Physical Health Practitioner - Gillingham, United Kingdom - Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

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Gillingham, United Kingdom

6 days ago

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Job holders 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' - Physical Health will work collaboratively with the Band 7 team managers and senior practitioners, working alongside clinical staff to support delivery of effective, high quality and safe patient centred 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 will support the development and drive forward a physical health education programme to ensure that nursing staff acquire the professional standards and competencies which are essential when caring for our patients with mental health needs.

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 centred care plans in relation to their physical health needs, monitoring the quality (in collaboration with the ACG Quality Lead).
Supporting practice in terms of any complex physical health needs.
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 partner

Safety safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents following trust policy.
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.
Supporting and supervising junior staff to develop the management of care

needs through:

Initial data collection
Monitoring of individual patient progress
Feedback and discussion
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 judgement, 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 wellbei
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.
To identify physical health anomalies, escalate and liaise with medical team for prompt follow up treatment and provide intervention within scope of practice and competencies if required.
Refer patient to specialist teams where relevant.
Act as a Mentor, Assessor and Coach as appropriate.