Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Extensive experience of managing an area; including management of rotas, resources, budgets and staff.
- Experience
Experience in staff / practice development including undertaking appraisals, supervision and Personal Development Plans
- Experience
Recent Complex Care experience
- Experience
Evidence of working extensively within Mental Health Nursing / Social care settings
- Experience
Extensive experience of Mental Health Service Provision including the Mental Health Act 1983
- Experience
Experience of delivering/supporting training
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to use own initiative and organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to demonstrate problem solving skills and to be flexible and adapt to changing situations
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to function effectively under pressure and deal with the unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal) and good interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to work effectively as a team player, as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge and Skills
Well-developed IT skills
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to work autonomously without direct supervision
- Knowledge and Skills
Able to chair multi-agency meetings
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge and experience of clinical governance
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of patient discharge processes
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of healthcare funding processes
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to patient care
- Education and Training
Current professional registration as an RMN/AHP/Social Worker with extensive experience of managing a caseload of patients.
- Education and Training
Educated to a degree level or equivalent experience in Healthcare service.
- Education and Training
Mentorship course
- Education and Training
Management qualification or equivalent experience
- Education and Training
Evidence of ongoing professional development in relevant area of speciality supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
An understanding of local health and social care commissioning
- Experience
Evidence of participation in using recognised assessment tools
- Experience
Experience of conducting own projects successfully and follow through action
- Experience
Experience of working with patients with a dual diagnosis – drug and alcohol
- Knowledge and Skills
Experience of taking part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Education and Training
Post graduate teaching certificate/module.
- Education and Training
Relevant post registered qualifications
- Education and Training
Safeguarding Adults Level 3
- Education and Training
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Job overview
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.
This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship. All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position.
Main duties of the job
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities: to include level of responsibility for:
Lead the enhanced care team and build successful links between key professionals. Provide and assess Enhanced Care supervision to patients who have been assessed as needing additional support on the wards due to acute confusion, mental health conditions, challenging behaviour or physical health conditions which are compromising the safety of the patient and/or others.
As a clinical leader provide support to the management team, participating in service and policy development.
Act as an effective role model and resource/advisor to colleagues, in the delivery of nursing care.
Work autonomously within the parameters of the role, directing, leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care.
Build and support colleagues to build positive therapeutic relationships with patients needing Enhanced Care Supervision.
Manage and oversee the deployment of the Enhanced Care Team in the delivery of enhanced observations to inpatient service users and those waiting in A&E.
Provide practical support and guidance (in collaboration with elderly care and mental health colleagues) to clinical teams
Manage patients with complex clinical and mental health conditions that pose a risk to maintaining a conducive and safe environment.
Ensure that patients are provided with accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / carers
Ensure the accurate monitoring and recording of enhanced care, identifying precipitating and protective factors for risk, individualised to the patient.
Please see attached job description for further information.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Enhanced Care Team Leader with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust in Dartford, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Team leader role. The advertised salary is £51,657 - £58,785 per annum inclusive of allowances. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Sep 2026.
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