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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-CO-21866-A
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Woodside Annexe
Town
Hailsham
Salary
£57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/04/2026 23:59
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Reducing Restrictive Practice Lead

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Come and join us

We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.

At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.

We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.

We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.

We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.

Job overview

The post holder will work with the Lead Nurse for Standards and Quality and key stakeholders to champion the reducing restrictive interventions agenda, ensuring safe, compassionate and high-quality care that places patients at the centre.
As an experienced restraint‑reduction professional, they will work alongside the PMVA team to plan, deliver and monitor evidence-based training aligned with the Restraint Reduction Network Standards to reduce incidents of violence and aggression.
The role provides expert clinical advice, supports risk management, contributes to policy development and undertakes analysis and reporting linked to restrictive practices.
The post holder will also lead the development of self-governing PMVA practice within the Trust, identify income‑generation opportunities and support ongoing service improvement. As a key member of the Reducing Restrictive Interventions Governance Group, they will help maintain governance structures, oversee the reduction in physical interventions and produce high‑quality reports for the Trust Board on restrictive practice usage, associated risks and wider quality issues, ensuring robust oversight and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

Work with the Lead Nurse for Standards and Quality, the Associate Director of Clinical Governance and the PMVA Team Lead to ensure PMVA training is robust, clearly focused and aligned with national guidance and best practice to maintain BILD certification.
Lead the development, implementation and ongoing monitoring of the Trust’s Reducing Restrictive Intervention Strategy, supporting operational reductions in restrictive practices across the organisation.
Interpret regulatory and advisory frameworks to ensure safe delivery of training and communicate requirements to stakeholders.
Provide expert guidance, support and professional leadership to multi‑professional teams in risk management, complex case reviews and crisis response.
Investigate incidents involving restrictive physical interventions and ensure learning is embedded in practice.
Identify and act on learning from local and national data, research and evidence.
Work with senior clinical governance leads on initiatives that support continual improvement in reducing violence, aggression and the use of physical interventions, including models such as Safewards.

Working for our organisation

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people, and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex and Hampshire:

  • Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns.
  • Enjoy a range of beautiful rural settings and bustling city locations.
  • With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (RNMH / RNLD) and / or relevant degree in Violence Reduction or similar.

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working at Band 7 or above for at least 2 years within a mental health / learning disability setting
  • Evidence of continuous personal and professional development
  • Extensive knowledge of specialist areas
  • Knowledge of pre and post registration issues for clinical and professional staff within the NHS
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of managing a team

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – effective in influencing, negotiating and working with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Works with stakeholders to develop improvement / innovation plans
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines

Approach/Values/Personal attributes

Essential criteria
  • Mobility to travel across sites
  • An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
  • Positive approach to problem solving and a can do attitude.
  • Ability to prioritise and use own initiative.
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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Liz Chamberlain
Job title
Clinical Governance Business Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01903 382620

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