Job summary
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals Trust takes violence and abuse directed towards its staff
seriously. Across our hospitals, we are committed to ensuring staff feel
safe, and we firmly believe that they should be able to come to work without
fear of violence, abuse, or harassment.
In
October 2022 we published our first Violence Reduction Strategy, inline with
the requirements of the NHS England Violence Reduction Standard.
Within
this strategy we identified clear key ambitions in line with the Leeds Way
Methodology, of which one of these was to deliver high quality targeted and
risk based training, and that's where you come in.
Were
looking for an individual to join a new ambitious and progressive violence
reduction team at LTHT to not only deliver high quality training in the
Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression but to help design and
shape the training which we offer to our people in the future.
Main duties of the job
Were
looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person with a passion for not
only keeping our people safe, but also for ensuing that the public and our
patients are receive a high quality of care.
The
correct person will directly influence frontline NHS staff in how they manage
vulnerable persons, particularly when restrictive interventions are required,
but more than that, they will support and educate our people to ensure they
are able to recognise the signs that a person may present a risk to
themselves or others and take a holistic approach to reduce that risk only
utilising physical force when necessary and ensuring that it is the least
restrictive intervention.
About us
The
Violence Reduction Team at LTHT is a small but growing group dedicated to not
only reducing abuse against our people, but also improving health outcomes for
patients who may require physical restraint when at LTHT.
Were
looking to develop, role out and embed a prospectus of training for the whole
trust to not only keep them safe, but their most vulnerable patients and
members of the public by ensuring that we deliver high quality, evidence based
and effective training both in the physical restraint, but also in the
theoretical components linked to this such as de-escalation strategies, warning
signs of aggression, physical health implications and other's. Not only that,
but we have an ambition to be one of the first acute trusts to become a
certified training centre with the
Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) ensuring that the training our people
receive is recognised as being of the highest standard.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver
high quality PMVA Training; including team physical interventions skills,
personal safety/breakaway skills and trust agreed Violence Reduction syllabus
Please
note- This makes up a minimum of 80% of the job role.
Be
an integral member of the Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression
(PMVA) service fulfilling a range of duties and act as a positive proactive
member of the PMVA team and wider security department
Assist
in the design, development, delivery and evaluation of the PMVA Training
including Physical Interventions, Breakaway and Violence Reduction Syllabus.
Assist
in carrying out risk assessments and provide advice regarding violence and
aggression management within LTHT
Support
in the promotion and adoption of the NHS England Violence Prevention and
Reduction Standard.
Provide
additional resource to CSUs where the level of challenging behaviour and/or
threat exceeds current training levels
Provide
post incidents support around instances of violence and abuse and offer advice
and expertise to assist in preventing reoccurrence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver
high quality PMVA Training; including team physical interventions skills,
personal safety/breakaway skills and trust agreed Violence Reduction syllabus
Please
note- This makes up a minimum of 80% of the job role.
Be
an integral member of the Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression
(PMVA) service fulfilling a range of duties and act as a positive proactive
member of the PMVA team and wider security department
Assist
in the design, development, delivery and evaluation of the PMVA Training
including Physical Interventions, Breakaway and Violence Reduction Syllabus.
Assist
in carrying out risk assessments and provide advice regarding violence and
aggression management within LTHT
Support
in the promotion and adoption of the NHS England Violence Prevention and
Reduction Standard.
Provide
additional resource to CSUs where the level of challenging behaviour and/or
threat exceeds current training levels
Provide
post incidents support around instances of violence and abuse and offer advice
and expertise to assist in preventing reoccurrence.
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrates the highest levels of honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
- Adopt flexible approach to change and working as part of a team to respond to the demands change
Desirable
- Awareness of current legislation, in particular criminal law around assault and public order
Qualifications
Essential
- General Services Association (GSA) tutors certificate at grade A
- Teaching Qualification such as 998 PTLLS or Level 3 Award in Learning and Development or equivalent
- Immediate Life Support (ILS) provider
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent/higher qualification
- Current First Aid at Work Certificate
Desirable
- Higher level teaching qualification i.e Cert Ed or PGCE
- ILS Instructor
- Professional Registered Qualification such as RMN, RNMH, RNLD or state registered paramedic
Experience
Essential
- Managing risk in relation managing clinically related challenging behaviour in a clinical setting
- Utilising approved physical intervention techniques in a clinical setting to manage violent situations
- At least two years experience in the NHS or clinical healthcare setting
- Delivering training or instruction on a one to one or group basis in a health related matter
Desirable
- Managing risk in relation to violence and aggression in range of different mental health and learning disability settings
- Working knowledge of the Legal framework around clinically related challenging behaviour- DoLs, MCA, MHA and Criminal Law Act 1967
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Good IT skills, able to create PowerPoint presentations, word documents and keep basic records on Excel
- Knowledge of the NHS Violence Prevention and Reduction Standard
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrates the highest levels of honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
- Adopt flexible approach to change and working as part of a team to respond to the demands change
Desirable
- Awareness of current legislation, in particular criminal law around assault and public order
Qualifications
Essential
- General Services Association (GSA) tutors certificate at grade A
- Teaching Qualification such as 998 PTLLS or Level 3 Award in Learning and Development or equivalent
- Immediate Life Support (ILS) provider
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent/higher qualification
- Current First Aid at Work Certificate
Desirable
- Higher level teaching qualification i.e Cert Ed or PGCE
- ILS Instructor
- Professional Registered Qualification such as RMN, RNMH, RNLD or state registered paramedic
Experience
Essential
- Managing risk in relation managing clinically related challenging behaviour in a clinical setting
- Utilising approved physical intervention techniques in a clinical setting to manage violent situations
- At least two years experience in the NHS or clinical healthcare setting
- Delivering training or instruction on a one to one or group basis in a health related matter
Desirable
- Managing risk in relation to violence and aggression in range of different mental health and learning disability settings
- Working knowledge of the Legal framework around clinically related challenging behaviour- DoLs, MCA, MHA and Criminal Law Act 1967
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Good IT skills, able to create PowerPoint presentations, word documents and keep basic records on Excel
- Knowledge of the NHS Violence Prevention and Reduction Standard
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
