Physical Healthcare Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS check funded

Job summary

Priory Hospital Dewsbury is seeking a Part-time Physical Healthcare Nurse to lead physical health care across two male rehabilitation wards. The role includes assessments, care planning, and training for nursing staff, plus overseeing infection control audits and procedures such as ECGs and phlebotomy.

The successful candidate will coordinate with GPs, support health promotion, and maintain high standards of care and documentation. DBS check is funded.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of physical healthcare and ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care.
• Excellent communication and clinical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead physical healthcare, with assessments, care plans and ongoing support for patients.
• Advise and train nursing staff on diabetes, hypertension, COPD, wound care and physical observations.
• Lead infection prevention and control audits, reporting and outbreak management across the site.
• Deliver ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care and health screening.
• Coordinate patients' ongoing physical health needs with GPs and primary care services.
• Support health promotion, smoking cessation and public health work across the hospital.
• Keep accurate clinical records and ensure equipment and clinical areas meet required standards.

Skills

Physical health care

Clinical documentation

Education

Registered General Nurse (RGN)

Job description

Priory Hospital Dewsbury needs a Physical Healthcare Nurse to lead physical health care on two rehabilitation wards for men with mental health disorders and rising physical needs. The work covers assessments and care plans, clinical advice and training for nursing staff, infection prevention and control audits, and hands-on procedures such as ECGs and phlebotomy. The post is part-time, 21 hours a week, in a service that also supports older people with dementia and those needing neuropsychiatry or community rehabilitation.

What the job involves

• Lead physical healthcare, with assessments, care plans and ongoing support for patients
• Advise and train nursing staff on diabetes, hypertension, COPD, wound care and physical observations
• Lead infection prevention and control audits, reporting and outbreak management across the site
• Deliver ECGs, phlebotomy, wound care and health screening
• Coordinate patients' ongoing physical health needs with GPs and primary care services
• Support health promotion, smoking cessation and public health work across the hospital
• Keep accurate clinical records and make sure equipment and clinical areas meet required standards

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse (RGN) qualification

Registration & licences

• Active NMC registration
• Completed preceptorship

Experience

• At least two years post-registration experience

Skills & knowledge

• Strong knowledge of physical healthcare and ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient care
• Excellent communication and clinical documentation skills

Checks & eligibility

• DBS, Access NI or Disclosure Scotland check at the appropriate level

Other

• Commitment to ongoing professional development and high-quality patient care

Nice to have

• Experience in a physical healthcare environment
• Experience supporting patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes, hypertension or COPD
• Experience in wound care, ECGs and phlebotomy
• Experience or knowledge of infection prevention and control
• Non-medical prescribing qualification

What's offered

• Priory covers the cost of the DBS check