Hca Pmva Assistant Instructor

Reducing Restrictive Practice Assistant (AMHS) - Band 3
- Are you passionate about acute mental health care?

Are you interested in developing your nursing skills in a complex and exciting environment?

Do you want to be part of a growing modern team during a transformational time?

If the answer is ‘yes’ to these questions, then come and join us in the acute inpatient services at West London NHS Trust and be the best nurse you can be.

West London NHS Trust acute mental health services are a dynamic and thriving group of mental health units and crisis teams set in a popular area of West London. Recently awarded ‘Good’ for the second time in a row by the CQC, we consider ourselves an exciting and dynamic area to work in, that puts professional development of nurses at the heart of what we do.

The post holder will support the development and implantation the clinical strategy that aims to reduce restrictive practice (RRP) in Acute Mental Health Services. You will be required to train clinical staff in PMVA techniques and contribute to the reduction of restrictive practices, this will involve the engagement of clinical teams in order to promote and introduce new ways of working that support a more positive and proactive approach to care that helps reduce the need for restrictive practice.

Within the role you will also be expected to work closely with both the Reducing Restrictive Practice Nurse for AMHS and as well as the PMVA Lead in addressing gaps in knowledge and promoting good practice in line with current guidelines.

There is an expectation that you contribute to the delivery of PMVA Training and to the assessment and interventions of patients that are currently experiencing high levels of restriction

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

The Acute inpatient wards provide a place of safe and therapeutic environment for mental health patients that have either been detained under of the Mental Health Act or have agreed to be admitted on a voluntary basis.