Job summary
This role is for a capable practitioner to utilise their specialist skills and knowledge in physical health and lead within their identified teams to ensure that effective physical health assessment and interventions are embedded in the regular practice of the team.
The practitioner will engage support the teams in ensuring that Team clients/patients are receiving their annual physical health check and where required that appropriate action is taken to address identified areas of concern, for example weight, substance misuse, cholesterol levels etc. They will provide training and support to local multi-disciplinary practitioners to improve their understanding and skills to address their patient's physical health.
The post holder will work across the Adult Mental Health (inpatient and community) services, combining pre-existing physical health and mental health skills, to promote the physical health and wellbeing of our patients, measured via the Annual Health Check and interventions.
Main duties of the job
Each post-holder will ensure that:
- Annual Physical Health checks and related interventions are completed for patients of the allocated services, either in Primary Care, by the team or by the Physical Health Lead, depending on local arrangements.
- Staff within their allocated teams/service areas are appropriately trained to provide assessments of patient's physical health, consistent with the domains of the Trust Physical Health Assessment/Annual Health Check.
- Teams are provided with support and training to deliver interventions associated with identified physical health issues, based on the domains of the Trust Physical Health Assessment/Annual Health Check
- Team members are appropriately supported to implement training into practice and deliver physical health assessments and interventions.
- There is provision of appropriate equipment to conduct annual physical health assessments.
- The performance indicators related to physical health domains in the allocated Team/s shows sustained improvement over the year, (number of clients assessed and relevant interventions provided).
- Annual Physical health assessments and interventions are recorded on the Trust System 1 Physical Health Template
About us
Are you an ambitious band 6? If so, please apply for this exciting post.
Are you looking to work in a team that allows you tofeel empowered andproud to be a Nurse?To work in an environment that will allow you todevelop and flourish as a practitioner?
We are looking to deliver high quality, evidence-based nursing interventions to our patients in the highly diverse areas of Kensington and Chelsea. In return we will offer you CNWLs highly regarded training and development pathwayto develop you into a more highly skilled practitioner.
The successful applicant will have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
In thispost, you will be providedsupervisionand support as well ascommunity specific training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice
- To lead on the completion of an annual health check within the identified service using the CNWL Physical Health Assessment tool and relevant physical health assessments for an identified patient group in a service, initially focussed on people with serious mental illness.
- To ensure that patients receive or access appropriate interventions to address the domains of assessment outcomes, where indicated; e.g. smoking cessation, either by direct delivery or signposting and support
- Where locally required, to carry out the annual physical health assessment of individual clients (in collaboration with the responsible person in the care setting)
- To ensure that local services, e.g. inpatient or community teams are provided with relevant training and support regarding physical health assessments and interventions, tailored to service need.
- To support local managers and clinical staff in developing a culture of awareness and intervention regarding annual health checks and relevant interventions for patients of the service.
Teaching and education
- To identify the educational, support and training requirements of the local service regarding the physical health of their patient group, the annual health check and relevant interventions and to work on addressing these with that team/service.
- To train, educate and support locality and inpatient teams in undertaking physical health assessments and understanding the results of these.
- To train, educate and support locality and inpatient teams on the relevant interventions to address results of the annual physical health assessments and how to deliver these or signpost/support patients to access relevant support/interventions, e.g. smoking cessation, alcohol or weight management support.
- To support and work with students of different disciplines, promoting a learning environment
Reporting
- To benchmark the current situation in the Team of the required SMI Annual Health Check, understand the reasons behind this and with local managers develop a strategy to improve performance against this.
- To ensure that physical health assessment information is recorded on the single Annual Health Check System 1 template
- To present the achievement and improvement of performance indicators related to clients physical health, and be able to provide narrative on this to interested stakeholders, e.g. local Physical Health meetings, performance meetings etc, including suggestions on how the performance indicators can improve.
- To present explanation on shortfalls in performance for individual areas, and collaborative proposals for addressing these
- To ensure all service specific data is submitted in a timely manner.
- To ensure that key performance indicators are met and relevant action taken if not.
- To provide regular feedback to team members on progress.
Service improvement/development and sustainability
- To engage with and develop collaborative and supportive working relationships with multi-professional members of local services, across inpatient and community settings
- Establish strong working relationships with other specialist services and signpost service users as required.
- To identify and liaise with community voluntary and service user groups to assist in the process of promoting physical health of patients.
