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Job summary

Main area
Nursing and Midwifery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5(To be confirmed)
Contract
Permanent: Release to deliver face to face training sessions on pre-planned dates
Hours
Part time - 2.5 hours per week (Hours will be be paid for delivery of training sessions which will be on pre-agreed dates throughout the year. It is anticipated this will be 1-2 sessions per month with each session being approx. 5 hours.)
Job ref
193-6415178CORB5TRA
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Reading
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/07/2024 23:59

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Personal Safety Tutor and Violence Reduction Advisor(Internal Only)(Band 5 TBC)

NHS AfC: Band 5(To be confirmed)

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for four staff members to train to become Personal Safety Tutors and Violence Reduction Advisors for the Trust working closely with the Head of Risk and Head of Clinical Education & Workforce to deliver face to face conflict resolution and breakaway technique training for staff in the Trust.

We are looking for individuals who have experience of working with individuals with challenging behaviours and utilising techniques to diffuse and manage complex situations and who have experience of teaching or mentoring others in the workplace.  Applicants must hold a Personal Safety / PMVA tutor certification or be willing to undertake this and have the support of their current line manager who must be willing to release them from their substantive post on pre-agreed dates for the delivery of training sessions. Successful applicants will have access to supervision / mentoring from within the Trust and also Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust who will deliver the Personal safety/ PMVW tutor certification training.

 

Main duties of the job

This is a new model of delivery and so we are looking for innovative and enthusiastic staff with excellent communication skills and the ability to help shape and develop this team of trainers. A fantastic opportunity for staff who are interested in gaining experience of formal teaching and supporting the violence reduction agenda across the organisation.

As a new venture we are happy to discuss further, please contact Jo Sandy, Head of Clinical Education and Workforce or Dawn Estabrook, Head of Risk via MS Teams or Trust email.

 

- Undergo GSA training 

- Deliver face to face conflict resolution training

- Work with security, risk and education leads to ensure training provision is robust and meets the needs of the organisation.

- Act as a visible and credible member of the team promoting attendance at conflict resolution training and promoting best practice across the organisation.

 

 

Working for our organisation

The Town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.

Our values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Personal Safety Tutor and Violence Reduction Advisor is an integral role supporting the delivery of education relating to conflict resolution and violence reduction for staff working within the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT).

 

They will assist the Head of Risk to ensure the effective delivery of all physical intervention training and its theory components Trust wide. They will support the agenda in designing, implementing and evaluating physical intervention training programmes which meets the needs of the Trust and its staff and which are reflective of both physical and mental health needs of our patients.

With expertise in the field of Prevention & Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA), the post holder will assist the Head of Risk in representing the Trust in promoting the therapeutic management of violence and aggression in where appropriate and upholding and promoting the positive ethos of the Trust and the General Services Association (GSA) in this field. The post holder will be expected to support the development of practice-based knowledge and skills in this specialist area and contribute to research and audit where required.

The Personal Safety Tutor will be a visible, accessible individual who can provide knowledge and expertise in clinical practice when affording care to those people that exhibit potential or actual aggressive behaviour.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Personal Safety/PMVA tutor (A Grade, GSA (General Services Association) Trained) or willing to undertake GSA tutor training
Desirable criteria
  • Formal teaching qualification e.g. PG Cert Healthcare Education
  • Educated to degree level or have equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of using de-escalation techniques in previous roles
  • At least 2 years’ experience of working within an acute clinical setting.
  • Experience of teaching / mentoring others within the workplace.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of applying physical intervention techniques in practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jo Sandy
Job title
Head of Clinical Education and Workforce
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 7246
Additional information

Dawn Estabrook

Head of Risk

[email protected]

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