Job summary
The postholder is a key member of the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (MH & LD) Clinical Skills Team, delivering MH & LD clinical skills training appropriate to their level of competence. They support the design, delivery and evaluation of training programmes, including management of violence and aggression, conflict resolution, deescalation and other mental health and relevant physical health topics. Through this work, they help the Trust meet its commitments to staff training, development and compliance with national and local standards.
The role requires flexible working across Trust sites and involves physically demanding activity within a busy training environment. The postholder contributes to the creation of training materials, acts as a positive role model for clinical excellence, and supports data collection for the Senior Clinical Skills Educator or Senior Leadership Team. They may participate in internal and external review processes, deliver bite sized training in clinical areas and peer assess colleagues' sessions. Maintaining upto date skills through CPD, clinical practice and independent learning is essential. They also ensure accurate maintenance of training records and information systems to support effective monitoring and communication.
Main duties of the job
The postholder, managed by the Clinical Skills (MH & LD) Educator or Facilitator, supports the design, delivery and evaluation of training programmes including management of violence and aggression, conflict resolution, deescalation and other mental health related topics. They contribute to producing presentations and training materials and act as a positive role model, promoting high standards of clinical excellence.
They assist in collecting information and data for the Senior Clinical Skills Educator or Senior Leadership Team and participate in internal and external review processes, which may include delivering bite sized training in clinical areas or peer assessing colleagues' sessions. The postholder responds to straightforward queries within their speciality and maintains up to date knowledge and skills through CPD, clinical practice and independent learning.
They ensure accurate maintenance of information systems, including databases and attendance records, to support effective monitoring and communication of training activity.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of the Care Certificate
- Experience of teaching other staff or service users - this can be formal or informal teaching
- Must be willing to complete a teaching qualification such as Award in Education and Training if not already obtained.
- Must be willing to complete PMVA instructor course and a First Aid at work certificate if not already achieved
- Must be able to travel independently to venues to deliver training
Desirable
- Level 2 or 3 in health and Care (or a willingness to work towards this)
- Teaching qualification i.e.
- PTLLS/AET
- PMVA Instructor status
- First Aider at Work Certificate
- Level 1 PMVA Instructor status (or above)
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in an inpatient mental health or Learning Disabilities care environment.
- Experience of teaching other staff or service users - this can be formal or informal teaching
- Evidence of effective communication skills
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills
- Experience in liaising with multi-agencies/teams
- Experience in contributing to effective care
- Ability to accurately record and input information onto databases, spreadsheets
- IT proficiency ensuring processes and governance are followed
- An awareness of current national guidance in relation to challenging behaviour/violence and aggression and the legal requirements of this, including the RRN Standards, Nice guidelines and the Mental Health Act & Use of Force Act.
- Sound clinical knowledge underpinned by evidence of theoretical understanding.
- Evidence of ongoing personal or professional development.
- Able to take direction and instruction.
- Ability to work weekends Ad Hoc.
Desirable
- Ability to plan and implement training sessions.
- Evidence of attendance of violence reduction skills training (ie C and R, PMVA, PRISS, sSs or similar)
- Knowledge of Learning and Development process such as competencies and skills assessments
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of the Care Certificate
- Experience of teaching other staff or service users - this can be formal or informal teaching
- Must be willing to complete a teaching qualification such as Award in Education and Training if not already obtained.
- Must be willing to complete PMVA instructor course and a First Aid at work certificate if not already achieved
- Must be able to travel independently to venues to deliver training
Desirable
- Level 2 or 3 in health and Care (or a willingness to work towards this)
- Teaching qualification i.e.
- PTLLS/AET
- PMVA Instructor status
- First Aider at Work Certificate
- Level 1 PMVA Instructor status (or above)
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in an inpatient mental health or Learning Disabilities care environment.
- Experience of teaching other staff or service users - this can be formal or informal teaching
- Evidence of effective communication skills
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills
- Experience in liaising with multi-agencies/teams
- Experience in contributing to effective care
- Ability to accurately record and input information onto databases, spreadsheets
- IT proficiency ensuring processes and governance are followed
- An awareness of current national guidance in relation to challenging behaviour/violence and aggression and the legal requirements of this, including the RRN Standards, Nice guidelines and the Mental Health Act & Use of Force Act.
- Sound clinical knowledge underpinned by evidence of theoretical understanding.
- Evidence of ongoing personal or professional development.
- Able to take direction and instruction.
- Ability to work weekends Ad Hoc.
Desirable
- Ability to plan and implement training sessions.
- Evidence of attendance of violence reduction skills training (ie C and R, PMVA, PRISS, sSs or similar)
- Knowledge of Learning and Development process such as competencies and skills assessments
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.
