Job summary
Job Title: Physical Health Lead (Band 7) | Mental Health
Ready to put physical health at the heart of mental health care? We need your leadership.
In our Acute & Crisis Inpatient services, we know that true recovery means treating the whole person. We're looking for a forward-thinking Band 7 Nurse (Adult or Dual Trained) to lead our physical health strategy, ensuring our patients receive the outstanding, integrated care they deserve.
This is your chance to:
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LEAD and develop a dedicated team of Physical Health Nurses (1x Band 6, 3x Band 4), working across our three main inpatient sites in Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich setting the highest standards for care.
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BE THE EXPERT, providing specialist advice and hands-on treatment for both long-term and acute physical health problems.
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SHAPE THE FUTUREof integrated care, working alongside our Practice Development Nurse to innovate and improve our services.
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DRIVE real changefor our patients by championing their complete wellbeing.
If you're a clinical leader who wants autonomy, impact, and the chance to mentor a growing team, this is the role for you.
Join us. Make a difference. Apply today.
Main duties of the job
As our Physical Health Lead, you will be at the forefront of shaping exceptional integrated care. You will:
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Lead, Mentor & Develop:Provide expert clinical leadership to our physical health nursing team, managing everything from supervision and appraisals to recruitment and e-rostering.
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Drive Clinical Excellence:Take the lead on developing and implementing clinical policy, ensuring our services meet the highest standards for physical health care and treatment.
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Champion Best Practice:Support the wider multi-disciplinary team with physical health and infection prevention initiatives, and lead audits on the safe use of medical equipment.
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Empower Patients:Deliver vital health promotion and smoking cessation advice directly to patients and their carers, empowering them to take control of their wellbeing.
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Collaborate Strategically:Work with physical health leads across the Trust and the South London Partnership to support the delivery of our shared Nursing Strategy.
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Be a Valued Partner:Actively participate in a dedicated Physical Health Nursing group, contributing to your own development while supporting your peers.
About us
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. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.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're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to full job description Clinical
- To provide comprehensive assessment of physical health specific to needs of service area.
- To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of families and carers as appropriate to the care group and the individual client.
- To have experience of and specialist knowledge on interventions to be able to lead in clinical area.
- To demonstrate excellent communication skills.
- To establish professional links with other care groups and professionals.
- To administer medication within NMC guidelines and the Trusts Medicines Code.
- To work in partnership with other agencies to gain the best person-centred outcomes for the individual.
- The post holder will assist with physical health care planning for individuals, and this may include discussing the care plan with health care professional.
- To set up, develop and support Physical Healthcare clinics with colleagues in order to meet the needs of the Severely Mentally ill patient group.
- Monitor those with long term conditions/chronic diseases in conjunction with the GP and MDT, e.g. diabetes, respiratory illness and COPD, CHD, obesity and hypertension, smoking cessation and sexual health issues.
- Carry out vaccinations and immunisations for patients and staff as required by the service.
- To regularly monitor the mental health, side effects and treatment compliance of patients receiving clozapine, using agreed monitoring instruments and tools. To maintain accurate and up to date records of these assessments, referring all concerns to the appropriate clinicians.
- To work with the pharmacy, the consultant nurse and others to establish, maintain and update policies, protocols and procedures for the safe monitoring of clozapine
- To participate in Emergency Management- to carry out anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques to patients when required. Updating staff in both and participating in Drop Dummy sessions
- Critically appraising and evaluating physical health monitoring and care practices through a structured audit programme.
- Making referral to clinics, community providers and secondary care specialists
- Maintain stocks and orders from central ordering systems, including oxygen
Research
- To develop teaching and training sessions for staff and professionals on specialist subject areas relevant to care group.
- To develop service pathways for clients in care group and contribute to ongoing development of service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to full job description Clinical
- To provide comprehensive assessment of physical health specific to needs of service area.
- To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of families and carers as appropriate to the care group and the individual client.
- To have experience of and specialist knowledge on interventions to be able to lead in clinical area.
- To demonstrate excellent communication skills.
- To establish professional links with other care groups and professionals.
- To administer medication within NMC guidelines and the Trusts Medicines Code.
- To work in partnership with other agencies to gain the best person-centred outcomes for the individual.
- The post holder will assist with physical health care planning for individuals, and this may include discussing the care plan with health care professional.
- To set up, develop and support Physical Healthcare clinics with colleagues in order to meet the needs of the Severely Mentally ill patient group.
- Monitor those with long term conditions/chronic diseases in conjunction with the GP and MDT, e.g. diabetes, respiratory illness and COPD, CHD, obesity and hypertension, smoking cessation and sexual health issues.
- Carry out vaccinations and immunisations for patients and staff as required by the service.
- To regularly monitor the mental health, side effects and treatment compliance of patients receiving clozapine, using agreed monitoring instruments and tools. To maintain accurate and up to date records of these assessments, referring all concerns to the appropriate clinicians.
- To work with the pharmacy, the consultant nurse and others to establish, maintain and update policies, protocols and procedures for the safe monitoring of clozapine
- To participate in Emergency Management- to carry out anaphylaxis and resuscitation techniques to patients when required. Updating staff in both and participating in Drop Dummy sessions
- Critically appraising and evaluating physical health monitoring and care practices through a structured audit programme.
- Making referral to clinics, community providers and secondary care specialists
- Maintain stocks and orders from central ordering systems, including oxygen
Research
- To develop teaching and training sessions for staff and professionals on specialist subject areas relevant to care group.
- To develop service pathways for clients in care group and contribute to ongoing development of service.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
- oDegree level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to master's level equivalent relevant to the care group
- oEvidence of post registration training in relevant service area oAdvanced Practice skills
- oTraining in any long term conditions such as Diabetes, COPD, CHD.
- oTraining in Venepuncture/ Phlebotomy and ECG monitoring and knowledge of primary care practice
- oCompletion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
Desirable
- oAdvanced Practice skills
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area (including Mental Health)
- oExperience in management long term conditions e.g., COPD, diabetes, CHD etc.
- oExperience in nursing practice and assessment in continence, tissue viability, management and treatment of minor injuries / illness.
- oExperience of supervising staff and students
- oAble to manage a caseload of patients with complex physical health needs.
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- oComprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
- oAble to effectively manage risk
- oTo provide supervision for staff including clinical, managerial and professional
- oTo develop training sessions for staff, students, professionals and agencies
Desirable
- Quality Improvement Methodology
- Project Management
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
- oDegree level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to master's level equivalent relevant to the care group
- oEvidence of post registration training in relevant service area oAdvanced Practice skills
- oTraining in any long term conditions such as Diabetes, COPD, CHD.
- oTraining in Venepuncture/ Phlebotomy and ECG monitoring and knowledge of primary care practice
- oCompletion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
Desirable
- oAdvanced Practice skills
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area (including Mental Health)
- oExperience in management long term conditions e.g., COPD, diabetes, CHD etc.
- oExperience in nursing practice and assessment in continence, tissue viability, management and treatment of minor injuries / illness.
- oExperience of supervising staff and students
- oAble to manage a caseload of patients with complex physical health needs.
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- oComprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
- oAble to effectively manage risk
- oTo provide supervision for staff including clinical, managerial and professional
- oTo develop training sessions for staff, students, professionals and agencies
Desirable
- Quality Improvement Methodology
- Project Management
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Green Parks House, Princess Royal University Hospital
Farnborough Common
Orpington
BR6 8NY
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
