to support care and professional development
• Ability to plan ways of improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of clinical service

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Professional Qualification and Experience - Behaviour Therapy and Positive Behaviour Support
• Evidence of personal and professional development in mental health practice and intellectual disabilities
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Educated to Degree Level in Health

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of national policies (such as the National Dementia Strategy and NICE Dementia Guidelines), and the implications for dementia care in practice.
• Knowledge of national policies relevant to working with people with Learning Disabilities, such as the Transforming Care agenda
• Evidence of an understanding of the principle of governance and implications for professionals practice

Desirable

• Evidence of the knowledge and skills in the use of information technology to support care and professional development
• Ability to plan ways of improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of clinical service

Skills Required