Band 6 Senior Mental Health Nurse – Enhanced Care
| Posting date: | 04 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,419.00 to £55,046.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46419.00 - £55046.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9196-25-1545 |
Summary
Clinical and Patient CareIndependently manage the enhanced care team to deliver individualised and personalised direct patient care working as part of the multi-professional team. Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise. Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support. Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / Carers Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes risk assessment, risk management planning, care planning and review of enhanced care. Be responsible for assessing and recognising escalation of risk and assist in the management of emergencies for patients receiving enhanced care.. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same. To ensure that appropriate activities are delivered to patients under enhanced care in line with appropriate risk assessment. Recognising and valuing service users as individuals, acknowledging the importance of maintaining the service users respect and dignity at all time and ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity. Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated, recovery approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines. Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines. Ensure the accurate monitoring and recording of enhanced care, identifying precipitating and protective factors for risk, individualised to the patient, To advise on least restrictive practices and support the team to undertake safe and therapeutic physical interventions. Please see attached job description.