Role Purpose:
The Clinical Director will provide strategic clinical leadership to the Restraint Reduction Network, ensuring that all initiatives, standards, and practices align with evidence-based approaches, human rights principles, and the goal of reducing restrictive practices across education health and social care settings. This role will champion best practice, influence policy, and support the implementation of RRN Training Standards nationally and internationally.
This role will also include delivering training, audits, working on projects that reflect areas of expertise and supporting organisations to restrictive practices through six core strategies.
Role Summary
· To be the clinical lead for RRN including leading our work supporting providers to improve via the six core strategies.
· To provide clinical leadership for the RRN Partners Programme through acting as lead RRN consultant and delivering programmes.
· Working with the Director of Organisational and Workforce development to ensure programmes are effective and contemporary and evolves as practice evolves and improves with feedback
· Providing collaborative leadership of RRN in leading a restraint reduction movement across the British Isles and leading our RRN members community.
· Work with members of RRN Senior leadership team and board of trustees to ensure RRN is both sustainable and impactful in line with charities purpose
· Support RRN manager and associates to develop a range of resources ensuring that all RRN resources are:
o evidence based (linking with academics and universities)
o co-produced (with people with lived experience of restraint)
o protects human rights (linking with human rights organisations)
· Support and contribute to the continuous improvement of the RRN training standards and RRN Practice Leadership Diploma
· Act as an ambassador and spokesperson for the RRN, ensuring positive relationships with key stakeholders including charities, civil servants, professionals, academics and people with lived experience
· Ensure RRN develops its reputation as leaders in restraint reduction nationally and internationally and ensure internal culture reflects trauma informed practice we promote
· Work collaboratively with CEO to ensure clear strategy and internal culture reflects trauma informed practice we promote
· Ensure all resources and work undertaken by RRN reflect best practice in co-production with people with lived experience of restraint
· Supporting RRN associates with lived experience with clear expectations of their role and putting in person centred processes to minimise the impact of trauma through the direct work they do for RRN and the interaction with the organisation.
· Contribute to the development of a Community of Practice
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
* Lead the clinical vision for restraint reduction across education, health and social care, ensuring alignment with RRN’s mission and values.
* Provide clinical leadership in ensuring all RRN activities are trauma informed and people with lived experience are provided with support then need to minimise risk of retraumatising.
Policy & Standards
* Ensure RRN Training Standards and resources are co-produced, remain current, evidence-based, and compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.
* Contribute to national and international policy development on restraint reduction and restrictive practices.
Quality & Improvement
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including audits, research, and evaluation of restraint reduction strategies.
* Monitor and report on clinical outcomes and impact measures related to restraint reduction.
Stakeholder Engagement
* Build strong relationships with NHS Trusts, social care providers, special schools, regulators, and self-advocacy groups.
* Promote co-production with people with lived experience of restraint and their families.
Education & Workforce Development
* Support the development and delivery of RRN Diploma
* Provide clinical leadership for webinars, conferences, and professional development initiatives.
Research & Evidence
* Collaborate with academic partners to advance research on restraint reduction and disseminate findings.
* Ensure all RRN resources are evidenced based reflecting best practice from both research and people with lived experience.