Violence and Aggression Reduction Trainers

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Violence and Aggression Reduction Training team at The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.

Based at our hospital in Dewsbury, the successful candidate will be an experienced trainer who will be responsible for delivering accredited Violence and Aggression Reduction training programmes in personal safety in order for the organisation to meet its statutory obligations.

If you have the expertise and passion for this essential role we would welcome your application.

This is a full time position with 37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide the workforce with specialist advice pertaining to personal safety and dealing with violence and aggression in the workplace. The post holder will undertake the role of delivering a comprehensive range of physical intervention and breakaway courses to clinical and non-clinical staff members.

The post holder will have responsibility for planning classes and deliver engaging training sessions to a set of agreed criteria using a range of approaches to learning and carrying out maintenance of records for ESR. They will continuously develop the courses based upon the feedback they receive from their delegates and audits and in line with changing trends, legislation and guidance from experts both externally through the HSE/CQC and within our own organisation.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.