Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physical Healthcare Manager within the Low Secure and Community Forensic Care Unit. The post holder will be located at the Wells Road Centre, In-patient unit. The post holder will assume a key role within the in-patient multi-disciplinary team to provide expert clinical case management, advice and support to in-patients who may have long term/ deteriorating physical health that may result in declining quality of life or potential hospital admission.
The post holder will be able to combine high level assessment contributing to making differential diagnosis and leading to definitive diagnosis to initiate medical treatment in conjunction with medics, refer appropriately and lead the co-ordination of care working with partner agencies and key stakeholders.
To assist in the development and implementation of appropriate pathways of care for patients with long term physical health conditions.
To work closely with the staff in the Low Secure and Community Forensic Unit and when necessary, provide expertise and assistance to clinical teams within those services.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing clinical and managerial leadership to a high standard, promoting best practice and developing Physical Health services to enhance quality and improve patient experience.
To work in collaboration with the mental health team and offer a comprehensive needs led service to patients currently residing on a ward within the Wells Road Centre who are known to suffer from one or more physical long-term condition, are at risk of a deterioration in their physical health status and at risk of non-elective admission to an acute hospital environment for treatment and stabilisation of their condition.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
Using expert knowledge, advanced skill/ practice and autonomous decision-making skills, manage a caseload of patients in the defined client group.
Comprehensively assess, review and evaluate the needs of both patients and their carers to improve their physical and psychological well-being whilst managing exacerbation of underlying conditions and reducing the need for avoidable acute hospitalisation in relation to their physical health condition.
Work in partnership with patients, carers, consultants, medics, and other health professionals as appropriate to instigate diagnostic testing and therapeutic treatments, ascertain diagnosis, develop, initiate and implement proactive care plans.
Use multi-disciplinary ward rounds to optimize patient outcomes and treatment plans.
Use systematic processes of reasoning and reach justifiable conclusions, including the making of differential, definitive diagnoses within knowledge base and patients long -term conditions. Monitoring individuals and reviewing individualized care plans.
Monitoring individuals and reviewing individualized care plans.
Use advanced clinical skills to undertake interventions consistent with evidence-based practice in line with national and local policy.
To practice as an independent prescriber, using knowledge of medicines and prescribing skills to influence the reduction of risk and complications and associated with medication and polypharmacy.
To work closely with medics and prescribing advisors and pharmacists as appropriate.
The post holder will incorporate the concept of self-care wherever practicable (depending on client group and individuals level of cognition) into their practice and will be responsible for ensuring that all staff within their sphere of responsibility promote good health and enable patients towards self-care, independence and recovery.
Please see attached the Job Description and Person specification for more details.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Using expert knowledge, advanced skill/ practice and autonomous decision-making skills, manage a caseload of patients in the defined client group.
Comprehensively assess, review and evaluate the needs of both patients and their carers to improve their physical and psychological well-being whilst managing exacerbation of underlying conditions and reducing the need for avoidable acute hospitalisation in relation to their physical health condition.
Work in partnership with patients, carers, consultants, medics, and other health professionals as appropriate to instigate diagnostic testing and therapeutic treatments, ascertain diagnosis, develop, initiate and implement proactive care plans.
Use multi-disciplinary ward rounds to optimize patient outcomes and treatment plans.
Use systematic processes of reasoning and reach justifiable conclusions, including the making of differential, definitive diagnoses within knowledge base and patients long -term conditions. Monitoring individuals and reviewing individualized care plans.
Monitoring individuals and reviewing individualized care plans.
Use advanced clinical skills to undertake interventions consistent with evidence-based practice in line with national and local policy.
To practice as an independent prescriber, using knowledge of medicines and prescribing skills to influence the reduction of risk and complications and associated with medication and polypharmacy.
To work closely with medics and prescribing advisors and pharmacists as appropriate.
The post holder will incorporate the concept of self-care wherever practicable (depending on client group and individuals level of cognition) into their practice and will be responsible for ensuring that all staff within their sphere of responsibility promote good health and enable patients towards self-care, independence and recovery.
Please see attached the Job Description and Person specification for more details.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Level 1 Registered General Nurse
- Advanced Clinical Skills Course
- Post Registration Study/Qualification at Masters level or equilavent
- NMC registration
Desirable
- Non-Medical prescribing
- Understanding of mental health conditions
- Evidence Post Graduate Degree Level qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working at a senior level
- Evidence of teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- Evidence and ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care
- Can demonstrate knowledge of case management.
- Up to date professional portfolio demonstrating evidence of reflective practice and ongoing professional development.
- Experience of leading/ managing a team.
- Competent in undertaking a comprehensive assessment process and developing care plans.
- Evidence of having used expert knowledge, advanced nursing practice and autonomous decision making to manage patients' conditions and care needs.
Desirable
- Community based or primary care experience.
- Experience of supporting self-managed.
- Competent in physical examination and history taking, diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Evidence of participation.
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of effective team working and organistation skills.
- Experience of working between primary and secondary care settings.
- Evidence of working in partnership and collaboration with other professionals/ organisations.
- Experience in implementing change to promote high quality health outcomes.
- Demonstrate effective communication at all levels.
- Experience of teaching and dissemination of knowledge to enhance the skills of others.
- Evidence of using IT systems.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites if needed
- Meet the needs of the service
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of recent study
- Compliance with all essential training in current role
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to champion issues of individuals, the team and patients.
- Evidence of the ability to perform effectively in a changing, stressful situation.
- Evidence of engaging staff in change, ensuring effective processes in place for constructive debate and challenge.
- Effective presentation skills.
- Evidence of effective leadership - influencing and initiating service developments and orchestrating change.
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Leadership training
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Level 1 Registered General Nurse
- Advanced Clinical Skills Course
- Post Registration Study/Qualification at Masters level or equilavent
- NMC registration
Desirable
- Non-Medical prescribing
- Understanding of mental health conditions
- Evidence Post Graduate Degree Level qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working at a senior level
- Evidence of teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- Evidence and ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care
- Can demonstrate knowledge of case management.
- Up to date professional portfolio demonstrating evidence of reflective practice and ongoing professional development.
- Experience of leading/ managing a team.
- Competent in undertaking a comprehensive assessment process and developing care plans.
- Evidence of having used expert knowledge, advanced nursing practice and autonomous decision making to manage patients' conditions and care needs.
Desirable
- Community based or primary care experience.
- Experience of supporting self-managed.
- Competent in physical examination and history taking, diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Evidence of participation.
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of effective team working and organistation skills.
- Experience of working between primary and secondary care settings.
- Evidence of working in partnership and collaboration with other professionals/ organisations.
- Experience in implementing change to promote high quality health outcomes.
- Demonstrate effective communication at all levels.
- Experience of teaching and dissemination of knowledge to enhance the skills of others.
- Evidence of using IT systems.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites if needed
- Meet the needs of the service
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of recent study
- Compliance with all essential training in current role
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to champion issues of individuals, the team and patients.
- Evidence of the ability to perform effectively in a changing, stressful situation.
- Evidence of engaging staff in change, ensuring effective processes in place for constructive debate and challenge.
- Effective presentation skills.
- Evidence of effective leadership - influencing and initiating service developments and orchestrating change.
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Leadership training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
