Physical Health Specialist Nurse

South London and Maudsley NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in London is hiring a Band 7 Physical Health Lead Nurse for their Corporate Physical Health Team. This full-time role involves leading inpatient teams in delivering effective physical healthcare, ensuring adherence to national guidelines, and promoting health inclusion among service users. Ideal candidates should possess RGN qualifications and experience in mental health contexts. The position emphasizes leadership, advocacy for physical health, and the development of staff training programs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in physical health care within mental health settings.
• Ability to assess and support service users with comorbid conditions.
• Experience in leading training and development for multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead inpatient teams in delivering safe and effective physical health care.
• Provide meaningful healthcare interventions for inpatient users.
• Support service users in accessing health services and screening programmes.
• Work with colleagues to meet CQC standards and Trust objectives.
• Advocate for the importance of physical healthcare within mental health.

Skills

Leadership in healthcare

Clinical assessment

Evidence-based practice

Training and development

Advocacy for physical healthcare

Education

Registered General Nurse (RGN) qualification

Job description

Job overview

South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic and experienced band 7 Physical Health Lead Nurse to join our Corporate Physical Health Team on a full-time basis.

The post will involve working across our adult inpatient acute wards at the Maudsley Hospital.

The post holder will be responsible for oversight and ensuring consistency in the delivery of physical health care in line with national guidelines and the Trust Strategy.

Please note this post is open to RGN and dual registrants only.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support multiple inpatient teams towards the delivery of safe, effective and evidence based physical health care across our inpatient services.
• Provide meaningful physical healthcare interventions for our inpatient service users.
• Promote health inclusion in primary and secondary care, and support service users to access local health services and national screening programmes.
• Work closely with nursing and medical colleagues to deliver on quality and improvement, consistent with CQC standards, Trust values and strategic objectives.
• Hold experience and expertise in assessing and supporting service users with comorbid serious mental illness (SMI) and physical health conditions, and the ability to use this experience to develop the skills of MDT colleagues.
• Be a strong and visible advocate for the importance of physical healthcare for people with SMI, and skilled in engaging service users, carers and colleagues in that care.
• Develop and deliver training, education and development opportunities for staff across all professional backgrounds, building effective working relationships and trust.
• Deliver in house training designed by the Trust Resuscitation Officer
• Drive evaluation, research and audit to improve quality and assurance.