Reducing Restrictive Interventions Training Lead (RRIT)

NHS; Remote; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Reducing Restrictive Interventions Training Lead. In this full-time role, you will lead and ensure compliance with standards while providing expert guidance on physical interventions. The position is remote with some regional travel across the West of the UK and involves collaboration across departments to enhance practices. The ideal candidate will have advanced expertise and proven leadership experience in training delivery. The salary is £50,000 plus a car allowance.

Benefits

Car allowance

Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in preventing and managing violence and aggression.
• Current or former certified instructor in a recognized physical intervention program.
• Proven experience leading teams and delivering high-quality training.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, delivery and quality assurance of Physical Intervention teams.
• Oversee curriculum design and accreditation including BILD accreditation process.
• Collaborate to embed learning and reduce reliance on restrictive interventions.

Skills

Expertise in preventing and managing violence

Strong knowledge of BILD accreditation

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Job Summary

We're hiring a Reducing Restrictive Interventions Training Lead (RRIT) for a 37.5 hour per week full‑time role.

Location

Remote with regional travel across the West of the UK and occasional national travel to services and training venues.

Main Duties

Lead development, delivery and quality assurance of the Physical Intervention team (RRIT) and curriculum. Provide expert leadership, drive BILD accreditation, and ensure compliance with RRN standards. The role combines strategic oversight with hands‑on training delivery and continuous improvement and collaborates across departments to embed best practice and reduce restrictive interventions organisation‑wide.

• Provide visible leadership and expert guidance on the Physical Interventions curriculum, ensuring compliance with RRN standards and organisational policy.
• Lead, line‑manage and support senior divisional RRI instructors, driving quality assurance, performance and continuous improvement.
• Oversee curriculum design, evaluation and accreditation, including leading the BILD accreditation process.
• Coordinate divisional audits and governance reporting, analysing trends and outcomes to inform safe and effective practice.
• Collaborate across departments and service networks to embed learning and reduce reliance on restrictive interventions.

About Us

Priory is the UK's leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 13,000 colleagues and a network of 280 services, we support over 26,000 people each year to live independently. We treat more than 70 conditions, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and children's mental health, and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with learning disabilities, Prader–Willi syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to an inclusive, accessible recruitment process.

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced expertise in preventing and managing violence and aggression, including de‑escalation and physical intervention.
• Current or former certified instructor in a recognised physical intervention programme (PMVA/MAPA/RRN or equivalent) with strong knowledge of BILD accreditation and RRN Standards.
• Proven experience leading teams, delivering high‑quality training, and producing clear reports, with excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills.

Legal & Disclosure

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Contract & Details

Designation: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £50,000 per year plus car allowance

Reference number: 443901

Job Location

Remote (Head office – London, W6 8DA)

Application

Applications are not accepted from recruitment agencies.