Enhanced Care Practitioner / RMN inBath inBath PUBLISHED 10 DEC 2023

Band 5: £28,407 to £34,581 a year .  PERMANENT 
Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and update care plans to take account of the changing needs of the patient.

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.


We have an exciting opportunity for registered Mental Health Nurses wanting to enhance their careers.


We are creating an Enhanced Care and Support Team at the RUH and offering you the chance to build your skill set and further your career.

Our Enhanced Care and Support Team has been set up to deliver high quality enhanced therapeutic care, support and supervision ensuring the Patient's physical and psychological well being needs are met.

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of an innovative new service, with a supportive management team. The Enhanced Care Service is looking for people who are ambitious and creative, and willing to lead change from the front.

As a Band 5 RMN, you will have responsibility for day-to-day support of people with mental health needs within the RUH. This includes assisting with ADLs, providing 1:1 care, engaging in therapeutic activities and assisting with ward-based care and interventions. This role offers an opportunity to deliver care which is individualised and bespoke, adding value and meaning to the person.

The RUH has an established preceptorship and student programme, and we are developing a comprehensive service-specific competency and training programme to meet the diverse needs of the patients in our care. We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses or those about to register.

If this sounds appealing to you and you feel you can enhance our growing team we look forward to receiving your application.

We have recruited a Lead Nurse into the Mental Health role, a Lead Nurse into the Learning Disability and Autism role and Enhanced Care Team Leads who will be there as supportive leaders and role models for you to aspire to. The Enhanced Care Service consists of:

  • Lead Nurse in Mental Health, Lead Nurse in Learning Disability and Autism
  • Enhanced Care Specialist Practitioner/Team Leads
  • Registered Mental Health Nurses
  • Enhanced Care Support Workers

You will report to the Enhanced Care Specialist Practitioner/Team Leads who provide day to day clinical and operational support, supervision and training to the staff team. The team will be deployed daily across the RUH hospital site to support patients with mental health needs. This may be 1:1 care, or other levels of enhanced support depending on needs.

Role modelling and effective use of de-escalation techniques including communication, self-regulation, assessment, actions, and safety maintenance in order to reduce the risk of harm to patients, relatives/carers, visitors and staff.

Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and update care plans to take account of the changing needs of the patient. Where appropriate, plan the discharge needs of patients from admission, ensuring appropriate involvement of other agencies/professionals in the process. Good communication and collaborative working with a range of professionals is essential.

You will be required to work shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.


We have an exciting opportunity for registered Mental Health Nurses wanting to enhance their careers.


We are creating an Enhanced Care and Support Team at the RUH and offering you the chance to build your skill set and further your career.

Our Enhanced Care and Support Team has been set up to deliver high quality enhanced therapeutic care, support and supervision ensuring the Patient's physical and psychological well being needs are met.

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of an innovative new service, with a supportive management team. The Enhanced Care Service is looking for people who are ambitious and creative, and willing to lead change from the front.

As a Band 5 RMN, you will have responsibility for day-to-day support of people with mental health needs within the RUH. This includes assisting with ADLs, providing 1:1 care, engaging in therapeutic activities and assisting with ward-based care and interventions. This role offers an opportunity to deliver care which is individualised and bespoke, adding value and meaning to the person.

The RUH has an established preceptorship and student programme, and we are developing a comprehensive service-specific competency and training programme to meet the diverse needs of the patients in our care. We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses or those about to register.

If this sounds appealing to you and you feel you can enhance our growing team we look forward to receiving your application.

We have recruited a Lead Nurse into the Mental Health role, a Lead Nurse into the Learning Disability and Autism role and Enhanced Care Team Leads who will be there as supportive leaders and role models for you to aspire to. The Enhanced Care Service consists of:

  • Lead Nurse in Mental Health, Lead Nurse in Learning Disability and Autism
  • Enhanced Care Specialist Practitioner/Team Leads
  • Registered Mental Health Nurses
  • Enhanced Care Support Workers

You will report to the Enhanced Care Specialist Practitioner/Team Leads who provide day to day clinical and operational support, supervision and training to the staff team. The team will be deployed daily across the RUH hospital site to support patients with mental health needs. This may be 1:1 care, or other levels of enhanced support depending on needs.

Role modelling and effective use of de-escalation techniques including communication, self-regulation, assessment, actions, and safety maintenance in order to reduce the risk of harm to patients, relatives/carers, visitors and staff.

Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and update care plans to take account of the changing needs of the patient. Where appropriate, plan the discharge needs of patients from admission, ensuring appropriate involvement of other agencies/professionals in the process. Good communication and collaborative working with a range of professionals is essential.

You will be required to work shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and bank holidays.



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