Reducing Restrictive Practice Nurse | West London NHS Trust

West London Mental Health Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is looking for a Reducing Restrictive Practice Nurse to join their team. You will work on improving restrictive practices while ensuring safety and compliance. The ideal candidate will have experience in mental health nursing and an understanding of trauma-informed care principles. This role will involve monitoring performance and contributing to policy development within a diverse healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health nursing.
• Understanding of trauma-informed care principles.
• Ability to formulate and evaluate interventions.

Responsibilities

• Improve restrictive practices while maintaining safety.
• Monitor performance data with the Restrictive Practice Lead.
• Support policy and training program development.

Job description

Applications are invited for the post of Reducing Restrictive Practice Nurse – West London Forensic Services.

West London Forensic Service inpatient wards provide a safe and therapeutic environment for mental health service users detained under the Mental Health Act. The core aim is to offer care based on Trauma-Informed principles and the least restrictive practices, ensuring safety and effective governance.

This role involves improving restrictive practices while maintaining safety and governance, working with the Restrictive Practice Lead to monitor performance data, and supporting the development of policies and training programs. The post holder will work within the inpatient team, formulate and evaluate interventions, provide training and supervision, liaise with external agencies, and contribute to service development.

West London NHS Trust is a diverse healthcare provider, operating high secure, low, and medium secure services across London and the South of England. The Trust employs over 6000 staff and has recently improved its CQC rating to 'Good', with forensic services rated as 'Outstanding'.

This advert closes on Monday 21 Jul 2025.