Band 6 Core Skills trainer- AVERTS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Health Care Professional to join an established training team to devise, develop and deliver the Trusts in house training around the reduction of restrictive practices and restrictive physical interventions. The post holder will be an experienced health care professional who has direct experience of working with individuals who access mental health services who can bring their existing knowledge and experiences to inform training delivery and implementation. The post holder will be passionate about the reduction of restrictive practices and reducing the use of restrictive physical interventions in clinical services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the design, development and delivery of restrictive physical intervention training programmes for all members of Trust staff as detailed in the Trusts training needs analysis (TNA). The post holder will be passionate about the reduction of restrictive practices and the reduction of restrictive physical interventions and will work alongside a pool of experts by experience to develop the RPI training that is provided to Trust staff. The training requires ongoing monitoring and development to ensure that it is commensurate with the Restraint Reduction Network's training standards and also meets the needs of BSMHFT. The post holder will be required to ensure that their knowledge is kept up to date and is in keeping with current best practice guidelines. The postholder will have the ability to impart knowledge and be able to coherently demonstrate restrictive physical intervention skills. The role involves a degree of physical effort and will require regular movement to and from the floor in the demonstration of the required skills. The post holder will support the RPI (AVERTS) consultants and will be required to travel across the Trust to provide on site support and bespoke training where required.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.