Enhanced Care Team Leader

The enhanced care team offer additional support across all the wards and departments for patients who may require additional support due to, unfamiliar surroundings, medication, mental health issues or challenging behavioural needs.

Enhanced care is an integral part of a therapeutic plan and ensures the safe and sensitive monitoring of a patients physical and psychological wellbeing, whilst building therapeutic relationships. Enhanced care could be supporting 'cohorted' or patients who require 1-1 support., They post holder be responsible for the effective and efficient operational management of the enhanced care team. The enhanced care team leader will be responsible for working within the set budget, clinical governance, and staff development and training.The post holder will be expected to provide professional leadership within the clinical area and provide direction, and inspirational leadership to all members of the multi-disciplinary team working with the enhanced care team. The post holder will be involved in the development of protocols / guidelines and patient information.

They will work collaboratively with ward teams and the Liaison Psychiatry Service to ensure patients receive effective, high quality clinical support to enhance mental health care, in accordance with the principles of least restriction.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that there are systems and processes for the planning, provision and review of enhanced care. The post holder will ensure that the enhanced care team deliver therapeutic engagement and interventions to patients with mental health conditions, cognitive impairment or those experiencing psychological distress.

They will provide regular reports on the effectiveness of the team in delivering quality care by reducing restrictive practices and incidents of harm.

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.