Job summary
The West and South Norfolk Care Group are excited to advertise for a Band 6 Senior Physical Health Nurse to work with our Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment (CRHT) team and our team on Samphire Ward at Chatterton House in Kings Lynn to improve the physical health care of mental health service users in accordance with directions and standards in line with Trust Policy, Strategy and National Guidance..
The post holder will act as an expert resource within NSFT by working in collaboration with members of the physical and mental health team. To work with lead clinicians of all disciplines providing advice and guidance to support the effective and safe delivery of the physical health agenda.
Main duties of the job
The Physical Health Nurse will:
Provide a wide range of physical health monitoring and brief intervention treatment services to service users.
Train and supervise other Trust staff: nurses, clinical support workers and medical staff on clinical and physiological observations, new equipment, monitoring tests and physical care interventions.
Recognise changes in routine physiological observations and escalate these to the relevant referral route to enable efficient management of illness and disease.
To work with the Lead Physical Health Nurse to provide ongoing disease management through use of co-produced care plans.
Provide advice on smoking cessation, weight management and sexual health initiatives to service users.
Assist with maintaining a comprehensive network of link persons from within and external to the Trust and ensure that best practice is communicated and cascaded to the team, supporting Trust and NHS(i) initiatives that enhance the wellbeing of service users.
Relay guidance to Trust staff on the safe use of medical devices and monitoring equipment (including assisting with selection and teaching use).
Support the team with audit processes relating to specific monitoring of the service provision by CRHT and Samphire Ward.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Benefits
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing and older people's services across Norfolk and Suffolk. We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide.
If you value working positively, respectfully, and together then we'd love you to join us! If you feel that you are the right candidate and want to join our journey to excellence for the people we serve, then please apply!
Benefits included with this role are:-
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Up to 307 hours holiday entitlement (subject to length of service)
- FREE physio service
- FREE Yoga and Pilates
- Cycle scheme tax-free bikes and accessories
- Support with revalidation
- Post graduate training opportunities
- We will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £13)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please check the Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are provisional; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please check the Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are provisional; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Leadership and management qualification
- Post registration qualification in, health promotion including smoking cessation, sexual health and well person screening
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of public health / and NHS improvement initiatives Well person screening, physiological monitoring tests and selection of interventions or referral options for wound care, respiratory illness such as COPD Diabetes, sexual health and family planning.
Desirable
- Recognised accreditation in Quality Improvement
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating training particularly around behaviour/ lifestyle change
- Experience in creating, implementing and reviewing audit data.
Desirable
- Experience of Mental Health
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Leadership and management qualification
- Post registration qualification in, health promotion including smoking cessation, sexual health and well person screening
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of public health / and NHS improvement initiatives Well person screening, physiological monitoring tests and selection of interventions or referral options for wound care, respiratory illness such as COPD Diabetes, sexual health and family planning.
Desirable
- Recognised accreditation in Quality Improvement
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating training particularly around behaviour/ lifestyle change
- Experience in creating, implementing and reviewing audit data.
Desirable
- Experience of Mental Health
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).