- To be accountable for supporting the development and delivery of the Teams physical health initiative.
- To support and oversee the process of implementing physical health interventions
- To participate and develop relevant local QI, clinical audits and research, to inform service delivery and development.
- To contribute to ongoing service development including developing and refining of access criteria, clinical protocols and clinical pathways relevant to the physical health monitoring.
- To act as Physical Health Lead for the identified service areas and attend relevant internal and external meetings as required.
Leading and supporting will be a critical function of the role.
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- To act as a resource to colleagues in improving/promoting the physical health of patients.
- To work closely with Team Leaders/local managers to ensure designated staff members are appropriately skilled to deliver the service.
- To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- To demonstrate leadership skills in influencing and implementing the delivery of physical health care within the team.
- To work within agreed clinical protocols and all organisational policies and procedures.
- To work in partnership with the Team, review existing or develop new clinical guidelines and protocols as required by the service.
- To support and work with students of different disciplines, promoting a learning environment
- To ensure information sharing processes between partner services and agencies is within the legislative framework.
- To support the collection of ongoing patient and carers surveys.
- To act without delay if you believe that you or a colleague may be putting someone at risk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice
- To lead on the completion of an annual health check within the identified service using the CNWL Physical Health Assessment tool and relevant physical health assessments for an identified patient group in a service, initially focussed on people with serious mental illness.
- To ensure that patients receive or access appropriate interventions to address the domains of assessment outcomes, where indicated; e.g. smoking cessation, either by direct delivery or signposting and support
- Where locally required, to carry out the annual physical health assessment of individual clients (in collaboration with the responsible person in the care setting)
- To ensure that local services, e.g. inpatient or community teams are provided with relevant training and support regarding physical health assessments and interventions, tailored to service need.
- To support local managers and clinical staff in developing a culture of awareness and intervention regarding annual health checks and relevant interventions for patients of the service.
Teaching and education
- To identify the educational, support and training requirements of the local service regarding the physical health of their patient group, the annual health check and relevant interventions and to work on addressing these with that team/service.
- To train, educate and support locality and inpatient teams in undertaking physical health assessments and understanding the results of these.
- To train, educate and support locality and inpatient teams on the relevant interventions to address results of the annual physical health assessments and how to deliver these or signpost/support patients to access relevant support/interventions, e.g. smoking cessation, alcohol or weight management support.
- To support and work with students of different disciplines, promoting a learning environment
Reporting
- To benchmark the current situation in the Team of the required SMI Annual Health Check, understand the reasons behind this and with local managers develop a strategy to improve performance against this.
- To ensure that physical health assessment information is recorded on the single Annual Health Check System 1 template
- To present the achievement and improvement of performance indicators related to clients physical health, and be able to provide narrative on this to interested stakeholders, e.g. local Physical Health meetings, performance meetings etc, including suggestions on how the performance indicators can improve.
- To present explanation on shortfalls in performance for individual areas, and collaborative proposals for addressing these
- To ensure all service specific data is submitted in a timely manner.
- To ensure that key performance indicators are met and relevant action taken if not.
- To provide regular feedback to team members on progress.
Service improvement/development and sustainability
- To engage with and develop collaborative and supportive working relationships with multi-professional members of local services, across inpatient and community settings
- Establish strong working relationships with other specialist services and signpost service users as required.
- To identify and liaise with community voluntary and service user groups to assist in the process of promoting physical health of patients.
- To be accountable for supporting the development and delivery of the Teams physical health initiative.
- To support and oversee the process of implementing physical health interventions
- To participate and develop relevant local QI, clinical audits and research, to inform service delivery and development.
- To contribute to ongoing service development including developing and refining of access criteria, clinical protocols and clinical pathways relevant to the physical health monitoring.
- To act as Physical Health Lead for the identified service areas and attend relevant internal and external meetings as required.
Leading and supporting will be a critical function of the role.
-
- To act as a resource to colleagues in improving/promoting the physical health of patients.
- To work closely with Team Leaders/local managers to ensure designated staff members are appropriately skilled to deliver the service.
- To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- To demonstrate leadership skills in influencing and implementing the delivery of physical health care within the team.
- To work within agreed clinical protocols and all organisational policies and procedures.
- To work in partnership with the Team, review existing or develop new clinical guidelines and protocols as required by the service.
