Physical Health Nurse in Basildon

Working hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (the odd weekend work may be required).

Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you to develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you’re in luck! Join the team at Dunnock View.

Elysium Healthcare brings together a unique approach to the delivery of care where the patient is embedded in the heart of all aspects of hospital life. Our inclusive way of working has the patient as a true partner in their care. We recognise that each and every member of staff has an important role to play in the success of Elysium. It is with their dedication, passion and hard work that we can deliver excellent care programmes that truly benefit the patients.

As a qualified Physical Health Nurse with experience, you will lead and coordinate all aspects of the physical health needs of service users, while also supporting your colleagues and promoting good teamwork with the multidisciplinary team, such as GPs and SALTs.

Where you will be working:

Location: Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BX

Dunnock View is a 42-bed service, providing treatment for men and women who may have suffered trauma and are affected by Mental Health disorders. A trauma-informed care model is used to focus on length of stay to make sure individuals are able to move as quickly and safely as possible from the service to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them. Service users could be suffering from Acute mental illness, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Personality Disorder, Dual diagnosis, Self-harm, Substance misuse issues.

What you will be doing:

• Facilitating physical healthcare plans/treatments to patients, in order to maintain their optimum level of physical well-being.
• To facilitate/support staff to ensure that routine and ad hoc tests e.g. blood screening for Clozapine/Lithium are carried out as prescribed and the results recorded appropriately within Care notes.
• To facilitate/support that routine testing for long term conditions e.g. asthma, diabetes, are carried out as prescribed and that the results are recorded appropriately in Care notes and in line with latest national guidance.
• To lead the development and review of all care plans for physical health, to ensure that patients' physical health needs have clear interventions, which are being met.
• You will be supporting the clinical team on the ward and covering staff when required.
• To ensure that all patients have their ECGs as prescribed by the Consultant and evidence is documented on Care notes.
• To be the lead for educating staff in relation to the use of Naso-gastric tube feeding, ensuring that staff are adhering to the requirements outlined in their prescriptions from the dietitian and that care plans are updated to reflect the current prescription.
• To attend each ICR meeting on a weekly basis, to contribute to the development and review of physical healthcare plans.
• To chair the Hospitals healthy living group, promoting physical well-being topics on a monthly basis example-Obesity, Smoking cessation, Exercise.
• To be the named lead for infection control within the hospital, providing professional advice, education, and support to staff in all clinical and non-clinical areas.
• To undertake clinical Audits, and support with emergency Drills.
• Facilitating educational workshop/teaching sessions on aspects of physical care healthcare best practice treatments.
• Support immunisation within the hospital e.g. flu vaccine, routine childhood vaccinations, ensuring this is done within a timely manner.
• Offer healthcare/health promotion across a range of conditions for staff.
• Work alongside families and professionals to develop a positive approach to healthy living.

To be successful as a RGN Physical Healthcare Nurse, you’ll need:

• Hold a full and valid NMC registration – evidence required.
• A minimum of 2 or 3 years post registration experience.
• Experience in NG Feeding & Phlebotomy.
• Experience of training others.
• An understanding of eating disorders and mental health.
• Experience of working with young people is desirable.

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

Annual base salary of £39,000. The equivalent of 33 days annual leave.