Physical Health Lead Nurse

Devon Partnership NHS Trust; Dawlish; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a passionate and experienced leader to join their innovative physical health team. This role involves overseeing a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality care to patients, particularly those with complex needs. You will play a crucial part in developing and implementing training programs that enhance the skills of staff, ensuring they are equipped to provide exceptional care. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of individuals requiring inpatient treatment, while working within a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered General Nurse qualification required.
• Experience in managing staff and working in a leadership role is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team to deliver outstanding physical health care.
• Provide physical health training and support to staff across the service.
• Oversee physical health monitoring and ensure compliance with care protocols.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Clinical Supervision

Mental Health Act Knowledge

Safeguarding

Education

Degree or Diploma in Nursing

MSc or BSc in Advanced Professional Practice

Management Training

Job description

Location: Dawlish, EX7 0NR
Salary: £46148.00 to £52809.00
Date posted: 1st May 2025
Closing date: 31st May 2025

This is an excitingopportunity to lead a forward-thinking and innovative physical health teamcaring for people in Devon some of whom will have had contact with the Criminal Justice System and require inpatient treatment for their mentalhealth.

We are seeking anexperienced, passionate and motivated individual to join the Physical HealthTeam for a full time 12 month fixed term / secondment opportunity.

You will have a key role in leading, developing and providing a novelapproach to resolving the challenges of providing physical health care andadvice for inpatients in the Secure Services Directorate.

You will be askedto provide physical health training to our staff team across the service,providing them with new skills and improving the care of our care patientgroup.

Your base will beat Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, a Forensic Inpatient Service caring for 75patients across 5 wards, including medium and low security.

Main duties of the job

• You will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team ofRegistered Mental Health Nurses, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers,Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists, a Physiotherapist and a GeneralPractitioner to lead the delivery of outstanding physical health care to thepatient population.
• You will oversee Physical Health Leads working across thewards, supporting them to feel confident in promoting physical healthcarewithin their teams.
• You will be developing, implementing and delivering physicalhealth training across the site, ensuring that staff feel confident andcompetent in providing outstanding physical health care.
• You will provide and support teams to complete regularphysical health monitoring to our patient population, including ECG, NEWs2, vaccinationsand venepuncture.
• You will support and lead the Physical Health OperationalGroup alongside the group Chair, maintaining effective governance and assurancestructures to monitor physical health care across the Service.

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

• Deliverdirect clinical care including physical health assessments and reviews forlong-term conditions.
• Lead,support, and manage the Physical Health Nurse Associate, including taskdelegation and performance oversight.
• Organiseand manage physical health clinics, follow-up appointments, and vaccinationprogrammes.
• Triageinternal referrals, escalating or signposting to appropriate services wherenecessary.
• Provideexpert input at regular multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to careplanning.
• Liaisewith GPs, specialists, and wider healthcare professionals to ensure coordinatedcare.
• Reviewand act upon patient results and reports to inform clinical decision-making.
• Maintainoversight of emergency medical equipment to ensure readiness and compliance.
• Providephysical health training to staff and patients, including structured inductionon NEWS2 and clinical escalation processes.
• Ensureaccurate documentation and audit of all physical health interventions inaccordance with Trust policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree level or Diploma qualification and professional registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered General Nurse.
• MSc or BSc in Advanced Professional Practice or Nurse Practitioner or willingness to work towards this Nurse Prescriber qualification or willingness to work towards this. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development Qualification / training in medical monitoring / investigation interpretation, e.g. blood results, ECG (or a willingness to be trained in ECG interpretation).
• Recognised management training and qualification or willingness to work toward it.
• Training to Level 4 in Safeguarding children, young people and adults: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.
• Experience of managing other staff.

Experience

• Significant post registration with a good level of experience working in a leadership role.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team Clinical supervision and mentoring experience to effectively manage own caseload and work flexibly to support service needs.
• Experience of managing other staff.

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to identify, safeguarding issues and refer appropriately.
• Ability to liaise & offer specialised consultation & advice to other agencies.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 & 2005, Codes of Practice, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberties Risk Assessment and Management.
• High level communication skills including: presentation and facilitation skills; consultation and engagement skills.
• An ability to adjust communication effectively to meet the needs of a diverse group including internal and external stakeholders.
• Good organisational and interpersonal skills, tact and sensitivity.
• Ability to gain trust.
• Ability to influence significant changes in service delivery through motivation and encouragement which may be highly complex and sensitive and include some barriers to understanding.
• Excellent leadership skills, able to motivate the team and lead change. Ability to contribute to the supervision and development of others. Confidence to deliver sometimes contentious and difficult messages to a broad range of stake holders.
• Able to comprehend and utilise experience within the team.
• Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions.
• Ability to manage risk and undertake risk assessments.
• Ability to analyse complex information, from both physical and mental health, and interpret to facilitate a management plan.
• Ability to produce effective care plans.

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.