Physical Health Nurse - Mental Health

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Physical Health Nurse to join their acute and crisis mental health team. This exciting opportunity involves enhancing physical healthcare for individuals with serious mental illnesses within inpatient settings. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with nursing leadership and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care. If you're passionate about making a difference and have the necessary qualifications, this role offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth and development. Join a committed organization that values your contributions and supports your career aspirations.

Benefits

Flexible Working Opportunities

Comprehensive Induction Process

Ongoing Support and Development Initiatives

Physical and Mental Wellbeing Benefits

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration and experience in mental health.
• Ability to work across different ward settings and use computerized systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical health monitoring and treatment services to mental health patients.
• Liaise with medical staff on clinical observations and health promotion.

Skills

Registered General Nurse (RGN)

Mental Health Nursing

Physical Health Monitoring

Patient Care Coordination

Clinical Observations

Education

NMC Registration

Experience in Mental Health Settings

Tools

Computerized Systems

Medical Devices

Job description

Main area Acute and Crisis Mental health Directorate

Grade Band 6

Contract Permanent

Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref 277-6981411-AAC

Site Pinewood House Town Dartford

Salary £42,939 - £50,697 pa inc

Salary period Yearly

Closing 17/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

Physical Health Nurse - Mental Health, Band 6

Permanent - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

We are excited to be recruiting an experienced RGN to join our acute and crisis nursing team to improve the physical health care offer for people with serious mental illness within acute inpatient mental health wards.

We are keen to receive applications from Registered General Nurses or Dual Trained Nurses (general nursing and mental health nursing) with an interest and experience working with people with mental illness. This is an exciting new opportunity for someone who may wish to develop further as they would be working closely alongside the Head of Nursing, Physical Health Lead and Practice Development Nurses to deliver the physical health strategy within acute and crisis directorate.

The successful candidate will be confident, organised, self-motivated and be able to work across different ward settings and sites as well as able to use computerised systems and to audit data and report back in verbal or written form. In exchange for this expertise, we offer opportunities for flexible working, a comprehensive induction process, ongoing support and development initiatives and a range of physical, mental, and wellbeing benefits.

The post-holder will work across inpatient units based on demands of the service across the three boroughs (Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a Physical Health Care Nurse within the acute & crisis mental health services.

The post holder will assist with the trusts view to improve the physical healthcare of all patients. The role supports inpatient mental health staff across acute & crisis directorate in developing their competencies and skills in physical healthcare.

The postholder role will monitor patients' mental and physical health, coordinating clinics and liaise closely with patients, carers, inpatient units, GPs, Consultant Psychiatrists and others to ensure the wellbeing of patients and to promote the general understanding of medication and monitoring issues.

The post holder will work under the supervision of the Practice Development Nurse, providing direct delivery of high-quality individualised care. The post holder will provide Nurse Practitioner skills, advice in the assessment, treatment and management of physical health problems, both long term and acute.

The postholder will provide support and development to the Nurse Associate/Assistant Practitioners.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We Listen
• We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide a wide range of physical health monitoring and treatment services to Mental Health patients.

Liaise with nurses and medical staff on clinical and physiological observations, monitoring tests, physical care interventions.

Provide health promotion advice to patients and their carers.

Participate in smoking cessation initiatives, providing support to patients and staff.

Relay guidance and audit on the safe use of medical devices, monitoring equipment and teaching.

Support members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team on physical healthcare and infection prevention initiatives.

Complete audits to scrutinise compliance with physical health care policies and advise on actions plans to arise from findings.

The post holder will be expected to identify appropriate care for patients within their sphere of practice.

Responsible for staff supervision and annual appraisal.

To be responsible for staff e-rostering, considering efficient use of resources, staff capacity and changing service needs.

Person specification

Education and Experience

• Registered Nurse and currently NMC Registered
• Experience of working in Mental Health settings

Training

• Training in any long term conditions such as Diabetes, COPD, CHD.

Training

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.