Band 5 RGN Community Physical Health

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts, community physical health team are looking for a qualified Band 5 General Nurse (RGN) wo can inspire, promote, and deliver comprehensive physical health screening for our mental health patients. This is a busy role where you will able to deliver your nuring skills and expertise to make a valubale difference to our community patients.

You will work within a multidisciplinary Physical Health Team comprising healthcare assistants, administrators, bank staff, and a health coach, all reporting to the Physical Healthcare Lead (Band 7 RGN). You will collaborate closely with CMHT staff, UCAT, senior management, Clinical Systems, Pharmacy, and in-patient teams across the organisation. You'll also liaise with external partners including GPs and local acute hospitals (Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital).

After completing induction, training, and probation, the successful applicant will support the Physical Healthcare Lead by overseeing the team and its workload in their absence, making managerial and clinical decisions as needed, and providing senior guidance to junior colleagues. They will work closely with multidisciplinary team (MDT) members to coordinate timely appointments and ensure the efficient delivery of physical healthcare services, while maintaining regular communication with the Physical Healthcare Lead.

Main duties of the job

The main duties are as follows but not limited to:

• Screen mental health patients for underlying physical health issues and monitor for side effects of treatment.
• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and wellbeing, and prevent adverse effects on health and wellbeing of our patient group.
• Regular monitoring and interventions for patients with long term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension, epilepsy etc
• Perform clinical procedures including. Electrocardiograms (ECG) & Blood taking (Phlebotomy)
• Act as a point of contact for advice and support to junior staff in the absence of the team leader.
• Conduct regular audits to ensure high standards of care and compliance
• Travel to patients' homes and clinic sites across the county - a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential
• Use Microsoft 365 confidently for documentation, communication, and reporting.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and the wider UK.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Campbell House

Campbell Square

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Campbell House

Campbell Square

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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