Senior Mental Health Nurse- Enhanced Therapeutic Observations and Care

Role Overview

We are seeking 3 Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurses who will deliver outstanding specialist mental health nursing support to patients identified as requiring enhanced therapeutic observation and care following triage and assessment by the ETOC Team Leader.

This patient group will in most cases involve the care of patients with mental illness or who are presenting with risks associated with a mental health condition, but may also include:

• Challenging behaviour
• Learning disability, autism or other neurodiversity
• Dementia
• Delirium
• Intoxication

The Senior ETOC Nurse will be expected to support expert assessment and review of patients triaged by the ETOC team leader.

The Senior ETOC Nurse will be required to work a 24/7 shift pattern, and will be expected to deputise for the ETOC Team Leader on occasion, completing triage assessments for all ETOC referrals across the Denmark Hill Site.

The Senior ETOC Nurse will use their experience to proactively identify and assess for causes of behavioural escalation and, using excellent skills in de‑escalation, develop, deliver and contribute to care plans to manage these, using their expertise to support junior colleagues providing ETOC to patients across site.

The Senior ETOC Nurse will be required to provide direct care, particularly to more complex patients requiring ETOC, and support activities of daily living, and together with the activity co‑ordinators and wider ETOC team will formulate and deliver meaningful therapeutic engagement to support patients through their stay at King’s.

The Senior ETOC Nurse will be expected to provide and contribute to core nursing care and support with patient physical health within the scope of their own knowledge and competence.

The Senior ETOC Nurse will on occasion be expected to assist in restricting the movement of patients who are being cared for using the following acts:

• Mental Capacity Act (2005)
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2005)
• Mental Health Act (1983)