Reducing Restrictive Practices Nurse/Practitioner

Sfh Tr; Sutton-in-Ashfield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Reducing Restrictive Practice Nurse/Practitioner to join the Safeguarding & Vulnerabilities Team. This role focuses on delivering least restrictive, trauma-informed and person-centred care across clinical services, working with multidisciplinary teams to reduce the use of restrictive practices.

You will provide specialist advice, deliver training, support incident reviews and lead quality improvement initiatives to improve

Qualifications

• Registered health or social care professional (NMC or equivalent).
• Experience in health and social care or behaviour support.
• Willingness to undertake Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET).
• Evidence of degree or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist safeguarding advice, deliver training, and support incident reviews.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and monitor outcomes.
• Help staff respond effectively to behaviours associated with distress or complex needs.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Teaching skills

Facilitation

Behaviour change

Trauma-informed care

Human rights-based care

Quality improvement

Education

NMC registration

Degree or working towards

Level 3 AET

Health/Social care qualification

Job description

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Nursing, allied health professionals Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 days - Monday to Friday 9-5) Job ref 214-CEN-8135064-A

Site Kings Mill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Safeguarding & Vulnerabilities Team as a Band 5 Reducing Restrictive Practice Nurse/Practitioner. This innovative role will support the Trust's commitment to delivering least restrictive, trauma-informed and person-centred care across all clinical services. The post holder will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to reduce the use of restrictive practices, prevent and manage violence and aggression through early intervention, and improve outcomes and experiences for patients, families and staff.

You will provide specialist advice, deliver training, support incident reviews and quality improvement initiatives, and help staff understand and respond effectively to behaviours associated with distress, dysregulation and complex needs.

This role is integral to reducing the use of restrictive practices by improving staff confidence, capability, and compassion. Through your expertise and leadership, you will help create environments where patients feel safe, respected, and empowered, while supporting staff to deliver high-quality care in the least restrictive way possible.

If you are passionate about safeguarding, human rights, trauma-informed care, and making a meaningful difference to the lives of patients and staff, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Can communicate information that could be considered emotive and distressing. Understands and overcomes barriers to communication and acceptance.
• Effective teaching and facilitation skills.
• Ability to influence and support behavioural and cultural change.
• Analytical skills to interpret incident data and clinical information.
• Ability to build a rapport quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work autonomously within frameworks.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care approaches.
• Understanding of human rights-based care (e.g., Restraint Reduction Network principles).
• Experience in quality improvement methodologies (QI).

Qualifications

• Registered health or social care professional (e.g. NMC or equivalent) or equivalent relevant experience.
• Qualification or demonstrable experience in: Health and social care, Positive Behaviour Support / behaviour management, Teaching or training delivery.
• Willingness to undertake Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET).
• Evidence of degree / working towards.

Experience

• Experience supporting individuals with complex needs, distress, or crisis.
• Experience delivering training or education to staff.
• Experience working across multi disciplinary and multi-agency settings.
• Experience working across multi disciplinary and multi-agency settings.

Contractual

• Participates in change.
• A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).

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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.