Enhanced Care Specialist Practitioner

We are seeking to recruit a registered adult or registered enhanced mental health nurse to the post of enhanced care specialist practitioner to manage and support our team of health care support workers as part of our Enhanced Care Team who provide 1:1 support and meaningful activity/intervention for in-patients who have enhanced care needs. This includes patients who require specialist mental health support while receiving care in the acute general hospital environment.

This is a new and exciting post with the opportunity to be innovative and develop new practices with the support of the wider nursing and multi-disciplinary teams.

The post advertised is full time and a permanent position, but we are happy to consider applicants who would like part time hours as part of a job share, and staff who may wish to pursue this post as a 12 month secondment.

Main duties of the job

Operational day to day management responsibility at team level using performance management systems to ensure the effective delivery of activity.

Coordinate the daily allocation of Enhanced Care Team

Collaborative working with ward teams, contributing towards the assessment, review and oversight of patients requiring a higher enhanced level of care.

Take an active role in the risk assessment and planning of patient care in collaboration with the ward teams and supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk.

Regular contact with with liaison psychiatry team to ensure safe care, risk management and care planning of patients who require specialist 1:1 mental health support., children, young people & vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit & retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels & are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients & those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff & over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall & our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston & beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust & a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us & you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of