Physical Health Nurse - Mental Health | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

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

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, 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

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.

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., Disability Confident

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