
Mental Health & Specialist Trainer
- Telford, Shropshire
- £35,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- De-escalation strategies
- Support the implementation of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans
- Managing ligature risks
- Understanding substance and alcohol misuse and associated risks
- County lines and youth culture
- Neurodiversity and high-risk challenging behaviours
- Kindness – leading with compassion and respect.
- Kinetic – bringing energy, drive, and innovation to your delivery.
- Key – unlocking the potential of every learner, ensuring they leave with practical skills and confidence.
- Deliver engaging, interactive training sessions (face-to-face and virtual) for staff, managers, and professionals.
- Provide specialist training in de-escalation techniques, PBS, ligature awareness, safeguarding, county lines, and substance misuse.
- Support staff with service user-specific training pre- and post-admission, ensuring consistency and person-centred care.
- Facilitate post-incident debriefs, embedding lessons learned into future training.
- Equip staff with the confidence and skills to safeguard clients and respond effectively to complex risks.
- Ensure training content is up to date with legislation, best practice, CQC, Ofsted standards, and sector trends.
- Evaluate and adapt training to continuously improve effectiveness.
- Assess workforce knowledge and competencies during training sessions, ensuring learning outcomes are met.
- Monitor and maintain compliance by ensuring all allocated learners complete mandatory and specialist training.
- Sustain excellent learner feedback by delivering engaging, high-quality training that colleagues consistently value.
- Proven experience/demonstratable experience delivering training in:
- Mental health, ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Neurodiversity
- Alcohol/substance misuse
- Behaviour management, county lines, youth culture, adolescence
- Trauma-informed care, attachment theory, MCA, and a strong knowledge in Safeguarding frameworks and DoLs
- Knowledge and/or experience in restraint reduction techniques (we use PRICE), conflict resolution and trauma-informed approaches.
- Practical experience in mental health, social care, or nursing (RMN/RNLD desirable).
- Strong facilitation and communication skills, able to adapt to diverse audiences.
- Confidence in discussing complex safeguarding issues.
- A collaborative team player who thrives in a values-driven environment.
- A genuine passion to work for a company that delivers care which truly transforms lives.
- Recognised teaching/training qualification (e.g. CET, PTLLS, Level 3 Award in Education & Training, or equivalent).
- Strong knowledge and/or practical experience in mental health, learning disabilities, and behaviour management as a trainer.
- Registered Nurse (RMN or RNLD) with an active NMC PIN
- Experience delivering specialist training (implementation of Positive Behaviour Support Plans (PBS), de-escalation, ligature awareness, trauma-informed care).
- Relevant qualifications in Safeguarding (Level 4), and Restraint Reduction.
- The opportunity to make a lasting impact on services supporting individuals with complex needs.
- Ongoing training, professional development, and clinical support.
- A supportive, values-led culture that encourages innovation and best practice.
- Benefits include:
- 24/7 access to a doctor (for you, partner, and children under 18)
- Day off for your birthday
- YouLife (exclusive employee discounts on retail, travel, and dining)
- 24/7 mental health support (for you, partner, and children)
- Home-life advice and life insurance
- Salary sacrifice on cars (post-probation)
- Employee of the Month initiative