Physical Health and Well-being Nurse Lead (RGN and RMN or RNLD)

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London is seeking an enthusiastic Physical Health & Wellbeing Nurse Lead. The role involves overseeing health checks for patients with mental health problems, providing leadership to nursing teams, and developing health promotion initiatives. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with expertise in clinical assessment and health promotion, eager to enhance patient well-being in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Monthly supervision

Annual personal development plans

Full range of training opportunities

Qualifications

• Must hold an RGN, RMN or RNLD qualification.
• Experience with physical health checks & health promotion support.
• Ability to work with complex patients with severe mental health problems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct physical health checks for patients in the forensic services.
• Provide support and advice to clinical and social care teams.
• Lead the delivery of health promotion initiatives.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Leadership and supervision

Health promotion

Knowledge of mental health issues

Education

Registered General Nurse (RGN), Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) or Registered Nurse in Learning Disabilities (RNLD)

Job description

A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner & works in partnership to provide responsive & dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability & substance misuse services to the diverse & culturally rich communities we serve.

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative & enthusiastic Physical Health & Wellbeing Nurse Lead (RGN, RMN or RNLD) to join our forward thinking, friendly & expanding Health & Justice team split between Park Royal Low Secure Services & ReFoCuS Community Forensic Team.

By joining our Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also can have a real impact on promoting health & well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is always managed & maintained to the highest of standards.

Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system & other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable & high-quality primary care & mental health services to those who may have offended & those at risk of offending in the communities we serve to improve their health status & to encourage social inclusion.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee & undertake physical health checks & offer health promotion support to complex patients with severe & enduring mental health problems who are under the care of the low secure forensic services & community forensic team.
• Provide advice, supporting clinical & social care interventions for service users whilst holding a caseload of community forensic patients.
• Supervise & support the teams to deliver high standards of physical care to patients with long term conditions in accordance with up to date, evidence-based professional practice subject to local & Trust policies & to provide leadership to the nursing teams within the services.
• Lead on preparation & delivery of health promotion initiatives linking in with Trust resources, local business & healthcare providers.
• Support the administration and facilitation of service user forums & feedback relating to physical health and health promotion initiatives.

Along with the fully established benefits such as Monthly supervision; Annual personal development plans/appraisals; Support and guidance with Revalidation; Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies. We are also able to offer access to a full range of internal and external training opportunities across our services.

Development Opportunities:

Our Health and Justice healthcare services present unique and diverse learning, development, and leadership opportunities for nurses, where you will have the potential to make a significant difference to the lives of adults, children and young people who often experience a wide range of health inequalities.

• Induction programme
• Career coaching
• Clinical supervision
• Reflective Practice
• Ongoing support from professional nurse advocates
• NHS Leadership Academy leadership course
• Bespoke health and justice clinical competencies
• External training courses in enhanced and advanced practice

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise and contribute to the delivery of high-quality nursing care for patients with physical health issues within the forensic service.
• Lead on the development and delivery of high-quality nursing care plans for patients with our services and advise on physical healthcare including diet, weight gain, exercise, lifestyle, sexual health, smoking and medication side effect monitoring.
• Develop, co-ordinate and contribute to the delivery of physical health and well-being training programmes and educational materials for staff in collaboration with senior members of the services.
• To be conversant with, Adult Safeguarding, NSF, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and key national Mental Health policies.