A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
A rewarding role has arisen for 2 substantive posts of an Enhance Care Clinical Specialist Nurse in West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital (WHTH).
The Enhance Care Clinical Specialist Nurse will be part of the Enhance Care Team delivering timely quality care to patients within the trust.
We welcome applications from staff that are already on the NMC register with relevant experience in acute Mental Health inpatient settings.
The Enhance Care Clinical Specialist Nurse will be part of an MDT with partner agencies involved in the delivery of care to our patients.
You need to be a passionate role model in delivering compassionate care to our acutely unwell mental health patients presenting to the trust and keen to develop and build on your management and leadership skills.
You will support the Enhance Care Team & Mental Health Matron to lead the management and delivery of timely mental Health assessment, support & care, emphasising on relational security within trust, such as providing patient with choice, collaboration and transparency with a trauma informed care approach.
The appointed person will be expected to deputise for the Enhanced Care Team Lead, ensuring the effective coordination of enhanced care services. They will be responsible for risk assessing referred vulnerable patients in collaboration with ward teams to determine the necessity of assigning an Enhanced Care Support Worker. These referrals may be due to various factors, including challenging behaviour, dementia and delirium needs, a high risk of falls, and complex medical care support. Additionally, the role involves prioritising and allocating staff appropriately, overseeing workforce well-being, and supporting the Enhanced Care Team in daily operations. This includes workforce management tasks such as staff rostering, performance monitoring, and ensuring compliance to policies and protocols to maintain high-quality patient care.
The post operates a shift rota system, including weekends and twilights. You will receive staff induction, in-house training, regular supervision and personal development reviews.
Please note that West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital operates a probationary period, further information is available on request.
The Enhance Care Clinical Specialist Nurse is responsible for delivering outstanding patient care, and commitment to least restrictive practice and acting in the patient’s best interest.
Ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and patient’s needs are met in a timely manner. The focus of the role is to bridge the gap and supplement provision of mental support from the Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT).
To complete trauma informed psychosocial mental health assessments and develop safe and effective collaborative plans of care with MHLT for patients within our emergency department and wards.
Provide compassionate and trauma informed care.
The service is dynamic and fast paced and the role, therefore, requires timely assessment & the provision of a responsive service, perseverance, resilience, and the ability to work collaboratively with acute hospital colleagues and mental health liaison colleagues to achieve the best outcome for our patients.
To work with ED/ wards colleagues to ensure the clinical and operational delivery of mental and acute health care within WHTH.
Responsible for the effective day-to-day management of clinical & operational issues for all mental health and neurodiversity patients in the Trust.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.
We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
The Enhance Care Clinical Specialist Nurse will develop strong professional relationships with the Trust, MHLT/CCATT and key clinicians in HPFT to ensure good lines of communication between the Trust and the mental health practitioners.
Act as a key point of contact and liaison for HPFT staff for operational and clinical delivery of mental health care for patient within WHTH.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills across agencies.
To work closely with HPFT, mental health commissioners and the wider health system to ensure best care for patients with mental health and complex social need.
To generate and sustain relationships that promote dignity, diversity, rights and responsibilities across mental health and wider networks.
Communicate regularly with the Trusts Mental Health Matron regarding operational team to ensure mental health / complex needs patients are in appropriate beds and ensure good patient flow across the Trust.
Communicate and escalate to the Trust Mental Health Matron any issues with bed management / patient flow involving mental health / complex needs patients.
Attend all relevant MDT meetings for mental health patients on behalf of the trust to ensure delivery of best care and treatment in the most appropriate setting – ensuring the patients’ needs and wishes are considered.
Work towards ensuring clinicians treat patients holistically considering both physical and mental health needs and that these are often interlinked.
Communicate and work across the wider health and care systems and ICS to ensure best outcomes for patients experiencing mental health crisis.
The Enhance Care Clinical Specialist Nurse will advocate on behalf of all patients.
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Jan 2025