Physical Health Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Service users with severe and enduring mental illness are known to have poorer health outcomes than the general population. For this reason, the North London Mental Health Partnership is providing support to service users around their physical health needs.

The post holder will work together with team members conducting supervised specialist assessments of service users with a special interest in their Physical health.

They will lead on ensuring that service users with enduring mental health issues are not discriminated by virtue of their mental illness in terms of their physical health.

The post holder will lead on supporting service users with blood tests, BMI, ECGs, BM, maintaining Lithium registers, and other physical health checks as required.

Main duties of the job

Have informed knowledge and understanding in the psychological, social, physical and spiritual needs of all service users.

Actively participate in the care and rehabilitation of service users as per the plan of care determined by registered practitioners.

Maintain clear, timely, comprehensive, and contemporaneous written clinical records on all patients in accordance with Trust policies.

Utilising IT skills and knowledge to access and input clinical information and data to the Trust Electronic System (RiO) and Local Authority IT system.

Undertake a range of duties which involve direct patient care, under supervision of the physical health lead clinician or other senior clinicians in the team.

Assist in the coordination of care delivery for a case load of service users in the community with mental health problems including those with severe and enduring mental illness under the supervision of a registered professionals, in close collaboration with the Directorate, psychiatric multidisciplinary team, service users and other community agencies.

About us

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?

  • We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
  • Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
  • Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
  • Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
  • We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
  • Generous Annual Leave Allowance
  • NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
  • We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

Person Specification

A Graduate/Degree holder and NVQ Level IV

Essential

  • Two years (minimum)working experience in a mental health setting

Desirable

  • Evidence of recent study

Ability to assess clinical situations quickly and use initiative

Essential

  • Experience of working with patients in community settings

Desirable

  • Able to work on own initiative

Have an interest in working with service users who suffer from mental health problems

Essential

  • Ability to remain calm in emergency situations and respond in a professional manner

Desirable

  • Well developed interpersonal skills

Experience of undertaking physical health assessment

Essential

  • Evidence of monitoring and maintaining physical health in a mental health setting
  • Provision of audit information and physical health reports

Desirable

  • phlebotomy trained
  • experience of performing basic physical health checks

Communication skills

Essential

  • ability to communicate in written or oral format
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Good IT skills
  • experience of working in a community mental health team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 31 December 2024

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