Behaviour Support Practitioner

Description:

Position: Behaviour Support Practitioner

Location: Regional covering North East and North Yorkshire- travel via your own car essential (Overnight hotel expenses paid)

Contract type: Full Time 40 hours Monday- Friday 9am-5pm

Rate: Up to £30,772.50 + £3,000 car allowance

Interviews: will be conducted at the Exemplar Health Care Support Centre in Sheffield. 17 Europa View, Sheffield Business park. S9 1XH

Join us as our new Behaviour Support Practitioner

In this role, you’ll play a key role in supporting people who display behaviours of concern and the colleagues who care for them.

You’ll develop, deliver and evaluate training programmes from both psychological and physical perspectives.

You’ll also support our care home based colleagues to develop behaviour support plans, review behaviour records and role model effective management of behaviours of concern.

About Exemplar Health Care

Exemplar Health Care is one of the country’s leading nursing care providers for adults living with complex needs.

We have over 60 care homes across England that support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

As a Behaviour Support Practitioner with Exemplar Health Care, you’ll provide training and visit our homes, to offer effective behaviour support based on people’s identified needs.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your training, coaching and positive behaviour support skills to make a real difference.

No two days will be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

assisting in the development, delivery and evaluation of training programmes

supporting our care homes to organise and delivery training to ensure company targets are met

using excellent presentation skills to present a range of new and unfamiliar concepts to staff at all levels, managing varying levels of understanding

measuring and evaluating learning outcomes to include how learning is embedded in practice

supporting clinical teams in reducing the frequency, severity and impact of violence and the use of restrictive interventions

providing support to colleagues around managing behaviour during difficult times, such as when someone’s mental health is deteriorating

reviewing incident statistics and evaluating incident reports in individual homes, providing support and additional training where required.

Download the job description for a full list of responsibilities.

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’ll also:

have a valid driving licence & own a car

have a level 2 health and social care qualification or equivalent in a relevant discipline

be an excellent presenter, able to deliver information to people with varying understanding

have a caring and sensitive nature

have a keen eye for detail, able to spot areas for improvement

know how to treat people with compassion, dignity and respect

be an excellent team player

be able to communicate with a range of people, including those who use communication aids.

When you start, you’ll receive a full induction with support from our Advanced Behaviour Support Practitioners to learn all you need to know about the role.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects

25 annual leave days

retail and lifestyle discounts

free DBS check

electric car salary sacrifice scheme

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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