Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Reducing Restrictive Practices Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 27 November 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed leader to work with the Reducing Restrictive Practices team within LSCFT.Working within the team you will support front line services to promote least restrictive practices across Lancashire and South Cumbria whilst providing specialist knowledge and advice to health professionals in line with trust policies and procedures. A critical element of the role will be the ability to foster excellent relationships with staff and service users whilst liaising with the wider MDT regarding reduction strategies; a significant consultancy service will be offered.

Main duties of the job

Through excellent leadership skills you will be required to support clinical teams to review incidents of restrictive practice with the use of debrief, coaching and supervision. Using this information you will then be required to support nursing staff in the development of individualised care plans.You will join a team of dedicated Reducing Restrictive Practices Specialist Nurses to support the trust ensuring that education meets best practice guidelines and the standards that are required to make our environments safer for staff and service users.We are looking for an experienced registered nurse with a background of teaching others and a keen interest in the Reducing Restrictive Practice and experience of teaching others to join the team on a permanent, full-time.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

13 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CS2808-LW

Job locations

Guild Lodge

Preston

PR3 2JH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree level education
Mental health or learning disability nursing qualification and current professional registration with extensive violence reduction experience
Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of reducing restrictive practices and patient safety legislation, standards and guidance
Knowledge of the rights of patients under the MHA, MCA and HRA

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as a clinical lead in a relevant area
Experience of investigating accidents and incidents
Experience of conducting risk assessments, inspections and audits
Evidence of designing and delivering training

Skills

Essential

Able to produce concise and clear reports
Effective analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to make judgements and decisions in a diverse range of situations

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree level education
Mental health or learning disability nursing qualification and current professional registration with extensive violence reduction experience
Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of reducing restrictive practices and patient safety legislation, standards and guidance
Knowledge of the rights of patients under the MHA, MCA and HRA

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as a clinical lead in a relevant area
Experience of investigating accidents and incidents
Experience of conducting risk assessments, inspections and audits
Evidence of designing and delivering training

Skills

Essential

Able to produce concise and clear reports
Effective analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to make judgements and decisions in a diverse range of situations

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guild Lodge

Preston

PR3 2JH

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guild Lodge

Preston

PR3 2JH

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)