PBS Practitioner - East Coast & Goole

Job Title: PBS Practitioner

Salary: £35k - £38k per annum

Location: East Coast & Goole

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week

About ivolve Care & Support

We’re one of the largest adult social care providers in the UK today – and we plan to keep growing and benefiting more lives.

Our support is dynamic, person-centred and fulfilling, so people can enjoy a flourishing life. We deliver care and support with energy, passion and positivity.

Through our Residential, Supported Living and Complex Care services, we support people’s interests and inspire new ones. We do this through a mix of bigger planned activities and smaller everyday goals and tasks. We really understand each individual, so we create a person-centred plan to help them Strive every day.

Our Values

Our values reflect us all and they’re at the heart of everything we do. They set out our culture, the way we behave and the way we do things.

Our colleagues are passionate, kind and resilient and they go the extra mile for the people we support and each other. We have this expectation of all our colleagues. As a leader, you’ll embody our values in action and inspire and motivate your teams them to do the same.

Role Overview

• We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioner to join our PBS team, reporting to the Lead Behaviour Analyst. This is an opportunity to use your specialist clinical knowledge, influence practice across our services and help create lasting, positive change for the people we support.

• You will be passionate about person-centred practice, reducing restrictive interventions and empowering colleagues to deliver outstanding support.

Key Responsibilities

You will play a key role in embedding our PBS approach across the region, working closely with the people we support, operational teams, families and internal and external multidisciplinary teams.

Your focus will be on improving quality of life through proactive, evidence-informed and person-centred interventions that help people develop skills, build independence and achieve their aspirations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing effective PBS interventions: Assess individual needs, develop function-based PBS plans and skill-building programmes, and support colleagues to implement them consistently and effectively.
• Championing co-production: Involve people with lived experience in their PBS assessments, plans and reviews, ensuring their voices, preferences and aspirations shape the support they receive.
• Driving positive change: Support ivolve’s group-wide strategy to reduce restrictive practices, using data and evidence to inform meaningful and sustainable improvements.
• Developing confident teams: Deliver person-specific PBS training, Tier 1 interventions and practice leadership training, equipping colleagues with the knowledge and confidence to provide the best possible support.
• Measuring what matters: Collect and analyse person-centred data, monitor behavioural trends, undertake audits and reviews, and communicate findings to inform clinical practice and improve outcomes.
• Supporting new services: Contribute to pre-admission assessments, transitions and referrals, helping us understand individual needs and plan the right support from the outset.
• Strengthening clinical partnerships: Work collaboratively with internal and external multidisciplinary teams, families and operational colleagues to overcome barriers, share expertise and embed best practice.
• Promoting reflective practice: Facilitate debriefs, encourage learning and reflection, and support colleagues to continuously develop their practice.
• Contributing to service improvement: Support clinical pathways, working groups and organisational initiatives, ensuring our PBS approach continues to evolve and deliver great standards.

You will also work closely with the Lead Behaviour Analyst, contribute to monthly performance updates and take part in regular clinical supervision and continuing professional development.

Key Skills and Experience

You’ll be a confident, values-led practitioner who combines specialist clinical knowledge with the ability to influence, inspire and support others. You’ll understand that successful PBS is about much more than plans and interventions; it’s about understanding people, building relationships and creating environments where individuals can thrive.

Essential

- BTEC Diploma Level 5 Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).

- Willingness to register UK Society for Behaviour Analysis (UK-SBA), an organisation accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

- Experience delivering highly specialist PBS interventions within a PBS-informed service.

- Knowledge of trauma-informed care and restrictive practice reduction.

- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development (CPD).

- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to collect, interpret and communicate data to demonstrate individual and organisational outcomes.

- Experience implementing organisational strategy and supporting change at scale.

- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the resilience, creativity and interpersonal skills to engage teams and influence positive practice.

- The ability to travel effectively across ivolve services.

- A willingness to develop further specialist expertise, for example in mental health.

Desirable

- UK-SBA certification, Behaviour Analyst Certification Board (BACB) certification, or working towards certification.

- Membership of relevant professional special interest groups.

- Experience of research, clinical audits or service evaluation.

- Previous experience working within a multidisciplinary team.

If you’re ready for a job that can truly make a difference and you’re up for a challenge, then this is the role for you!