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Main area: Corporate Grade NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent: 7 day cover
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day service)
Job ref: 435-C001-25
Site: Across All sites
Town: Across ELHT Sites
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/01/2025 23:59
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
The role of the Enhanced Care Support Practitioner is to support the Lead Nurse for Enhanced Care in the Trust Wide delivery of the Enhanced Care Standard Operating Procedure. The role also includes supporting the Lead Nurse for Enhanced Care in the management and supervision of the Enhanced Care Support Workers and deputising in the absence of the Lead Nurse for Enhanced Care.
The role also includes providing effective leadership, expertise, advice, and support to ward teams providing Enhanced care to patients who are at risk of harm secondary to cognitive disturbance and resultant vulnerability.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide clinical expertise in developing strategies to support clinical management of patients assessed as requiring enhanced care and to support value-added enhanced care which is therapeutic for individual patients and to support ward teams in implementing and monitoring the effectiveness of those interventions.
2. To implement the ELHT Standard Operating Procedure for Enhanced Care and to monitor and support compliance via delivery and audit activity.
3. Ensure that the care being provided has appropriate safeguards to protect patients from abuse and ensuring that the process offers the patient choice and support to make decisions about their safety and well-being.
4. Ensure the appropriate application of assessment and treatment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of intervention so that patients who present with behaviours that challenge due to cognitive impairment i.e. Learning Disability, Autism, Dementia, Delirium, Mental Health receive the most appropriate specialist care.
Working for our organisation
As the band 6 Enhanced Care Practitioner, you will work as part of the ELHT safeguarding team. You will work closely with the enhanced care lead nurse, learning disability team, and wider safeguarding team to deliver safe, personal, and effective care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, we have a new and exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse (Child/Adult, Mental Health, or Learning Disability) or Registered Allied Health Professional/Social Worker with the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience to support in leading a brand-new Enhanced Care Support Team.
The role of the Enhanced Care Practitioner will be to support the Lead Nurse for Enhanced Care in delivering the requirements of Enhanced Care to those patients Trust Wide, who require additional enhanced care during their hospital attendance. This will include patients who present with Dementia, Delirium, Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Mental Health.
The team is supported by a number of Enhanced Care Support Workers (ECSW) who deliver direct care to patients. The role of the Enhanced Care Practitioner is to support the ECSW in undertaking their role. This includes allocation of ECSW, reviewing and assessing patients to ensure the appropriate level of enhanced care is in place, developing patient-centred care plans, and supporting staff Trust Wide in developing their knowledge and skills in the delivery of enhanced care. This includes the use of distraction and de-escalation techniques through therapeutic interventions to support patients to feel safe and improve their hospital experience in the least restrictive way.
Part of the role will include the line management of the ECSWs, including undertaking clinical supervision, appraisals, sickness reviews, roster management, etc.
With the support of the Lead Nurse for Enhanced Care, the role will also include the development of policies and pathways, training, investigation and management of incidents, and audit activity.
We are looking for a practitioner who has a high level of knowledge and experience of caring for patients across vulnerable groups and is passionate about ensuring vulnerable patients feel safe, supported, and cared for in what can be a challenging and distressing time. The successful candidate will be hardworking, able to professionally challenge, and be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team.
If the above sounds like you, please get in touch to discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Adult/Child, Mental Health, Learning Disability Nurse or first level professional qualification in AHP/Social Work
* Evidence of post-registration education of level 6 relating to the field or equivalent experience as evidenced in their portfolio
* Evidence of ongoing continuing relevant professional development
* Teaching qualification
Experience
* Experience and expertise in the assessment and clinical management of patients with dementia/delirium
* Experience of MDT working
* Experience of leading and managing teams
* Experience of quality improvement
Knowledge, skills, and competencies
* Relevant specialist skills and abilities for the role including the use of distraction techniques, de-escalation, and therapeutic interventions to support patients across all ages.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Excellent teaching and training skills
* Able to motivate and develop a team of staff
* Able to problem solve and initiate change
* Able to work across professional boundaries
* Able to assertively challenge practice
* Knowledge of health and safety and risk management
* Understanding of audit and research methodologies
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following regarding your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:
* Please note that the salary advertised is for full-time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
* This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
* Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore, only applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006), any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy, you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post.
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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying, and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability, or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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