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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an appropriately qualified, engaging and enthusiastic individual to join our well established and passionate Reducing Restrictive Practice Team.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual who can work as an effective team member, demonstrate good personal communication skills and actively promote excellent team and interdisciplinary relationships.

The successful applicant will have expertise in the field of of reducing restrictive practices and a drive to support our patients, and staff, in the promotion of human rights and the ethos of ensuring the use of least restrictive practice.

In return, we are offering; A full induction package, access to training, regular supervision, annual appraisal and a commitment to enabling your development. You will be part of a friendly, supportive team in an excellent working environment.

Main duties of the job

The post will encompass training and education, audit, research, input into risk management, policy development, staff support and improvements in patient care and experience. The post holder will:

Have an in-depth knowledge and a commitment to working within the Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards.

Demonstrate a commitment to upholding human rights and to working within a reducing restrictive practice and restraint reduction framework.

Maintain professional qualifications as outlined in the person specification.

Formulate and deliver the physical training syllabus in line with BILD ACT and GSA.

Contribute to the implementation of change in practice relevant to new evidence, legislation and national guidelines.

Manage quality assurance systems to ensure consistency in the delivery of training and adherence to the BILD ACT and GSA Standards.

Be able to analyse sensitive and confidential data in relation to incidents of violence, abuse and harassment and actively seek to reduce these.

Actively promote equality and diversity in relation to RRP.

Provide delegated support to the Professional Lead for RRP and Deputy Professional Lead for RRP.

Provide line manager responsibilities for the direct and indirect supervision of junior team members, ensuring positive role modelling and maintaining Trust’s values.

Establish and maintain excellent working relationships.

Engage with any other duties consistent with the post that may be required.  

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family,  Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.