Physical Health Innovation Nurse RGN

Overview

This role is for a capable practitioner to utilise their specialist skills and knowledge in physical health to ensure that effective physical health assessment and interventions are embedded in the regular practice of the team. The practitioner will engage and support the teams in ensuring that Team clients/patients are receiving their annual physical health check and where required that appropriate action is taken to address identified areas of concern (e.g., weight, substance misuse, cholesterol levels).

They will provide training and support to local multi-disciplinary practitioners to improve their understanding and skills to address their patient’s physical health. The postholder will work across the Borough combining pre-existing physical health and mental health skills, to promote the physical health and wellbeing of our patients, measured via the Annual Health Check and interventions. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working in healthcare settings.

You will work within and alongside clinical staff inpatient and community to support them in prioritising physical health, using mixed approaches including teaching sessions, direct hands-on assessment, role modelling and problem solving to ensure that patients of the services have physical health assessments.

You will need to be able to work closely within multiple teams and be effective at understanding local challenges and working with colleagues to resolve these. You will be a "go-to" person for physical health and will need to develop excellent relationships with teams and colleagues.

To lead on the completion of an annual health check within the identified service using the CNWL Physical Health Assessment tool and relevant physical health assessments for an identified patient group in a service, initially focussed on people with serious mental illness.

To ensure that patients receive or access appropriate interventions to address the domains of assessment outcomes, where indicated; e.g. smoking cessation, either by direct delivery or signposting and support.

This role requires successful candidates to be able to engage in Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (TMVA) training, including the use of force techniques and the ability to attend resuscitation training and perform CPR.

Jameson Division operates mental health services across Brent, and learning disability services (inpatient and community). The areas covered are diverse, ranging from suburban areas in Brent. The Trust is committed to embedding SCARF (Supportive, Caring, Accountable, Reflective and Fair) principles in the work we do, developing and delivering considerate support for staff based on human factors principles. The Trust has active staff networks, including BAME, over 50s, LGBT+, women’s, and others.

If you would like to know more about the Trust please do get in touch.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification on this advert for further info.

This role is for a capable practitioner to utilise their specialist skills and knowledge in physical health and work within identified teams to ensure that effective physical health assessment and interventions are embedded in the regular practice of the team. The practitioner will engage and support the teams, ensuring that team clients/patients receive annual physical health checks and that appropriate action is taken to address identified areas of concern, e.g. weight, substance misuse, cholesterol levels.

The post holder will provide training and support to local multi-disciplinary practitioners to improve their understanding and skills to address their patient’s physical health. The postholder will work across the Adult Mental Health, EIS, LD and OPHA in Brent combining pre-existing physical health and mental health skills, to promote the physical health and wellbeing…