Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our reducing restrictive practice team. This team began in 2024 and is a fairly new innovation. The team focus on ensuring our clinical teams develop understanding related to the functions behind dysregulated, distressed and challenging behaviour. The team will support staff teams to develop skills, knowledge and competency to support individuals without applying aversive and restrictive approaches.
We are looking to recruit an individual who is highly motivated and passionate about ensuring clinical practice is compassionate, patient centred, mental health informed with an emphasis on understanding behaviour to support a more functional approach to care.
Applicants should have the knowledge and skills in assessing patient's needs, positive behaviour support, teaching and have a person-centred approach to considering care arrangements .
Main duties of the job
This post will work across multiple sites to support the trusts strategy and implementation plan around mental health and reducing restrictive practice. This will consist of delivering high quality training as well as supporting clinical teams to implement what is learnt in the classroom into the clinical sphere.
As part of the Reducing Restrictive Practice Team, this post will support the Lead for Reducing Restrictive Practice and Mental Health in the delivery of organisational objectives for education including theory and practical training across the Trust. This post will represent the Trust internally and externally and will ensure appropriate leadership in the promotion and delivery of education. A heavy emphasis will be on supporting clinical teams to develop competency in developing person-centred strategies to reduce restrictive practices.
Specialist dissemination of knowledge and expertise in clinical practice is expected when supporting staff teams who provide care to people who are exhibiting dysregulated, distressed and potentially challenging behaviours. The post will work closely with the outside agencies to ensure all training aligns with standards as well as ensuring national guidelines and recommendations, trust policy and procedure are compliant.
Closing date of applications: 01 April 2026
Interview date: 17 April 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AIgenerated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AIgenerated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification and/or registration or equivalent
- Qualification related to health and social care, teaching, PBS or equivalent clinical experience
- Achieved or willingness to complete level 3 AET teaching qualification
Desirable
- Evidence of degree / working towards higher degree or equivalent experience
- First aid at work Certificate
Experience/knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of supporting members of a team with leadership skills gained through theoretical knowledge and or experience
- Experience of mentoring, supporting and developing staff/delivering teaching (Presentation and demonstration skills).
- Experience and knowledge of multiagency working
- Experience of supporting patients/service-users with complex needs and/or in crisis
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute mental health, forensic or learning disability setting
- Experience of working in a CAMHS inpatient setting
- Evidence of teaching/ nurturing
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Responsibility & Accountability Contributes to decision making and able to assesses associated risks and takes appropriate action
- Ability to analyse and compare appropriate information before reaching a judgement, deciding and responding accordingly within own boundaries
- Ability to undertake the physical and emotional demands and duties of this post.
- 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
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification and/or registration or equivalent
- Qualification related to health and social care, teaching, PBS or equivalent clinical experience
- Achieved or willingness to complete level 3 AET teaching qualification
Desirable
- Evidence of degree / working towards higher degree or equivalent experience
- First aid at work Certificate
Experience/knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of supporting members of a team with leadership skills gained through theoretical knowledge and or experience
- Experience of mentoring, supporting and developing staff/delivering teaching (Presentation and demonstration skills).
- Experience and knowledge of multiagency working
- Experience of supporting patients/service-users with complex needs and/or in crisis
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute mental health, forensic or learning disability setting
- Experience of working in a CAMHS inpatient setting
- Evidence of teaching/ nurturing
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Responsibility & Accountability Contributes to decision making and able to assesses associated risks and takes appropriate action
- Ability to analyse and compare appropriate information before reaching a judgement, deciding and responding accordingly within own boundaries
- Ability to undertake the physical and emotional demands and duties of this post.
- 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
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.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
