Band 4 Physical Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Medirest Signature; Swindon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the healthcare sector seeks professionals to conduct physical health assessments for individuals with severe mental illnesses in Swindon. Responsibilities include identifying health needs, delivering interventions, and supporting health projects. Ideal candidates will be independent workers with relevant qualifications and experience in healthcare settings.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare settings with focus on physical health.
• Ability to work independently and manage a geographically large caseload.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive physical health assessments for individuals with severe mental illness.
• Provide advice on health interventions and support the SMI cohort.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals and manage follow-ups.

Skills

Independent working

Physical health assessment

Communication

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

Job overview

To carry out comprehensive physical health assessments for service users in Swindon with a diagnosed severe mental illness, identify and signpost to relevant interventions as needed, such smoking cessation, exercise groups, diet advice, and alcohol advice, as per NICE guideline standards.

The assessments will take place in a range of locations dependent on needs; this could be in the service users home or at a trust site.

The role will require independent and lone working at times. To develop and deliver educational groups regarding good physical health regimes.

This role will require staff to cover a large geographical area with limited public transport while carrying equipment to undertake physical health assessments.

Main duties of the job

To identify the SMI cohort open to case holding teams in Swindon, review the clinical record to ensure a physical health check and record appropriately if so, offer physical health checks to those that need them at NHS base or home address according to service user needs, write to GP's and other involved professionals about the outcome of the checks. Support with groups and projects in the realm of physical health and SMI including the allotment project which is currently running.