- To support and work with students of different disciplines, promoting a learning environment
- To ensure information sharing processes between partner services and agencies is within the legislative framework.
- To support the collection of ongoing patient and carers surveys.
- To act without delay if you believe that you or a colleague may be putting someone at risk.
Person Specification
Professional Registration/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the NMC as an Adult Nurse or Mental Health Nurse
- Level 1 accredited stop smoking advisor
- Have undertaken training in motivational interviewing
Desirable
- Phlebotomy qualification.
- Health promotion qualification.
- Level 2 accredited stop smoking advisor
- Practice assessor/supervisor qualification.
- Qualification in Motivational
- Interviewing
- PSI qualification.
- Non-medical Prescribing qualification.
Knowledge Requirements and Experience
Essential
- Good working knowledge of physical health assessment and management strategies and interventions.
- Good working knowledge of NHS guidance on annual health checks for people with serious mental illness
- Experience of carrying out annual physical health checks for patients with SMI
- Good working knowledge and experience of interventions related to the domains of the annual physical health check
- Good level of clinical knowledge and skill including knowledge of recent national, regional and local health strategies in relation to physical health in mental health settings
- Understanding of team working and experience working in multidisciplinary teams in inpatient and community settings
- Experience of delivering evidence-based practice.
- Ability and experience of engaging with colleagues in supporting the delivery of the physical health agenda in mental health settings
- Able to use Trust clinical and other IT systems
- Knowledge and ability to use a range of IT programs including Microsoft excel and office.
- Ability to contribute to the identification of individual / team / service training and development needs.
Desirable
- Ability to analyse professional and ethical issue
- Good negotiation skills and able to use initiative
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Experience of teaching others/delivering training
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to motivate others
- Able to work effectively as a member of a team.
- Ability to advocate for patients and others
Desirable
- Evidence of working within and across teams, including multidisciplinary and cross organisational working.
- Be able to recognise stress/anxieties in colleagues, patients and their families and offer appropriate support
Contractual Requirements or other requirements
Essential
- Ie. Ability to travel between sites and to meetings
Others
Essential
- Able to work alone with patients.
- The ability to show initiative within own work
- Ability to work in a variety of settings such as hospital wards, patient's homes, day hospitals and out patients departments.
- Be required to handle equipment in line with Trust policies.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Ability to maintain and sustain improvement plans within the team
Person Specification
Professional Registration/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the NMC as an Adult Nurse or Mental Health Nurse
- Level 1 accredited stop smoking advisor
- Have undertaken training in motivational interviewing
Desirable
- Phlebotomy qualification.
- Health promotion qualification.
- Level 2 accredited stop smoking advisor
- Practice assessor/supervisor qualification.
- Qualification in Motivational
- Interviewing
- PSI qualification.
- Non-medical Prescribing qualification.
Knowledge Requirements and Experience
Essential
- Good working knowledge of physical health assessment and management strategies and interventions.
- Good working knowledge of NHS guidance on annual health checks for people with serious mental illness
- Experience of carrying out annual physical health checks for patients with SMI
- Good working knowledge and experience of interventions related to the domains of the annual physical health check
- Good level of clinical knowledge and skill including knowledge of recent national, regional and local health strategies in relation to physical health in mental health settings
- Understanding of team working and experience working in multidisciplinary teams in inpatient and community settings
- Experience of delivering evidence-based practice.
- Ability and experience of engaging with colleagues in supporting the delivery of the physical health agenda in mental health settings
- Able to use Trust clinical and other IT systems
- Knowledge and ability to use a range of IT programs including Microsoft excel and office.
- Ability to contribute to the identification of individual / team / service training and development needs.
Desirable
- Ability to analyse professional and ethical issue
- Good negotiation skills and able to use initiative
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Experience of teaching others/delivering training
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to motivate others
- Able to work effectively as a member of a team.
- Ability to advocate for patients and others
Desirable
- Evidence of working within and across teams, including multidisciplinary and cross organisational working.
- Be able to recognise stress/anxieties in colleagues, patients and their families and offer appropriate support
Contractual Requirements or other requirements
Essential
- Ie. Ability to travel between sites and to meetings
Others
Essential
- Able to work alone with patients.
- The ability to show initiative within own work
- Ability to work in a variety of settings such as hospital wards, patient's homes, day hospitals and out patients departments.
- Be required to handle equipment in line with Trust policies.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Ability to maintain and sustain improvement plans within the team
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).
