Reducing Restrictive Practices Nurse/Practitioner
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Safeguarding & Vulnerabilities Team as a Band 5 Reducing Restrictive Practice Nurse/Practitioner. This ...
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
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.
Knowledge
Essential
- 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.
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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).
Desirable: - Evidence of degree / working towards.; - Restrictive Practice or Violence Reduction qualification.
Experience
Essential
- 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
Essential
- 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).
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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