About The Role
Do you have a compassionate approach to working with people? Are you committed to understanding people's needs and using evidence-based practice to help people to flourish? We are looking for a Professional Lead for PBS Services to join us to support the delivery of high quality, person-centred support to improve the quality of life of adults with learning disabilities.
This is an exciting new role, created to strengthen and develop our PBS team and provision. You will provide professional leadership for our PBS team, which currently includes 7 Behaviour Analyst posts and 3 Assistants. You will work closely with the Head of Applied Psychology & PBS on strategic initiatives, service development, and embedding evidence-based Positive Behaviour Support across the organisation. As part of our Clinical Services team, you will collaborate with Occupational Therapy (OT), Speech and Language Therapy (SLT), Psychiatry and Practice Lead colleagues and join a peer group of professional leads for OT and SLT, fostering collaborative learning, practice and innovation. The clinical element of this role will focus on our North Hub (Barnsley, Easingwold, Scunthorpe). Travel to our other sites will be required in this role.
(For internal candidates, the current base location would remain unchanged, but travel to other sites would be required).
This is a full time role (part time will be considered).
About You
We are looking to recruit someone who can:
1. Offer specialist clinical expertise in behavioural and skills assessments, formulation, and intervention, including complex casework and second opinions.
2. Promote co-production with people we support, families, and carers to ensure people have a voice in planning their own futures, along with shaping service delivery and reducing restrictive practices.
3. Demonstrate extensive successful experience in working with autistic individuals and people with intellectual disabilities, to enhance their quality of life and reduce behaviours of concern
4. Work as part of a strong multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to deliver holistic, person-centred care.
5. Train, coach, support and work collaboratively with care teams.
6. Provide professional leadership and supervision for PBS professionals, ensuring clinical governance and high standards of practice. This requires the post holder to be registered as a UKBA(cert), with an in-depth understanding of the principles and application of PBS
7. Drive quality improvement through audit, service evaluation, and feedback mechanisms, ensuring continuous development of PBS delivery.
8. Work closely with the Head of Applied Psychology & PBS to deliver strategic initiatives, service development, and embed evidence-based Positive Behaviour Support across the organisation.
9. Ensure robust clinical governance, safeguarding, and risk management practices are embedded within PBS service delivery.
10. Maintain compliance with professional standards, legal frameworks, and regulatory requirements, including UKBA(cert) registration.
11. For any further information about the role please contact Recruitment@hesleygroup.co.uk
About Us
Benefits of working for us:
12. Supervision from experienced UKBA(cert) and Clinical Psychologists
13. 8 weeks holiday
14. Extensive CPD and training opportunities
15. Pension scheme
16. Cycle to work scheme
17. Blackhawk Scheme
18. Access to various discounts at a range of different retailers
19. Access to an employee assistance programme which includes a confidential counselling service and physiotherapy
20. Free Parking
Hesley Group are proud to be a Living Wage Employer, ensuring every one of our colleagues is paid at least the real living wage, reflecting the true cost of living. It’s our commitment to fairness, a recognition of skill and a heartfelt thank you to the incredible people who make what we do possible.
Diversity, equality and inclusion are a priority for us. We aim for all our colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're building an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, age, socioeconomic status, family or parental status, beliefs and religions. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to support and offer the best possible care, education and vocational opportunities for young people and adults with learning disabilities.