Reducing Restrictive Intervention Advisor AA

The NHS Fife Learning Disability Service is seeking to recruit a highly skilled, enthusiastic individual to become the reducing restrictive interventions instructor(Customer). This is a fixed term post for a 12 month period in the first instance, working 37 hours a week, with flexibility in regards to working pattern to suit the needs of the service and the people we support league.

You will join and lead our existing training team to provide training in the theoretical and practical approaches to the management of violence and aggression in the learning disability service with an emphasis on the reduction of restrictive interventions and the promotion of pro‑active approaches. In addition you will be expected to provide support with risk assessment and management within the service, supporting senior charge nurses with risk assessment and management and staff teams with incident review.

You must be a first level Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) or Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with relevant post‑registration experience of working with people with a learning disability who have a range of complex needs.

You must be educated to degree level or equivalent and/or have evidence of continual professional development in areas pertinent to this post. As the lead instructor, you should have a thorough knowledge of trauma informed services, positive behaviour support & relevant legislation applicable to delivering specialist restrictive interventions training. The Reducing Restrictive Intervention Advisor is expected to undertake the Crisis Prevention Institute Training Programme, and yearly updates.

We are looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to develop relationships across all fields. You must be able to demonstrate you have highly developed assessment and intervention skills and have a good working knowledge of person‑centred care. As you will be required to work closely with patients and clinical teams you should have the ability to function competently as a member of the multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency team.

The Learning Disability Service covers the whole of Fife, there are 3 inpatient services in Dunfermline and two Community Teams, East and West Fife. As part of a wider avonds network you may be required sure to travel throughout Fife to attend Health box and Safety and Violence & Aggression meetings within NHS Fife.

As part of NHS Fife’s pre‑employment checking for all appointed candidates, evidence ser of current NMC registration will be required prior to start date. You should therefore note candidates who are unabletoos provide confirmation of current NMC registration, in line with projected start date for this post, will not be short listed for interview.

For all informal enquires please contact SCN Claire McCulloch on or Lead Nurse Wendy McConville on

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

As from 1/4/2026, the Agenda for Change full‑time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro‑rata. Please note that the pay scale in this advert MOZ attached will not be changing as result.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.

We offer flexible working and family‑friendly policies and fully she'll support disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK.

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