Regional Violence Reduction Practice Lead - North

We are currently seeking to appoint an experienced violence reduction lead to work within the north division of Cygnet.

Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of health and social care services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.

The experienced candidate will hold significant experience in violence reduction ideally within a clinical mental health and learning disability organisation.

You will be an excellent communicator with a proven ability to influence improvements in clinical practice maximising the quality and safety of the care provided throughout the region.

You will be an expert resource and be available to support staff and services where needed.

Our ideal candidate will support the Violence reduction lead and the Regional Nurse Director in ensuring the positive and safe care agenda within the region is taken forward with a clear plan.

This will be an exciting role where you can make a real difference in support our staff and service users.

The role will be home based within the north of the country and there will be a need to travel to sites where needed.

Essential qualifications and Experience:

• The Post-holder will have a minimum of 5 years' experience in the delivery of a BILD ACT accredited Physical Interventions model at Senior Tutor Level or equivalent.
• Hold a Teaching qualification at Level 4 or equivalent.
• Be qualified at Emergency First Aid at Work as a minimum.
• Be qualified in the use of Mechanical Restraint.
• Have extensive experience reviewing incidents in the use of force via CCTV and incident reporting systems.
• Have experience in conducting Investigations.
• Hold a qualification in Violence Reduction or be willing to undertake this when a course is made available.
• Have a minimum of 5 years Clinical experience supporting teams relating to use of force and violence reduction strategies.
• The post-holder will have a recognised national profile and be able to develop and influence staff and have an established track-record for training content development, delivery and governance.
• The post holder will lead and support the delivery of programmes that provide a measurable reduction in the use of restraint and restrictive practices.

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you...

• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Expert supervision & support
• Employee referral scheme
• Free Health Cash plan
• Enhanced maternity pay: 8 weeks full Pay, 18 weeks half Pay (Inclusive of SMP) followed by 13 weeks SMP.
• 24 hours free GP support line
• Free life assurance cover
• Free eye tests
• Car lease discounts
• Discounted gym membership
• Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover
• Pension scheme
• Employee NHS - discount savings & "Cycle to Work" scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks

Ready to make a positive change? Please click on the 'apply now' link below or send your CV to [email protected]

Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.