Job Summary
The Health Improvement Worker will work as part of the Local Mental Health Team and wider PCN to deliver physical healthcare interventions to patients with Severe Mental Illness
The post holder will have a specific remit to support achievement of the physical health standards for people with SMI by engaging service users in routine physical health checks and support the person to work towards personal physical health goals in order to improve their physical and mental health. This involves supporting people with on the GP Serious Mental Illness (SMI) register living in the locality to have their cardiometabolic risk factors measured.
Main duties of the job
Physical health checks of patients
To be responsible for the assessment and monitoring of the physical health needs of service users on the SMI register
To ensure that service users receive regular physical health checks on an annual basis and from an identified caseload provided by e-HealthScope
To interpret the results of physical health tests and act upon instances when follow up / intervention is required.
To develop care plans in collaboration with service users related to improving their physical health
To devise and develop and signpost to supportive physical health interventions accessible to service users.
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Physical Healthcare Practitioner will be accountable and report to the LMHT team manager
The expectation is to provide physical healthcare interventions for a caseload of patients.
The role will involve physical healthcare screening, monitoring, the identification of physical healthcare needs, implementation of physical health interventions.
The role will involve working across different bases in Nottinghamshire
The role will involve lone working at times
The role will involve accessing service users in their home environments.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- NVQ level 3, equivalent qualification or equivalent experience
- Basic understanding of different mental health conditions
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Flexible approach
- Developed observations skills with the ability to report and record physical/mental health changes etc
- Observations of incidents or events and behaviours in an accurate and timely manner
- Standard keyboard skills
Desirable
- Ability to take blood using a vacutainer
- Ability to use excel
Contractual requirements
Essential
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
Desirable
- Manual Handling procedures
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.
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: 03 June 2024
