Enhanced Care Practitioner

Job description

Job 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 are support 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, 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 ESCWs, 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

Essential

• 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 and

Desirable

• Leadership qualification
• Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience and expertise in the assessment and clinical management of patients with dementia/delirium
• Experience of MDT working
• Experience of leading and managing teams

Desirable

• Experience of quality improvement

Knowledge skills and competencies

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Understanding of audit and research methodologies

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Across All sites

Across ELHT Sites

BB2 3HH

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)