Physical Health Practitioner

1 week ago


Dartford, United Kingdom Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Full time

We are seeking a Physical Health Practitioner who has the determination and must be able to work competently in a challenging environment and be able to react to changing care demands whilst demonstrating the highest levels of care and empathy towards patients. This is across all aspects of the role in a flexible manner demonstrating the trust values.

The Physical Health Practitioner will work collaboratively with the Band 7 team managers and senior practitioners, working alongside clinical staff to support the delivery of effective, high-quality, and safe patient-cantered physical health care within the Acute Care Group.

The post holder will lead the continuing education, professional development, and training of the nursing staff to promote the acquisition of new physical health skills and knowledge in practice. They will also support and educate patients and carers/relatives in promoting physical health and wellbeing, including living a healthier lifestyle.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Empathise with, and support people to improve and maintain their mental and physical health and wellbeing in their care environment

Maintaining and promoting a safe environment taking account of infection control, identifying and reporting hazards, risks in a timely manner and raising safeguarding.

Working a full range of shifts as per the requirements of the service. May also be required, at times, to work at other Trust units and/or sites.

Physically able to carry out all duties required of the care setting, following successful completion of physical interventions training as required

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Working autonomously and as a positive role model adhering to best practice guidelines within the parameters of the role, leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care.

Training staff to produce the patient-centered care plans to their physical health needs, monitoring the quality (in collaboration with the ACG Quality Lead)

Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives/carers.

Liaising and working positively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and partnerr

Leading and supporting/teaching staff on physical health risk assessment and management of any identified risk that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the research evidence, knowledge of the individual patient and their social context, knowledge of the patient’s own experience and clinical judgment

Work closely with the Head of Nursing for Physical Healthcare and Senior Physical Health Nurse.

The post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgment, discretion, and decision-making in clinical care demonstrated through clinical competency.

Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and understanding of health issues and treatment options to provide physical health clinical guidance to all staff on matters relating to physical health and well-being

To provide clinical supervision to junior colleagues as per trust policy.

Identifying gaps in knowledge or designing training packages to meet the need.

Lead site implementation of Physical Health priorities, policies, and procedures within the Trust

Act as a Mentor, Assessor, and Coach as appropriate.

Provide physical health competency training for new and junior staff e.g. vital signs - NEWS2/eOBS (when available), medical devices (agreed by CRHT Team Manager).

Take responsibility for identifying own development needs and set personal development objectives in line with the agreed Staff Development and Performance Review Programm

To undertake audit as required related to any aspects of physical health-related clinical practice, such as NEWS2 charts, physical health assessments, nutritional assessments, and any agreed CQUINS.

To undertake detailed physical health investigations such as ECG’s or venepuncture.

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