Physical Health Nurse | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

The Forensic Inpatient Service and Phoenix Ward provides short- and long-term hospital admissions to both male and female patients suffering from serious mental health problems such as psychotic illness, bipolar affective disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Each ward is staffed by a multidisciplinary team responsible for assessing, managing, and reducing the risk to the person and community whilst in our care.

The Forensic Inpatient Service provides admission under the Mental Health Act within both low and medium levels of security, which is generally agreed with the referring team/court/Ministry of Justice. The service works in collaboration with referring teams to help the person move back to an appropriate community setting as soon as possible.

• Halswell Ward: 16-bedded medium secure ward.
• Ruby Ward: 10-bedded female secure ward.
• Hume Ward: 16-bedded low secure admission ward located in the main hospital.
• Oak Unit: 12-bedded low secure unit incorporating males with mental illness and intellectual disability.
• Burntwood Villa: 15-bedded hub and spoke unit with the main 24-hour staffed (8 bed mixed gender Burntwood Villa) being the hub and the two step-down houses (Redwood and Fairways; 3 beds and 4 beds respectively) being spokes and not 24 hours staffed.
• Phoenix Ward: 18-bed high dependency inpatient rehabilitation unit.

We are proud to belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history, and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’. This is a great time to join us as we transform the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together.

We offer flexible working, career development, and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• To liaise with team managers to understand service users who require advanced physical health supports and identify and document relevant care plans.
• Development of policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines for treatment of patients at risk in a forensic environment.
• To plan, implement, and evaluate interventions delivered in each team, participating in multidisciplinary care plans.
• To carry out compulsory Bi-Annual health checks and work as part of the Forensic services multi-disciplinary team to promote a high standard of physical healthcare and wellbeing.
• To undertake audits related to any aspects of physical health-related clinical practice, such as NEWS charts and VTE assessments.
• To provide and undertake detailed physical health investigations such as ECGs and offer basic interpretation of the results.
• To undertake venepuncture procedures as required for routine blood samples directed by ACPs and GPs.
• To support GPs and Primary Care Mental Health staff in completing full and comprehensive physical health assessments for adults with SMI and on the SMI register.
• To complete person-centred care planning for service users requiring physical health-related aspects of care with the support of the MDT.
• To provide advice on smoking cessation and support the teams in managing adults with SMI who are temporarily abstaining from smoking during the acute care pathway.
• To provide physical health promotion, deliver healthy living initiatives, and support service users through education on healthy lifestyle choices, sexual health, and physical activity.