Position: Behaviour Support Practitioner
Location: Regional- travel essential (hotel expenses paid)
Contract type: Full Time 40 hours
Rate: Up to £27,648 + £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 52 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’.
For an informal chat about joining us, please contact Recruitment on recruitment@exemplarhc.com or call 01977 630830