Physical Healthcare Practitioner

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Physical Healthcare Practitioner to join our team The Vales is a 15 bed female high dependency rehabilitation unit located at Discovery House in Lincoln

As part of ongoing mental health transformation programmes and the Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (LPFT) strategic vision for improved physical health monitoring, care delivery and parity of esteem between physical and mental health; the post holder will facilitate the management of the needs of service users (patients) during their admission, treatment and care within LPFT services

Work patterns will be arranged and may include evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Main duties of the job

To be clinical leader of the nursing team providing care for people with severe mental illness and mental health problems To provide clinical services that work within the policies, protocols, and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust. To work as part of a team providing a user-focused, accessible, and responsive acute nursing service that is safe, supportive, and competent for people who experience acute mental health problems. Provide clinical leadership and work in partnership with service users (patients), their carers, and internal/external colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the delivery of high quality, evidence based physical health care. To assess care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care for those who are experiencing acute mental health needs, within agreed limitations. Patterns of working will be by arrangement and may include evenings, weekends, bank holidays as part of 24-hour shift pattern. Provides management supervision to Band 5's. To undertake managerial duties in the absence of the Ward Manager Through education and training, support the development and drive improvements in physical health clinical practice skills with colleagues

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit to find out more .

Job description

Job responsibilities

Practice

Implement evidence-based practice in the provision of treatment and care to clients.

Be accountable for own personal clinical caseload using resources as appropriate.

Select appropriate assessment tools for assessing specific client needs and risks.

Demonstrate sound clinical decision-making skills that are in the interests of the client.

Provide skilled clinical supervision to others.

Apply health enhancing skills in a wider group/community setting.

Apply self-awareness to reflections on their nursing practice.

Deliver high quality, up to date, evidence based, patient centred clinical care through assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation of service user (patient) physical health needs, as part of a holistic care approach.

Have expert knowledge and experience of carrying out assessments of physical health parameters; with the ability to act in a timely manner when assessment appropriately review care pathway, escalation, or referral to colleagues/services when findings are out of normal range.

Instigate physical health care plans/care pathways which monitor and review and meet the needs of a patients physical health as appropriate and where needed in conjunction with the MDT.

Liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to enable a holistic approach.

Through own practice standards, provide a professional role model for the delivery of high-quality physical health care.

Have sound knowledge and understanding in advances in clinical theory/practice in relation to general medicine and mental health, and act as the catalyst for innovation.

Facilitate service users (patients) responsibilities and choices for healthy living, and the ability to determine their own lifestyle within the framework of health promotion and health protection.

Leadership

Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team.

Through own practice standards, provide a professional role model for the delivery of high-quality physical health care.

Identify areas of nursing practice requiring development and improvement.

Use available resources efficiently and effectively to maximise client care.

Take a lead role in the implementation of change to develop nursing practice.

Distinguish between different leadership and management styles.

Choose an effective style in leadership to suit care environment.

Evaluate the effectiveness of chosen leadership style.

Supervise the leadership development of junior staff and learners.

Act in an advisory capacity in relation to clinical and professional issues for the team.

Understand the political dimensions of service development.

Ensure care delivered is person centred with inclusion of reasonable adjustments as required aligned to the protected characteristics (Equality Act 2010) namely age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, sexual orientation, and sex.

Promote and support service users (patients), carers and colleagues involvement in the clinical decision-making process, working closely with the multidisciplinary team in times of distress and uncertainty.

Use critical analysis skills and innovative approaches to ensure care is reviewed according to service users (patients) needs/perspectives.

Have knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act particularly around capacity and consent, ensuring care is delivered within mental health legislation and requirements are maintained (Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Codes of Practice and Trust policies).

Function within the parameters of their professional role, ensuring own professional practice is maintained including managerial/clinical supervision, relevant statutory training, training requirements specific to role requirements.

Practice Development and Research

Demonstrate how local service delivery is provided.

Actively contribute to the improvement of service delivery and practice development.

Enable team members to inform service developments.

Create a supportive structure to aid the implementation of practice development plans.

Facilitate others to consider, reflect upon and enhance their own nursing practice.

Actively contribute to the ongoing development of nursing practice within the team.

Facilitate the use of local networks to inform the monitoring practice of service delivery.

Demonstrate service user and/or carer involvement in all aspects of service provision.

Contribute to the formulation of policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines.

Monitor adherence to locally agreed policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines.

Facilitate and lead local practice development projects PDU.

Contribute to the implementation of change in nursing practice relevant to new evidence.

Implement service changes and evaluate the impact upon service uses and/or carers.

Demonstrate an ability to lead staff in service evaluation.

Education, Training and Personal Development

Identify the educational needs of junior nursing staff and learners.

Examine different techniques towards solving problems in a critical and systematic way.

Integrate reflective practice into team working.

Disseminate evidence-base practice through educational programmes.

Construct, deliver and evaluate a programme of training with clear desired educational outcomes.

Demonstrate the ability to empower others in the identification of their strengths and weaknesses.

Enable others to devise personal and professional objectives that support personal development and career progression.

Mentor learners in accordance with the assessment and learning standard in practice (NMC) fulfilling their responsibilities as mentors and/or sign off mentors.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Adult, Learning Disabilities and / or Mental Health). Where Learning Disabilities or Mental Health, a relevant qualification in physical healthcare or ability to evidence up-to-date knowledge and experience of working with physical healthcare needs in a mental health or learning disabilities setting. Teaching qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent) Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

Certificate in clinical supervision Management Training

Experience

Essential

Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both the community/in-patient. Highly developed clinical reasoning skills Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health. Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles. 2 years post registration experience Previous experience of a work environment associated with challenging and complex situations Experience of managing the care of patients with complex physical healthcare needs. Experience of communicating with a wide range of service users (patients), public, partners and staff

Desirable

Experience of working within mental health care

Skills & Competences

Essential

Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers, and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of information. Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patient care, where appropriate. Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team. Highly motivated and able to engage with service users and carers to improve outcomes. Ability to work independently and collectively. Good interpersonal and assessment skills Ability to work independently and collectively. Ability to undertake audit. Ability to engage and work in partnership with other professionals, agencies, and organisations. Ability to incorporate learning into practice. Ability to resolve conflict. Ability to work in a non-oppressive way with service users (patients), carers and colleagues. Flexible in work approach to meet the developing needs of the service.

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