Enhanced Care Sister / Charge Nurse, Band 7 inGloucester inGloucester PUBLISHED
WED 23 OCT 2024
Key responsibilities include managing the Enhanced Care Team, conducting specialized assessments and care planning, and ensuring compliance with Mental Health Act legislation. The post holder will oversee the operational and clinical management of enhanced care services across various inpatient settings, maintaining high-quality standards and effective outcomes for service users. The role requires strong leadership, adaptability, and a commitment to making a meaningful impact in the healthcare experience of patients with complex mental health needs.
We are excited to offer a unique opportunity to lead an Enhanced Care team of Healthcare Support Workers on a 12-month fixed-term basis. If you are a registered Nurse or registered Mental Health Nurse with a passion for providing person-centred care, this role is for you.
This innovative project focuses on enhancing care for individuals with additional needs, and secondment opportunities are available. We're looking for a compassionate and adaptable leader who excels in a focused care environment, working closely with a small group of patients or offering 1:1 support.
You will work with teenagers, young adults, individuals with learning disabilities or autism, and older adults with dementia or delirium, playing a crucial role in improving their care experience. If you are patient, resourceful, and dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable individuals, we'd love to hear from you.
The proposed interview date is 26th November
Typically, your role will:
Provide a specialist enhanced care nursing service to inpatients, who have an enhanced level of mental and psychological health need during their stay.
Be responsible for linking with the Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) and Admiral Nurse and developing a management plan to maintain safety, comfort and support for the service users who have an enhanced care need. The post holder will be professionally and managerially responsible for the delivery and ongoing development of the service.
Work within the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), providing clinical leadership for junior staff. Provides specialist support and guidance, including risk assessments to improve the quality of life for people with an enhanced care need whilst they are in hospital.
Lead and acts as a specialist resource to ensure Mental Health Act (MHA) legislation is adhered to, using expert knowledge to develop pathways in meeting the MHA Code of Practice.
Lead the operational and clinical management of the Enhanced Care Team, providing day to day management, leadership and line management to staff.
Undertake specialist assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care in an in-patient setting for service users with severe / complex mental health conditions
Work in partnership with service users, carers, MHLT and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes
About us
Leads the delivery of the enhanced care nursing service across all-inpatient settings including paediatric inpatient departments, responsible for delivering high quality enhanced care and treatment, whilst overseeing and ensuring effective and consistent services.
- Maintain clinical databases, audits and the coordination of enhanced care staffing.
- Ensures the service successfully meets national, local and departmental quality and clinical standards.
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