Job summary 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 17th April 2025 Main duties of the job 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), Admiral Nurse and Learning Disabilities staff to develop 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. Provide 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 act as a specialist resource to ensure legislation is adhered to, using expert knowledge to develop pathways in meeting both the MHA and MCA Codes 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 whose physical health condition dictates the need to be in an acute hospital. Work in partnership with service users, carers, MHLT and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes About us This is a new opportunity to work in a completely new team. The concept is that as the team manager you will allocate Enhanced Care HCSWs to patients who meet the Enhanced Care criteria for additional staff availability. We are committed to improving patient experience, as we want patients to rest and recover from their illness or injury, not leave hospital more tired than when they arrived. The vision is that this team will work to structure a patient's day to ensure that they get sufficient rest between care episodes and that their overnight sleep is maximised. It can be both immensely rewarding and emotionally draining to look after patients with additional needs, so you will need to ensure the team have access to regular clinical supervision. Everyone will be new to the team so there is considerable scope to be creative and innovative to improve the experience of both the patients the team are caring for and for the other patients on each ward, who are not able to sleep because one patient in their bay is agitated. Date posted 10 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year (pro rata if part time) Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 318-24-COR-T1868-C Job locations Trustwide - Gloucestershire Royal Hospital & Cheltenham General Hospital Great Western Road Gloucestershire GL1 3NN Job description Job responsibilities 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. Job description Job responsibilities 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. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse (RMN or RN) Recognised Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent Desirable Trained in undertaking risk assessments Trained in safe holding Leadership course Experience Essential Evidence of leadership management in both acute settings and paediatric enhanced care environments Evidence of enhanced knowledge and experience in the assessment of patients with enhanced mental health care needs Experience of enhanced care risk assessment Evidence of multi-agency working Knowledge Essential MHA and associated Code of Practice MCA and associated Code of Practice DoLS and associated Code of Practice Desirable Risk management in mental health disorder/eating disorder Able to switch between different activities and unpredictable demands to minimise behaviours of distress Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse (RMN or RN) Recognised Teaching and Assessing qualification or equivalent Desirable Trained in undertaking risk assessments Trained in safe holding Leadership course Experience Essential Evidence of leadership management in both acute settings and paediatric enhanced care environments Evidence of enhanced knowledge and experience in the assessment of patients with enhanced mental health care needs Experience of enhanced care risk assessment Evidence of multi-agency working Knowledge Essential MHA and associated Code of Practice MCA and associated Code of Practice DoLS and associated Code of Practice Desirable Risk management in mental health disorder/eating disorder Able to switch between different activities and unpredictable demands to minimise behaviours of distress Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Trustwide - Gloucestershire Royal Hospital & Cheltenham General Hospital Great Western Road Gloucestershire GL1 3NN Employer's website https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)