Job overview
Secure Services has an opportunity for an Engagement, Activity, and Physical Health Practitioner (EAPH) to join our team within a medium secure setting.
This role will entail working with service users with serious and enduring mental illness in order to carry out assessments of the interests and activities of each of our service users within Secure Services. This will include exploring and introducing a broad range of activities i.e. social, recreational, vocational and physical activities.
This role can be challenging. Our service user group are not always easy to engage due to the nature of their mental illness. You will be provided with regular support and supervision from both the ward team and other disciplines such as occupational therapists.
Main duties of the job
This will include exploring and introducing a broad range of social, recreational, vocational and physical activities outside of the mental health service, to promote social inclusion and to negotiate activities with individuals and groups.
You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and provide feedback both on our electronic systems and verbally in handovers and patient care reviews.
You will need to be forward thinking and flexible to meet the needs of the service.
You will need to develop both new and existing activities to provide a safe, valued and sustainable service.
You will be expected to work a range of shifts from early, mids and late shifts.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see attached job description.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To make evidence based assessment of the interest and activities of each service user within Secure Services and to work with the named nurse to plan and implement these activities, which promote recovery.
To develop therapeutic relationships with individuals ensuring service users choice, development and independence.
To explore and introduce a broad range of activities i.e. social, recreational, vocational and physical activities outside of the mental health service to promote social inclusion and to negotiate activities with individuals and groups.
To liaise with other wards and departments to facilitate transfer back to the locality ward.
To create and maintain partnerships with leisure and recreational providers within the local and wider community.
Secure Services provide both low and medium secure services. Our medium secure unit is made up of 6 wards for men of working age and 1 ward for females of working age. Our low secure service consists of 3 wards for men of working age.
Secure Services is based in Fishponds. Just 3 miles from the busy city centre of Bristol, with all the culture and diversity that Bristol has to offer.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completion of the Health Care Assistants Development Programme or an equivalent qualification, e.g., NVQ Level 3 or National Diploma
Desirable
- Associate Nurse Practitioner training
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people who have severe and enduring mental health problems in an acute mental health setting
- Experience of working alone in the community with service users
- Experience of working with people detained under the Mental Health Act
- Knowledge of commonly used medications/treatments
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with substance misuse issues and/or a dual
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This advert is for Band 3 Engagement, Activity & Physical Health Practitioner - Bristol with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust in Bath, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Jul 2026.
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