Physical Health Nurse

The West and South Norfolk Care Group are excited to advertise for a Band 6 Senior Physical Health Nurse to work with our Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment (CRHT) team and our team on Samphire Ward at Chatterton House in Kings Lynn to improve the physical health care of mental health service users in accordance with directions and standards in line with Trust Policy, Strategy and National Guidance..

The post holder will act as an expert resource within NSFT by working in collaboration with members of the physical and mental health team. To work with lead clinicians of all disciplines providing advice and guidance to support the effective and safe delivery of the physical health agenda.

The Physical Health Nurse Will

Provide a wide range of physical health monitoring and brief intervention treatment services to service users.

Train and supervise other Trust staff: nurses, clinical support workers and medical staff on clinical and physiological observations, new equipment, monitoring tests and physical care interventions.

Recognise changes in routine physiological observations and escalate these to the relevant referral route to enable efficient management of illness and disease.

To work with the Lead Physical Health Nurse to provide ongoing disease management through use of co-produced care plans.

Provide advice on smoking cessation, weight management and sexual health initiatives to service users.

Assist with maintaining a comprehensive network of link persons from within and external to the Trust and ensure that best practice is communicated and cascaded to the team, supporting Trust and NHS(i) initiatives that enhance the wellbeing of service users.

Relay guidance to Trust staff on the safe use of medical devices and monitoring equipment (including assisting with selection and teaching use).

Support the team with audit processes relating to specific monitoring of the service provision by CRHT and Samphire Ward.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Benefits

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing and older people's services across Norfolk and Suffolk. We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide.

If you value working positively, respectfully, and together then we’d love you to join us! If you feel that you are the right candidate and want to join our journey to excellence for the people we serve, then please apply!

Benefits included with this role are:-

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Up to 307 hours holiday entitlement (subject to length of service)
• FREE physio service
• FREE Yoga and Pilates
• Cycle scheme tax-free bikes and accessories
• Support with revalidation
• Post graduate training opportunities
• We will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £13)
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Petrina Howe Job title: Matron Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01553 736329